Rider Fatality - Mosman

Not sure of details, just heard on the news that two city-bound lanes on
Military Road are closed due to a rider fatality.
Sympathies go out out to anyone who knew the victim.

 

Just checked my pulse,

glad to report it was not me.

Boxer

 

Yeah, and the radio ads inform me each day that 3 people will cark it today
from melanomas

again not sure of the location....................

 

Have not!

Johno

Beer?

 

On their skin.

 

I was going to say that but thought, Nah, too obvious.

Theo
730 people will die in Oz today, but only four as a result of traffic
accidents. Why do we think it is a problem?

 

Also 3 a day from the CSA (males only)

 

Thanks Clem

ck

back sitting in his corner..........

 

Nor I...so far, so good...so far, so good...

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Do you have details? So far all I've heard I that the rider went up the back
of a taxi, bounced, then went under a mobile crane (ouch). I ride this road
everyday and never considered it a 'killer' road. I guess he was extremely
unlucky. I wonder how long before they put (another) speed camera there.

 

That will stop people having heart attacks.

Theo

 

Ye haw. Great balls of fire.

justAL

 

Dunno... do we know any of them?


G-S

 

but he was riding a classic

mh

 

hmm no he wasnt

 

Theo Bekkers wrote:

I look at it the other way. 20-something people die in a terrorist
explosion in Bali, and there is a massive public outcry. There are
support hot-lines, charities to donate to support the families, etc etc.

More than double that number die on the roads over the Christmas
holidays, and all we get is a small snippet in the news paper.

Both are sudden, both are unexpected (for the families at least, not for
the statisticians), so why is one more important than the other?

Surely instead of spending millions sending troops to Iraq to fight the
war on intelligence we should be spending the millions on the war on
potholes?

Of course I can see the headlines if we did....

Howard says "We are going to war based on the evidence that Kenworth
Trucks are indeed manufacturing WMPs. (Weapons of Mass Pothole-creation.)"

- James

 

If you look at the "Horrific" holiday road tolls over the last few years,
used to justify double points and fines, and divide the number killed by
the number of days, (which seem to be more each year), you'll find that the
daily road toll doesn't vary by more then 20% from any other day or weekend
in the year.

That sounds like a good plan but you haven't thought it through. All those
young idiots will live to become older idiots and then pensioners who, as
everybody knows, contributed nothing to this country during their useless
life, and should be put down, so that the current generation of young idiots
can stay on the dole.

Theo

 

You have a point... :-/


G-S

 

From the MCC Delegates list....

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From: Andrew

I just heard from the wife of the crane driver, The taxi swerved accross in
front of the crane to get a fare the bike
swerved and ended up under the 25ton crane.

regards Andrew
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in
..au:

... and the name/number/company of the cab driver?


GB