Two soldiers were killed last weekend. This time it is just the drivers fault. Newbie driver and high speed on unfamiliar roads = two new widows and three fatherless kids.

Article attached. BE SAFE EVERYONE.

Some people just don't get it...or they just don't care!

Paula and I saw a rider on a sport bike almost eat it just yesterday. He was behind several cars at an intersection and decided to pass ALL of them on the right when the light turned green.

He just did make it over in front of the lead car before they all started over a bridge. I was surprised he didn't hit the guard rail or the front right corner of the lead car he was passing.

I felt like chasing him down, pulling him off the bike and kicking the crap out of him! :frownthre

You gotta know your limits... Why take unneccesary risks?

We read this stuff all the time. Many are the fault of automobile drivers, but too many are the fault of riders losing control (Speed, alcohol, etc). I ALWAYS ride within my limits, read about safety tips, and pretend I am invisible. Every ride teaches a new lesson, and you're never too old or have enough miles under your belt to stop learning. Sure, I love going fast, but I'd rather ride until I'm a little old man, then I'll get a trike.
It's a sad tale, but didn't have to happen. Perhaps that's what makes it so sad.

This just this morning in Seattle. At 4:52 am he probably had the road all to himself.

Thursday, June 2, 2005 - Page updated at 09:22 a.m.




Fatal motorcycle crash on Viaduct

By Seattle Times staff

A motorcyclist died instantly this morning after losing control and colliding with a support pillar on the Alaskan Way Viaduct near Safeco Field.

The viaduct's southbound lanes were expected to remain closed until 10:30 a.m. so Seattle police traffic collision investigators could analyze the scene in which debris was strewn over 300 yards, said police spokesman Sean Whitcomb.

At 4:52 a.m., a passing motorist called 911 to report seeing a body in the middle of the viaduct's southbound lanes, Whitcomb said. Investigators determined the motorcyclist was traveling "at an excessive rate of speed" and somehow either fell or was thrown from the motorcycle, he said. It does not appear that any other vehicles were involved.