Keep your god damned phones in your ****ing pockets while you drive
 

Lost a friend yesterday because some stupid kid was texting and lost control of her car, went across the highway, and caused my friend to put his bike down.

He lost his life because of you Keonna Whiters of Wichita. I know it was not your intention to cause this good man to lose his life... but **** you none the less. I hope the DA charges you with Vehicular Manslaughter at the very least.


http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/M...129315583.html

RIP Dwight "Slyder" Pierce - B.A.C.A

Sad to hear. Every time I notice someone driving like a dumbass I look over and sure enough they're ****ing around with their phone.

Sorry for your loss man. Lost a few buddies on bikes as well.

I was listening to pandora on my phone, and I grabbed the phone to change the song to something I liked. Came to a red light and some fat piece of shit next to me rolled down their window and yelled at me "PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING YOU ****ING IDIOT!!". I didn't even bother replying. Some people are just stupid and need to mind their own business. Otherwise I agree that talking or texting while driving is usually a pretty dumb idea.

Sorry for your loss.

Amazing that his wife was treated and released, yet he died.

Hope they throw the book at this kid.

Unfortunately, this man WAS minding his own business.

You'll never get my ass on a bike. If something happens even do to no fault of your own you just pay a much steeper price then if you are in a personal auto such as in this case. Too many shitty drivers to take that chance.

Was he wearing a helmet?

Betchya it was riding gear.

Having a helmet and a good riding jacket makes a big big difference in something as benign as a low-side accident (which is what this sounds like). I have a cracked Shoei that can vouch for that and I walked away with nothing more than some pretty good road rash on my legs; not even a headache.

Then again, sometimes it's just damn bad luck. Not much you can do about sliding into the wrong thing.

Hell of a deal. I spend less time on my bike every season because more and more people just can't be bothered to pay attention while they're driving. If you ride for any appreciable period of time and with a sizeable enough group, you'll end up knowing someone that died due to the inattention of an asshole.

Neither of them were that I know of.

That's the ****ed up thing about motorcycles. You can be doing everything right and STILL get killed by some dumbass in a car that can't drive for shit. R.I.P.

Sorry to hear about your friend...and the truth is ANY phone use hands free or not has been shown to be as impairing as driving drunk.

That said there appears to be something missing in the story. Did he hit another car or did he just lay the bike down? Because if he laid his bike down then that is exactly the kind of accident that protective gear is designed to protect against. Was he wearing protective gear or was he just wearing regular clothes? If he wasn't wearing the proper gear(which many people don't) then even though you won't like it, some of the responsibility for his fate lies with him. Anything can happen riding a bike and there are a lot of things that can cause you to lay one down. Even though it may not always look cool or feel comfortable wearing the right gear can save your life.

There isn't a helmet law there?

Did he die from head injuries?

Yes - (thought I was quoting Pest's post)

That said, I don't want this to degrade into a helmet vs no helmet argument. It is legal to ride without in KS. Had he not had a car come at him from across the highway he would still be here.

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