Anyone else hear about the head-on motorcycle crash?

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tfjtolson
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Anyone else hear about the head-on motorcycle crash?

Post by tfjtolson » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:11 pm

As usual, I'm late to the game, just heard about the motorcycles that crashed head-on
with each other on Rte 250 in West Augusta.
http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/49387937.html
Happened June 29.
Very sad, so very sad.
Just can't imagine how they both managed to be so out of position.
Says speed wasn't a factor and, at least from the video, the curve isn't that tight.
So why were both of them right on/over the yellow line on a curve.

Woman in the building I work in rides and told me about it today. Said the one who
did not cross the yellow line was the last one in a group of riders. Just adds
to the mystery for me.

Taken a MSF/ERIC course lately?
Tim F.J. Tolson
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Re: Anyone else hear about the head-on motorcycle crash?

Post by AntonLargiader » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:49 pm

It's the only real curve in that whole section of road. If I picture it properly, Neve cut the left-hand corner and hit the oncoming bike. It's unexpectedly tight, but not THAT tight, so if they say speed wasn't a factor then Neve was just being stupidly lazy by using both lanes. You can do that corner at 70+ and stay in one lane if you're reading the road well and riding a bike with reasonable cornering clearance. If he had to cut the corner to avoid running off the road, then speed absolutely was a factor.

"There is no room for margin of error." Who lets guys like that speak on camera?
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