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04-04-13, 10:13 AM | #11 |
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Re: Local biker dies in Southend aged 21.
I know that road, if it's near Waitrose. Easy to assume speed was a factor by non bikers but at the moment the roads are covered in all sorts of grit, gravel and other muck, plus it was icy last night.
I also read that a police motorcyclist died on a routine patrol down south this week near a petrol station. No details given but the one thing the police warn you of is diesel spills near petrol stations and people pulling out of them without looking (there was a car involved it said on the news). You can bet the police rider wasn't speeding or riding without due care and attention. Always sad to read things like this.
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There was a young kid last year died along the Cressing road. Hit a telegraph pole if he just pased it he'd have been shoot up grazed probly ???
.He had been out with friends earlier. had a600 for 4 years so experienced .Its a 40 limit and the road surface is rubbish . Its even worse this year after winter You can spin up the car in 4th. Just be careful out there with all the road salt going on No hard rain to wash the oil away.
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Very sad this read about it on fb yesterday im sure his passenger will be able to tell the police what happened
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04-04-13, 04:54 PM | #15 |
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The 1018 needs fixing lozzo .
But the Road Dave had his accident is newly layed . You could easy do more than the 30 mph by mistake just by its layout .
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Always saddened to see another biker lose their life. Another, in Southampton yesterday, a police officer on an unmarked bike was killed whilst on duty - not on a shout and not in pursuit. A silver BMW pulled out of a garage and was hit by the bike on the rear offside with such force that the car was spun round 180 degrees in the road coming to rest across the centre of the road, the bike travelled on around 10-20 metres. The rider was ponounced DOA at the hospital.
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That's the one I mentioned.
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04-04-13, 08:41 PM | #18 |
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RIP. Probably target fixation if a lamppost was involved. If there is a lesson to be learned its to never look at roadside obstacles. If you feel you're going in to hot, force yourself to look round the bend no matter what. Easier said than done sometimes, but the more you practice the less chance of target fixation. If you look at a lamppost when you're losing control, you're gonna hit it!
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04-04-13, 09:31 PM | #19 |
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It's sad for sure. Personally I think the road is so wide and well surfaced it is tempting to go fast, but that's more about self control.
I haven't returned to the road yet but wonder what part of the road it happened. I guess the pillion will share the story. A few friends are questioning if they should still ride bikes, but I think as Tim said it's just a sad fact of life that some people will die doing what they love. |
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