Son of a ****ing bitch
 

Not 24 ****ing hours after finishing the benefit concert/auction/poker run/bike show for a fallen friend who was murdered by a careless driver while on his motorcycle, Bob Dole gets the phone call that he just lost another one to some careless bitch who ran a stop sign and slaughtered Bob Dole's friend, Heath.

RIP brother.

Damn dude, sorry to hear that.

I'm sorry, Bob Dole.

I hope your friends are in peace and that you're able to find yours amidst difficult times.

Sounds like a hell of a rough stretch, Bob Dole.

Good thoughts for Heath's family and friends.

****ing shitty drivers.

Holy shit. Condolences, man... tough run.

Best wishes to both families.

She was probably on the phone or texting

Sorry to hear it man...that is too bad

WTF?

****, Bob Dole. That is rough.

Condolences.

Good Lord. I don't know what to say, Mr. Bob Dole. Condolences to and prayers for all affected - particularly you. I worry that these things come in threes. Take care. Jesus.

FAX

Sorry to hear that. Hard to lose a friend to a senseless accident.

Sorry to hear it.

I am reminded once again that life is precious. A old and dear friend of mine and one of the finest guitarists I ever met in my life dropped dead from a massive coronary not long ago. Was preparing to go out for the evening and simply fell stone dead while getting dressed.

I have no idea why horrible things like this happen, but we need to count each and every day as the most important in our lives, Mr. Bob Dole. I'm sad for you, man.

FAX

Sorry to hear this. Hang in there.

man, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope that bitch gets what she deserves. IMO it needs to be a lot more difficult to get a drivers license. With all the careless people that drive I'm surprised I haven't been in a wreck in the 13 years I've been driving. knock on wood

Oh, and Bob Dole is sitting alone in a hotel room 5 hours away from the remaining friends on the ****ing Shitty-ass Driver's Hit List because he has an all-day meeting he has to attend tomorrow morning at 8:30.

Sorry to hear this Bob.

Does remind us, like others have said, that life is all to short.

Hey Bob, sorry to hear about your loss. Seems like this has been a bad 45 days for bikers everywhere. We lost 2 brothers in our Topeka chapter within the past 45 days... one hit by a driver and another hit by lightning coming back from the 100 mile run.

Keep your chin up and your eyes on the road. Asshole drivers seem to be everywhere.

That stinks. And probably for all parties, too. It'll ruin several lives.



I just had a project get delayed last week because one of the people involved was killed in a bicycle accident. We are indeed fragile creatures.

It really sucks, dude. So sorry to hear it. But most the friends your age are going to start dropping like flies of natural causes any day now.

Heath was 31.

I don't doubt that one ****ing bit, I'm so ****ing sick of the idiots that are MORE GODDAMNED CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR ****ING PHONE CALL than WATCHING THE ****ING ROAD LIKE THEY SHOULD BE. Everyone of you mother****ers that do this shit have about frayed my last ****ing nerve.

Oh, and I am sorry for Bob Dole's loss.

RIP Heath; and sorry for your loss Bob 'Damned' Dole.

hopefully he went out the same way he/we feel when riding the 'cycle; "Free".

How ever I check out, I want 'that' feelin when I do.

Yeah, that was a shot at you. Poor timing.

I remember you talking about Heath. Who knows, I may have even met him while down there. It's awful news. I'm sure the whole town is heartbroken. RIP Heath.

Wow, sucks. My condolences. It's really hard to lose a friend like that.

Damn, Bob Dole. That's terrible. I'm sorry to hear it.

I had a kid ****ing around with her phone start swerving into my lane a few weeks ago.

I kicked a ****ing dent in her door panel and get her attention real quick.

Yes, asshole drivers are everywhere but bikes are really hard to see.

God bless. Know he died doing what he loved. My uncle has always told me that if he dies on his bike, know that he went the way he wanted and was happy.

It doesn't make these senseless deaths any easier though.

RIP Heath

Don't know what to say Bob Dole. Sorry to hear about your friends.

How about stop signs?

I have done that on many occasions; typically when approaching a merging car on the hwy at the same speed etc; where you're in their blindspot and they juts 'come on over' w/out even looking.

Thankfully the sportbike has enough juice to romp it and pass; my other cruiser not so much so I had to use other means of 'notification' - boot to quarterpanel.

:shake:

If my wife, who IMHO is not all that great of a driver, can avoid hitting a bike... so can most other people.

Too many people concerned with talking on the phone, sending text messages, playing around with their friends, or ****ing with the radio and not paying attention to the road.

I understand that accidents happen... but I would think that the majority of car vs motorcycle accidents could have been avoided. Not saying that bikers are always the innocent party mind you.

Well...if one has their head in their ass they can be...:shrug:

I really think the whole texting and cell phone thing is....making rear-ending and killing bikers a much more frequent accident-waiting-to-happen. What a bunch of shit....

I mean, those...."Hey, what you doin'?" and "Talkin' to you. Wassup?" Or "Hey hon, you need anything from the store?" and "Well...let me check. I know we need milk....and maybe toilet paper....cold medicine for Junior...and I know a couple of other things...hold on...."

Meanwhile, dickless is juggling a Big Gulp and a Bean Burrito from the Gas Stop (just to hold him over until dinner, ya know)....and that, combined with the cell call to "sweetie"....how can you blame him for plowing over the poor bastard on the bike?

What a bunch of fuggin' chit? RIP BobDole's friend....maybe getting a new bike isn't such a hot idea after all. Holy crap.

Condolences BobDole. This really sucks. :shake:

Bob Dole, sorry for loss and so sorry for your friend. That's way too young to go. As was mentioned, so many lives will be harmed by this tragic accident.

Sorry bro.

**** man, sorry to hear that. :(

Remember the good times and keep him in your memory... RIP

Damn..RIP.

Just makes no sense.

Damn dude sorry to hear.

Hang tough Bob, sorry to hear of this tremendous loss.

Sorry to hear Bob.

this is exactly the type of thread that has convinced me to sell mine... I am sorry you lost a friend

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/mcy/1177523139.html

Ok, this is driving me crazy. If you are both driving how did you kick her car?
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Careless gawd damned drivers. :shake: "I didn't see them" is NOT an excuse. It's an admission that I wasn't paying attention to the Friggin road.

Riding motorcycles as a kid I have respect for anyone that rides on on the street. I look both ways twice or three times to make sure I didn't miss something.

Sorry for the loss Bob. Losing a friend is always hard ..... Losing them to an accident because of a careless driver just plain sucks ass.

My condolences.

Sorry to hear that. Women really shouldnt be allowed behind a wheel of a car. I dont know of one woman driver thats even remotely good. Even though some will say "I'm an excellent driver" ........uhh no bitch....you're not.

I was on a motorcycle.

That sucks, Senator. We will keep your friend in our thoughts and prayers. Kind of scary for me since I just started riding a few weeks ago. I am very cautious and weary of idiot drivers. They are everywhere.

I wouldn't go that far. Just try to be more vigilant.

You are reeruned.

Horrible. I now wear a helmet when I ride after years of not. I hate it, but I hate it less than not seeing my kids grow up.

bad deal...i had a close call last weekend. jerkoff in front of me decides to pull in the "exit only" drive w/o using any signal. then he stopped completely w/his ass end out in the road. i swerved around him, but mrs.sec sad her knee came within a couple inches of his suv.

thoughts and prayers for those involved, mr. dole.
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Sorry to hear it.

R.I.P. Heath
 

Please people! Stop talking on your cell phones! It can wait. Stop fooling around with the radio; the song will be off in less than 2 minutes. Your hair and makeup look fine! You can bump all the knuckles you want with your “Boy” when you get to wherever you are going. The fry you “lost” can be found when you stop at your destination, or hell just take a damn minute and eat at Burger King! Give the kids a ziplock of cheerios, cleaning the car is a hell of a lot easier to clean up than the lives of the loves ones of that person you just killed, all because you were too damn busy to pay attention to the damn road!
We are all responsible for our own actions on the road and “I did not see anything” is NOT an excuse!!
For your carelessness you have taken away a father, a brother, a son, a boyfriend, a friend and so much more than you will ever know, or much less think about.
I hope your life is filled with many sleepless nights of tossing and turning and weeping.
May your god have mercy on your soul. Because I know I wouldn’t.

My condolances, Scott. That's terrible. :(

Such a waste.

I'm an excellent driver.

Damnit man, very sorry for the loss of your friends. Even more sorry for all the f-in idiots out there we all have to deal with.


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Like, Rainman style?

Tiger woods or Kyle Bush has nothing on me.

Rainman could kick my ass.

I missed you yesterday

I had a day. You would have been very helpful.

I did have to wait for the Patriot Riders on Sunday. I remember thinking how beautiful all 200+ bikes were. Now I feel bad because I didn't even wonder who they were riding for.

actually for people who work out of their car it can't wait but whatever meh

Sorry, that happened to my dad.

That sucks. Sorry to hear it, Bob Dole.

Actually, it can wait....Demon; they can pull the fugg over. People worked "out of their cars" before they started killing people because they were distracted by their cell phones.

So the five minutes that it takes you to inhale a greasy burger is more important than the life of a person? A friend, a father, a brother, a boyfriend? Nobody thinks of these things. But when you put it like that, it puts a different light on it, don’t you think? I’m not saying that I have never done it before. I’ll admit it, I have, and I never even thought about it. Hell I was one of the worst about going thru the drive-thru and snatching out the hot fries before I ever left the parking lot. I’m a bad person and I’ll admit it. One eye on the prize and one on the road.
I guess I’m still trying to wrap my head around all of it. I’m sorry to come off like a bitch. Quitting time is going to be a bit harder today. Heath worked a few blocks down from my shop and I wave whenever I see him outside. This weekend will be a bit harder because I know, for a fact, I will not see his smiling face. And it breaks my heart.

Well this isn't the thread to argue, but you want people to drop their productivity in the way this economy is going? riiiiiiiight, good luck

btw you can't pull over in chicago

LMAO

You got me there. Heh.

That Sucks Bob. Sorry man.

RIP. Sorry BobDole

I pull double trailers for FEDEX and you would not believe the number of people who pass me a day texting, going off the pavement, swerving... most of the time it's young women with a carseat in the back with a kid in it or empty...

Wonder is that msg is important enough to risk killing your kid or yourself and not coming home to that kid who needs her ever again?

RIP Heath - sorry for your friend BobDole. It is rough out there. I had an asshole come out of a side street across 3 lane into my lane on Thursday. Then the prick had the nerve to flip me off.

Which brings to light the wonderful media bias.

The newspaper article makes specific mention of his lack of helmet, but fails to mention that a helmet wouldn't have prevented the broken neck that lead to his death.

yea, cause all us women text and drive at the same time

Not trying to start anything, but from my personal observations....texting seems to be more popular with the penis-less of the general population.

I'm just sayin'..... :shrug:

:hmmm:

Understood, Scott. Please tell me, though....you ARE aware of the very clear and unmistakeable "advantage" of riding with a helmet, as opposed to not riding with one. The stats, in this case, don't lie....

Although, I agree...in the egregious cases you've "witnessed" the last few weeks...it wouldn't have mattered.....

I ride without a helmet.

I would rather check out than burden my wife with a drooling mess that she is forced to take care of for the rest of my "life".

She knows this and understands it.

In fact, she will start riding this summer and the same goes for her.

On the flip side, some motorcyclists are dumbasses. Just tonight as I was driving home, one was entering the freeway, and I was going to get off at the next exit. I saw him back there and turned on my signal to get in the right lane while he was well behind me, luckily I waited to see what he was going to do before I got over, because instead of allowing me to get over and jumping into the traffic lanes behind me, the idiot decided to blow by me on the right and then jump lanes. That's the kind of stupidity that also gets people killed.

I know the ABATE arguments....very well. I understand, we are all endowed with free will.

I will not begrudge you for your choice, brother pr_capone; but, please, don't begrudge me for mine....

FWIW, I salute/greet all bikers...not just the helmeted ones I meet on the road. :thumb:

And, unfortunately, it's the kind of stupidity that gives all bikers....a bad "name" with many people.

OTOH, I'd be willing to bet the average age of such bikers is 25 years or less; the "seasoned" riders and vets....we'll happily give you access to your lane, as we swap lanes with you.

:thumb:

Oh no you didn't.
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