Motorcyclist was doing 'wheelies' before fatal crash

[Captain Morgan]

Originally Posted by eBBs15

uh... wtf? what kind of safety restraint would he be wearing? Any sort of restraint couldn't be considered a safety item as it'd make is injuries 100x worse.

That being said...

DOUCHEBAG!

RIP Ms. Colegate.

cause of death not determined? wtf... it was caused my dude being a fuck'n tool.

Beat me to it. Horrible writing and horrible editing.

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Just for the sake of being on the other side of this...

1. As reported he hasn't had any motorcycle related violations. In fact, they went all the way back to 2002...

2. He may have been doing wheelies BEFORE the accident but no one is accusing him of doing them during the accident.

3. Perhaps if the lady had been wearing her seat belt... just saying.

4. "Alcohol is a factor" but not necessarily for the rider.

5. Who's to say that this lady didn't turn right in front of this guy?

In fact maybe she was drunk and driving super slow, causing a back up. This dude gets impatient and attempts to pass too many cars and the drunk chick decides to make that left turn she's been thinking about for a 1/2 mile...

I was kind of thinking along the same lines. If he hit the driver side and she was turning left, then he was passing her (or other cars + her). How fast was he going to make the pass? I can't tell from the picture, but is that an area where he can safely pass, or was he crossing a solid yellow to pass? Too many factors to know for sure...

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

I was kind of thinking along the same lines. If he hit the driver side and she was turning left, then he was passing her (or other cars + her). How fast was he going to make the pass? I can't tell from the picture, but is that an area where he can safely pass, or was he crossing a solid yellow to pass? Too many factors to know for sure...

More to the fire:

If he was in fact passing on the left, in a no passing zone, that would indicate a double yellow line. If the woman was making a left into her driveway across the double yellow, she is also at fault.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Avatard

More to the fire:

If he was in fact passing on the left, in a no passing zone, that would indicate a double yellow line. If the woman was making a left into her driveway across the double yellow, she is also at fault.

down here, they have a break in the double yellows for side streets and such.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by RACER X

down here, they have a break in the double yellows for side streets and such.

Here too...but not driveways. People do stop (on state highway two-lanes), and make lefts into their drives...across the double yellow...and usually traffic just flows around them, on the low shoulder. I've even seen NJ State Troopers pass someone making a left on the low shoulder in a flow of traffic...yet I'm pretty sure that stopping and making a left into a driveway across the double yellow is wrong.

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Avatard

If the woman was making a left into her driveway across the double yellow, she is also at fault.

You lost me there, how does that work?

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

You lost me there, how does that work?

Yea me too.... what do people have to drive around to a safe turn around or something? Like go up a couple blocks turn left, left, left and then right to get into their driveways?

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yea me too.... what do people have to drive around to a safe turn around or something? Like go up a couple blocks turn left, left, left and then right to get into their driveways?

In new jersey they do

Tom

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by tommymac

In new jersey they do

Tom

Reason #476 not to move to New Jersey...

[Rider]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yea me too.... what do people have to drive around to a safe turn around or something? Like go up a couple blocks turn left, left, left and then right to get into their driveways?

2 wrongs don't make a right but 3 lefts do.