Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Biker down - RIP

[JPM]

Happened on my road last night, probably 100 yds away....

Me and Lily awoken by the sirens, looked nasty at the time from what we could see.

The guy's died from his injuries, pillion in a serious way.

BBC News

Be careful out there....

[dickieducati]

condolences to his family and friends.

[yeti]

Can't help feeling my decision to quit road riding was justified. It's just not a good time to be on the roads.

RIP, mate.

[Lily]

I think I am actually a bit shocked

It was literally just outside the house, so I walked out to see what was going on, as i got just down the road i saw the biker and the bike and walked back and told Freak not to look as it was a biker, so we went back and waited until all sirens/flashing lights had gone before being able to sleep.

Just saw the news report and feel quite shocked. Don't really know how it happened but could make a reasonable guess, but without facts its wrong to speculate i guess.

very sad indeed

[keefer]

Bad news indeed.
Even more shocking when it's on your front door

[yeti]

Originally posted by Lily
Don't really know how it happened but could make a reasonable guess

That time of night and wet roads, it doesn't take much to work out sadly.

[Michael J]

Must've shaken you up quite a bit Lily. Never easy seeing something like that and it really brings home how vulnerable we all are. Poor guy.
R.I.P.

[Lily]

Originally posted by yeti

That time of night and wet roads, it doesn't take much to work out sadly.

hmmm, sadly it looked abit more obvious than that. I can't judge as I dont know the speeds of the vehicles involved (its a 30 but people race up and down the road) but it was fairly clear from the impact/positions etc that the car had turned right into a side road across the path of the bike

As I said its not right to blame the car as the bike may well have been speeding or at fault as well, but its still pretty sad

[guest1]

Originally posted by Lily
As I said its not right to blame the car as the bike may well have been speeding or at fault as well, but its still pretty sad

Obivous condolences to all concerned whether bystanders participants or witnesses.

Your time to go is never the right time and I don't dwell on the subject, but is your own house in order should such an unthinkable thing happen to you? I know mine is.

[Rocker]

Originally posted by yeti
Can't help feeling my decision to quit road riding was justified. It's just not a good time to be on the roads.

RIP, mate.

Have you also given up driving walking using electrical appliances and all the other things that kill people every day?