Erk :/

dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

His friends and relatives hadn't noticed he was missing for 2 weeks. Shocked

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phill.c · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2004 Karma :

thoughts go out to his family...

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

If i recall that is like a year old, but anyway i think what they might be trying to say is he either lumped off his bike and starved/dessicated in a ditch cos he couldnt move away from his buggered bike, and no help came.

Either that or he got knocked off by someone off his bike, then they knocked him off completely to not get caught...

Oh and as for his friends not saying he was missing, i imagine they did, but if you say right im off for a ride, you could be gone usually about 3-4 hours (or at least i can) and cover some serious ground, and true whilst i dislike going down country lanes for that reason, a lot of it will be countbry lanes. The A507 is a favourite for it, you see skid marks leading off the road, up the curb and away.

But still, poor sod.
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mr jamez · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Karma :

Well that isn't very pleasant Neutral

Did he die instantly or in the ditch? hopefully not the latter Confused

Must have been a shock for his friends and family Sad

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Yeh there was a similar story a while ago, some corpse of a biker found in a bush, had been there a month or something and their was a big backlash cos the police hadnt found it or something.

oh and jamez, it says in the article, injuries sustained from crash arent what killed him. So he either died in the ditch or was knobbled.
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craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

there was a similar one in southampton last year, the guys body was found under some crash barriers...he was only spotted when somebody stuck in rush hour traffic was sat next to his body (his bandit was in ahedge on the other side)...the reckoned he had been there 5 hours or so.

turned out to be a hit and run as well.
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i cant remember how long it was....but the road was closed off for bloody ages Sad

poor guy
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Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

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OMG I used to have nightmares about crashing into a forets and being parazlyzed and staving to death becuase no one saw it happen, and now this has happened, poor guy, hope it killed him ot right, similar thing happened on the A3 a guy was found months after he crasehd his car, was just bones when they found him :S.

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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Bad news to hear, but no offence to him etc etc.. but if he was wearing full leathers, boots, gloves etc he /might/ have survived. Theres noting he can do about it now, but we can... everyone wear decent leathers! They will save your life! (hopefully!)
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

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Not nice, and some of us went down that section of road on the way back from Cadwell the week afterwards. To be honest I am surprised nobody saw it for 2~3 weeks. It is a reasonably busy road and fairly open and straight. That section they mention is quite short and has a laybye in it that is used by trucks (high up so a good view).

As to his riding gear, it might have made a difference. However quite likely not and it was his choice.

All the best

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Who are you to say what's right, and what's wrong? Razz

carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

Sounds nasty. :/

As Keith said, I don't think that the gear he was wearing really played a big part. Leather saves your skin, you can still as easily break your neck or smash your head when crashing.

Because he fell down an embankment I suspect he was killed by hitting various sharp objects or snapping his head backwards rather than road rash.

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

There is a right and wrong choice to be honest, but it's not always "right" for everyone in their opinon.

Leathers = no/not much road rash, more protection from hitting things/cuts etc = right! (or best)

No leathers = roadrash/cuts - blood loss,less protecting you from hits - wrong (or worst)

Even the people who ride in t-shirts, fine it's up to them I don't really care! but it's still the wrong choice just the same as car drivers that don't wear a seatbelt.

But what about the doctors/nurses/paramedics who have increased work to do by spending time/money/resources removing gravel from people's skins, and the people who need to clean the blood from the street, the after-care of gravel rash wounds and so on and so on.

IMO leathers should be a legal requirement, just like helmets.

At the very least it shows bikers are responsible!

Whether riding without leathers is right or wrong, either way it's still irresponsible and thoughtless, even if no one cares what other people chose to wear when riding!
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loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

Funny this should come up.

I was just talking on IRC last night about registering a mobile phone with a mobile phone tracking service, and carrying it onboard, so that friends/relatives could figure out where you were, if youre late and the tracker says youre 20m west of a country road, not moving.