Motorcyclist killed in single vehicle crash

[Anthony]

Motorcyclist killed in single vehicle crash


INDIANAPOLIS — Metro police investigated a fatal crash on the city’s southwest side overnight.

Officers and medics responded to the corner of Kentucky Avenue and Maywood Road, near Tibbs Avenue, around 3:15 a.m. Saturday.

According to police, it appears the motorcyclist was heading northbound on Maywood Road at a high rate of speed when he blew through a stop sign, lost control and struck a building.

It does not appear the rider was wearing a helmet.




Source:
Fatal Motorcycle Crash: Rider loses control on Tibbs Avenue | Fox 59 News – fox59.com

 

[Alex6]

So, what is the purpose of this post?

 

[applejax]

So, what is the purpose of this post?

Don't be a a$$hole on your bike.

 

[Rich007]

So, what is the purpose of this post?

He'd probably be alive had he just stopped? There are alot of purposes to this post. The majority of motorcycle accidents are because of rider error.

 

[BKP]

Don't be a a$$hole on your bike.

+1

The post is a simple admonition and reminder...
We *all* get lax... and sometimes careless...

Ride safe...

 

[Pinarello Rider]

A cautionary tale. Thanks.

As soon as I can find some good armored pants, I'll be ATGATT, and not just MOTGATT. Also need some new boots - my big steel toed Redwings make shifting on this bike a little tricky. The toe doesn't slide neatly under the shifter.

 

[crobih]

At 3 am speeding without a helmut. I'm not sure how it could of helped but obviously darwanism prevails. He did hit a building.

 

[Rich007]

A cautionary tale. Thanks.

As soon as I can find some good armored pants, I'll be ATGATT, and not just MOTGATT. Also need some new boots - my big steel toed Redwings make shifting on this bike a little tricky. The toe doesn't slide neatly under the shifter.

I was running around in a pair of work boots and it made shifting a little difficult. Went to the local Cycle gear store here in my area and picked up a set of Bilt Boots for $75 and no regrets.

So this rider with no helmet hitting a building probably had a death wish in my opinion and hopefully he can now rest in peace.

 

[Pinarello Rider]

So this rider with no helmet hitting a building probably had a death wish in my opinion and hopefully he can now rest in peace.

He's not the only one. Just last night I was driving home at about midnight and I'm passing a tractor trailer in my car. I watch my mirrors like a hawk when I'm driving - I like to have escape routes at all times. No one in my blind spot, no overlaps, etc. Well I pass the truck and as I check my rear view to go back into the right lane, there's a single headlight swerving between the me and the truck, taking the lane I was signaling into. That d-bag has a death wish too. Unfortunately, these are the idiots that make us all look bad.

 

[xleeb0y13x]

I'm more of a gear to fit the situation type of rider but no lid is a death wish. Never understand that.

 

[JT]

sad...

but hate when these incidents give us all an image that is always the case

 

[DragonBlu]

A cautionary tale. Thanks.

As soon as I can find some good armored pants, I'll be ATGATT, and not just MOTGATT. Also need some new boots - my big steel toed Redwings make shifting on this bike a little tricky. The toe doesn't slide neatly under the shifter.

I and others have adjusted the shift lever 1 inch higher to be able to get the toe of big boots under. Once you get used to the new position it works well. Ride safe!

 

[DragonBlu]

sad...

but hate when these incidents give us all an image that is always the case

Some of us actually go out of our way to be courteous to cagers and pedestrians to help our image.

 

[JT]

Some of us actually go out of our way to be courteous to cagers and pedestrians to help our image.

yes I try to do this as much as I can.
ill let others in my lane even after they almost hit me because they did not see me.

many times I see people lights out or tires low ill slow down or catch up to them to let them know.

 

[MNGreg]

Sad to hear about someone losing their life, but unfortunately I have to agree that darwinism was alive and well here.
1: No helmet
2: Running a light
3: Losing control & (probably hi speed) Hitting building.
#2 could have lead to a few negative results which would have resulted in the same post.

I do feel for the riders family though!

 

[Pinarello Rider]

Some of us actually go out of our way to be courteous to cagers and pedestrians to help our image.

yes I try to do this as much as I can.
ill let others in my lane even after they almost hit me because they did not see me.

many times I see people lights out or tires low ill slow down or catch up to them to let them know.

I try to do the same thing on my bicycle. We come under such fire, and so much of it is deserved when we don't respect the road we are on, and the other people on it. Same goes for motorcycles - when I see big groups acting like idiots, or one guy driving like a complete arse, it makes us all look bad. Just like the slowpoke driving the Prius in the left lane...

 

[Rich007]

See a guy a few years ago coming up to a red light on a Fat Boy and some old lady wipped it over in front of him and he flew over the bars and hit the pavement face first and slid. Lucky for this dude he had a full face helmet on and not a half helmet or he would have been toast. His helmet was destroyed from the mouth piece up so that would have been his face.

So how often do we see people riding Harleys with half helmets? I see at least 95% in my area riding like that. This guy was so lucky to have gotten up that morning to pick the right helmet. He even said that he wasn't even going to wear that helmet that morning.

 

[Anthony]

See a guy a few years ago coming up to a red light on a Fat Boy and some old lady wipped it over in front of him and he flew over the bars and hit the pavement face first and slid. Lucky for this dude he had a full face helmet on and not a half helmet or he would have been toast. His helmet was destroyed from the mouth piece up so that would have been his face.

So how often do we see people riding Harleys with half helmets? I see at least 95% in my area riding like that. This guy was so lucky to have gotten up that morning to pick the right helmet. He even said that he wasn't even going to wear that helmet that morning.

Here you don't have to wear a helmet... Only about a 3rd of people do...



I Always wear a helmet...

 

[MNGreg]

See a guy a few years ago coming up to a red light on a Fat Boy and some old lady wipped it over in front of him and he flew over the bars and hit the pavement face first and slid. Lucky for this dude he had a full face helmet on and not a half helmet or he would have been toast. His helmet was destroyed from the mouth piece up so that would have been his face.

So how often do we see people riding Harleys with half helmets? I see at least 95% in my area riding like that. This guy was so lucky to have gotten up that morning to pick the right helmet. He even said that he wasn't even going to wear that helmet that morning.

I will not bring my bike out of the driveway without the helmet on. I have gotten so used to it now that, I might be embarrased to say, I even feel naked when I am going without my helmet just to move the bike from my driveway back into the garage via the clutch (like after washing bike, cleaning chain etc..) I will not take the bike out of the driveway without the helmet and full ATGATT (pants depend, either kevlar jeans or overpants).

Having seen my 1st helmet after my accident I couldn't imagine going w/o Full Face. That only got reinforced going through town 1x w/ my visor up and getting either a bug or a tiny tiny pebble pelt me below my sunglasses I had on under my clear visor - That sucker HURT!!! Now anything above 20mph, my visor is down!

 

[crobih]

See a guy a few years ago coming up to a red light on a Fat Boy and some old lady wipped it over in front of him and he flew over the bars and hit the pavement face first and slid. Lucky for this dude he had a full face helmet on and not a half helmet or he would have been toast. His helmet was destroyed from the mouth piece up so that would have been his face.

So how often do we see people riding Harleys with half helmets? I see at least 95% in my area riding like that. This guy was so lucky to have gotten up that morning to pick the right helmet. He even said that he wasn't even going to wear that helmet that morning.[/QUOTE


In seattle. Hmm I would say 99% of hog riders wear the half helmet . And most of the casualties i seee on the news are harley riders. But as u probably realize, there are a lot of shitttty cage drivers around here as well.