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Close call on a training ride
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Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Close call on a training ride
On May 13, 12:02*am, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote: http://chainreactionblogs.com/diary/ Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. Yowza. Not quite what I was expecting. Did you find out later what happened to the guy? R |
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Close call on a training ride
"RicodJour" wrote in message
... On May 13, 12:02 am, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: http://chainreactionblogs.com/diary/ Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. ========= Yowza. Not quite what I was expecting. Did you find out later what happened to the guy? R ========= A CHP log says he was cited and released to Stanford Hospital, so I assume he's still with us. The CHP details may be found here- http://cad.chp.ca.gov/iiqr.asp?Cente...mber=0492D0512. It appears, from the 1:06pm note, that he is a minor. A bit surprising; he appeared older than that, but conditions were less than optimal. A ton of prescription drugs in the car; no, I didn't read the labels. That could mean anything; my son is on 4 different meds for his epilepsy (don't worry, he doesn't drive). --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Close call on a training ride
On May 13, 1:58*am, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote: "RicodJour" wrote in message ... On May 13, 12:02 am, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: http://chainreactionblogs.com/diary/ Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. ========= Yowza. *Not quite what I was expecting. *Did you find out later what happened to the guy? R ========= A CHP log says he was cited and released to Stanford Hospital, so I assume he's still with us. The CHP details may be found here-http://cad.chp.ca.gov/iiqr.asp?Center=GGCC&LogNumber=0492D0512. It appears, from the 1:06pm note, that he is a minor. A bit surprising; he appeared older than that, but conditions were less than optimal. A ton of prescription drugs in the car; no, I didn't read the labels. That could mean anything; my son is on 4 different meds for his epilepsy (don't worry, he doesn't drive). That link didn't work for me - not sure why. It's always odd when pill bottles are floating around in a car. I have visions of the driver popping pills while they're driving like that guy in Vanishing Point. I couldn't find a more suitable thread to stick this in, but it's biking and medical, so here it is. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/224621.php R |
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Close call on a training ride
On May 12, 9:02*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote: http://chainreactionblogs.com/diary/ Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. --Mike-- * * Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com It's amazing how many accidents (bike, car, motorcycle) that we've all come upon on Skyline, 84, 9, 92, and the rest of the Santa Cruz Mountains roads. Friends of mine saw a dead motorcyclist hanging in a tree on the east descent on 84. |
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Close call on a training ride
"Brad Anders" wrote in message ... On May 12, 9:02 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: http://chainreactionblogs.com/diary/ Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com =========== It's amazing how many accidents (bike, car, motorcycle) that we've all come upon on Skyline, 84, 9, 92, and the rest of the Santa Cruz Mountains roads. Friends of mine saw a dead motorcyclist hanging in a tree on the east descent on 84. =========== Two years ago my son and I went 5 or 6 weeks straight of coming across motorcycle carnage on our Sunday rides. The most-popular spot was on the west side of Haskins, about halfway down. There's a corner at the end of a long straight section that they overcook consistently. One did die. We didn't know it at the time. As if he went straight, with his motorcycle about 30 feet down the embankment, stuck upright between some trees. Looked pretty funny and worth a good laugh until we found out later he didn't make it. Some really stupid squids out there. At least, in general, they're fairly decent towards bicyclists. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Close call on a training ride
On May 13, 9:11*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote: "Brad Anders" wrote in message ... On May 12, 9:02 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:http://chainreactionblogs.com/diary/ Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com =========== It's amazing how many accidents (bike, car, motorcycle) that we've all come upon on Skyline, 84, 9, 92, and the rest of the Santa Cruz Mountains roads. Friends of mine saw a dead motorcyclist hanging in a tree on the east descent on 84. =========== Two years ago my son and I went 5 or 6 weeks straight of coming across motorcycle carnage on our Sunday rides. The most-popular spot was on the west side of Haskins, about halfway down. There's a corner at the end of a long straight section that they overcook consistently. One did die. We didn't know it at the time. As if he went straight, with his motorcycle about 30 feet down the embankment, stuck upright between some trees. Looked pretty funny and worth a good laugh until we found out later he didn't make it. Some really stupid squids out there. At least, in general, they're fairly decent towards bicyclists. --Mike-- * * Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com There was a period during the dot-com boom that went like this: 1. Young guy who has never ridden or owned a motorcycle makes big bucks off IPO 2. Young guy takes his money to the Ducati dealer and buys a 996 3. Young guy doesn't take any motorcycle safety classes, because he's brilliant (hey, he just made big money) and doesn't need them 4. Young guy takes his new 996 up into the Santa Cruz Mountains to show the local hotshoes how it's done 5. Young guy overcooks a sweeper on (fill in the blank with the road name) and either hits a tree or a pickup truck head-on at 80+ mph 6. Young guy becomes a dead guy |
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Close call on a training ride
Brad Anders wrote:
There was a period during the dot-com boom that went like this: 1. Young guy who has never ridden or owned a motorcycle makes big bucks off IPO 2. Young guy takes his money to the Ducati dealer and buys a 996 3. Young guy doesn't take any motorcycle safety classes, because he's brilliant (hey, he just made big money) and doesn't need them 4. Young guy takes his new 996 up into the Santa Cruz Mountains to show the local hotshoes how it's done 5. Young guy overcooks a sweeper on (fill in the blank with the road name) and either hits a tree or a pickup truck head-on at 80+ mph 6. Young guy becomes a dead guy http://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/10/bu...a-ferrari.html |
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Close call on a training ride
On May 13, 10:06*pm, Brad Anders wrote:
On May 13, 9:11*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: "Brad Anders" wrote in message ... On May 12, 9:02 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:http://chainreactionblogs.com/diary/ Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com =========== It's amazing how many accidents (bike, car, motorcycle) that we've all come upon on Skyline, 84, 9, 92, and the rest of the Santa Cruz Mountains roads. Friends of mine saw a dead motorcyclist hanging in a tree on the east descent on 84. =========== Two years ago my son and I went 5 or 6 weeks straight of coming across motorcycle carnage on our Sunday rides. The most-popular spot was on the west side of Haskins, about halfway down. There's a corner at the end of a long straight section that they overcook consistently. One did die. We didn't know it at the time. As if he went straight, with his motorcycle about 30 feet down the embankment, stuck upright between some trees. Looked pretty funny and worth a good laugh until we found out later he didn't make it. Some really stupid squids out there. At least, in general, they're fairly decent towards bicyclists. --Mike-- * * Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com There was a period during the dot-com boom that went like this: 1. Young guy who has never ridden or owned a motorcycle makes big bucks off IPO 2. Young guy takes his money to the Ducati dealer and buys a 996 3. Young guy doesn't take any motorcycle safety classes, because he's brilliant (hey, he just made big money) and doesn't need them 4. Young guy takes his new 996 up into the Santa Cruz Mountains to show the local hotshoes how it's done 5. Young guy overcooks a sweeper on (fill in the blank with the road name) and either hits a tree or a pickup truck head-on at 80+ mph 6. Young guy becomes a dead guy See, this is why we should be grateful when young Silicon Valley hotshots buy the latest Trek Madone++ (or whatever the trick bike is now) and show up to rides fully kitted out in new gear and without a clue. It's much safer than motorcycling and conserves our local tech talent, that we need to keep from falling even further behind India/Taiwan/China/Malaysia/any country with a remotely functional educational system. Fredmaster Ben |
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Close call on a training ride
On May 14, 3:21*am, Fredmaster of Brainerd wrote:
On May 13, 10:06*pm, Brad Anders wrote: On May 13, 9:11*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: "Brad Anders" wrote in message .... On May 12, 9:02 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:http://chainreactionblogs.com/diary/ Check out the video for today's entry. A very interesting morning. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com =========== It's amazing how many accidents (bike, car, motorcycle) that we've all come upon on Skyline, 84, 9, 92, and the rest of the Santa Cruz Mountains roads. Friends of mine saw a dead motorcyclist hanging in a tree on the east descent on 84. =========== Two years ago my son and I went 5 or 6 weeks straight of coming across motorcycle carnage on our Sunday rides. The most-popular spot was on the west side of Haskins, about halfway down. There's a corner at the end of a long straight section that they overcook consistently. One did die. We didn't know it at the time. As if he went straight, with his motorcycle about 30 feet down the embankment, stuck upright between some trees. Looked pretty funny and worth a good laugh until we found out later he didn't make it. Some really stupid squids out there. At least, in general, they're fairly decent towards bicyclists. --Mike-- * * Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com There was a period during the dot-com boom that went like this: 1. Young guy who has never ridden or owned a motorcycle makes big bucks off IPO 2. Young guy takes his money to the Ducati dealer and buys a 996 3. Young guy doesn't take any motorcycle safety classes, because he's brilliant (hey, he just made big money) and doesn't need them 4. Young guy takes his new 996 up into the Santa Cruz Mountains to show the local hotshoes how it's done 5. Young guy overcooks a sweeper on (fill in the blank with the road name) and either hits a tree or a pickup truck head-on at 80+ mph 6. Young guy becomes a dead guy See, this is why we should be grateful when young Silicon Valley hotshots buy the latest Trek Madone++ (or whatever the trick bike is now) and show up to rides fully kitted out in new gear and without a clue. It's much safer than motorcycling and conserves our local tech talent, that we need to keep from falling even further behind India/Taiwan/China/Malaysia/any country with a remotely functional educational system. That may be true, but a hot motorcycle is far more likely to get someone laid than a hot bicycle. More breeding now, more tech talent in the future. You can read my monograph on the topic in the June issue of Iron Horse magazine. R |
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