dpaul007
Junior Member
So first I'll start out with this news article.
I read it this morning and it's the same road my brother takes to work every day and I almost asked him if he saw it. Over my lunch, I get an email from him saying that he DID see it and he CCd the rest of the family. An excerpt from his email:
This is coming from my younger brother who has wanted a bike longer than I have and got me wanting a bike,, took the classes before I did, but he never had the funds to buy one. He wants me to sell the bike, but I told him that is why I gear up and it's something I like to do.
Just thought I'd share that with everyone. Stay safe out there and pay attention!
I read it this morning and it's the same road my brother takes to work every day and I almost asked him if he saw it. Over my lunch, I get an email from him saying that he DID see it and he CCd the rest of the family. An excerpt from his email:
This was coming south on 15 just out of New Ulm where it is two lanes for trucks going up the hill. There were two cars stopped waiting to turn left in the inside lane and I went by in the outside lane and about 75-100 feet behind me the motorcyclist didn't see the two stopped cars in time. I saw him smash into the back of the car and the bike flung him at least 50 ft across the outside lane and over the guard rail. I stopped and called the police and the operator asked me if there were any injuries to the motorcyclist, but I told her we didn't know because we couldn't find him. It took several minutes to even find his body in the ditch because it was so steep and the grass is knee high. Turns out it didn't really matter.
There was a 20-30 ft skid marks on the road where he tried to stop (saw it on my way to work this morning), but he was still going fast enough to push the Pontiac into the back end of the car in front of it and wrinkled the hood. There wasn't much left of his bike either, and it was a big cruiser; couldn't make out the brand. He wasn't wearing a helmet either. Not sure if it would of mattered with how hard he hit the car and how far he flew afterward though.
Needless to say, it was not an experience I enjoyed, and of course I instantly thought of you. I had to double check to make sure it wasn't your bike...
This is coming from my younger brother who has wanted a bike longer than I have and got me wanting a bike,, took the classes before I did, but he never had the funds to buy one. He wants me to sell the bike, but I told him that is why I gear up and it's something I like to do.
Just thought I'd share that with everyone. Stay safe out there and pay attention!
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