Motorcycle accident

[YCB]

hope it wasn't anyone on this forum

http://www.gov.calgary.ab.ca/citybea...221743_29840_0

[jdmakkord]

FUCK!!! What a brutal month!

[YCB]

yeah and the scary thing is, i think i may have seen the 2 motorcyclists tonight..

[jdmakkord]

Originally posted by YCB
yeah and the scary thing is, i think i may have seen the 2 motorcyclists tonight..

I was on country hills and shag at 9:10ish tonight too.

[LudeRoca]

Thats like a 2 mins walk from my house. I hope its not one of my buddies.

[YCB]

it was a silver r6 i think... like 2003 i think..

[Khyron]

I almost got side-swiped by a careless neon driver who didn't bother checking beside him. Might just park the bike till June after the drivers get used to the idea of bikes again.

Khyron

[hjr]

that is the reason i feel bikes should be loud. Performance, blaaa. who cares? you just need to let people know you are there! haha. hog, chopper, cruiser, sport, dualsport, scooter. it dont matter, make it LOUD. of course, not strait pipes, a couple on individual harleys last year almost blew out my eardrum at a light. Fuck i was pissed at that, they actually HURT my ear. Guess i shouldnt have had the window down on a +25* day

[Dave]

I was on my way to the hospital for a broken toe and as i got to the intersection of of shaganappi and edgemont blvd many people we scrambeling out of their cars to attend to the two people lying in the middle of the road. I saw alot of fluid (most likely blood) and 1 helmet. The bike was deffinitely a silver yamaha. As i called 911 i saw the EMS unit coming up shaganappi. I figured there was a fatality because no ambulance arrived at the hospital while i was in the waiting room. After about an hour at the hospital i went home and went though edgemont to go back to the accident scene. I saw two body bags, large lights, and many police officers standing around the body bags. I really wish stuff like this never happend, I felt like throwing up after seeing all of this. My condolences to the families.

[Z_Fan]

I saw a guy on a bike today on Glenmore Trail. He was following a flatbed truck at about 90km/h at a distance of less than 10 feet.

Yes, bikes can stop fast, but in this case, a hard brake by the truck for any reason and mr. idiot biker gets the steel bumper (at face level) for a handy dandy facial reconstruction or decapitation.

He'd hit it before he could react at that distance...

Shortly after following this truck he switched lanes, which I thought was to avoid a dangerous situation, however, he proceeded directly up to the next truck and followed it at about 10 feet distance, perhaps less.

Moron.

[GT3]

Originally posted by Dave
I was on my way to the hospital for a broken toe and as i got to the intersection of of shaganappi and edgemont blvd many people we scrambeling out of their cars to attend to the two people lying in the middle of the road. I saw alot of fluid (most likely blood) and 1 helmet. The bike was deffinitely a silver yamaha. As i called 911 i saw the EMS unit coming up shaganappi. I figured there was a fatality because no ambulance arrived at the hospital while i was in the waiting room. After about an hour at the hospital i went home and went though edgemont to go back to the accident scene. I saw two body bags, large lights, and many police officers standing around the body bags. I really wish stuff like this never happend, I felt like throwing up after seeing all of this. My condolences to the families.

Man i 'm gonna get a 2004 R6 soon and it silver too. Now i'm kinda scare ^_^

[DSMer4Life]

Yes, I heard about this on the 11pm news last night. Both people killed were in their twenties. It's already looking like a bad year for motorcyclists.

This is only my second season riding, and I can honestly say I am afraid of what I got into with bikes. That said, the fear of what may happen makes me that much more aware when I do ride. Take care everyone, whether you're in your "cage", or riding.

[ryder_23]

Originally posted by GT3


. Now i'm kinda scare ^_^

then dont get a bike. you cant be scared riding a bike, you wont enjoy it, and u'll probably crash

[SoSlowDx]

Yeah both are dead

I believe the name was Andrew Wong and the female rider was some Exchange student from China..

That's why I never ride a bike!

[rc2002]

The worst part is that it's usually not the guy on the bike who's at fault.

[hjr]

Originally posted by DSMer4Life
Yes, I heard about this on the 11pm news last night. Both people killed were in their twenties. It's already looking like a bad year for motorcyclists.

no, not really. every year quite a few people bit it on bikes. this year obviously isnt gonna be any different

[DSMer4Life]

Originally posted by hjr
no, not really. every year quite a few people bit it on bikes. this year obviously isnt gonna be any different

True. It's just that there have been so many accidents so early in the season. I hope it isn't an indicator of more to come.

[kevie88]

nice weather = way more bikes on the road earlier. there's been more crashes because there's way more bikes out.. Simple really.

[ApexDrift]

what the hell was going on on shag last night, anybody know? the whole hill in edgemont was blocked off and cops and everything were there....

anyone know?

[Gonthro]

On April 12, 2004 at 2121 hours, a 25 yr old male driver and
his 22 yr old female passenger on a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle
were killed instantly, when they collided with a 1989 Toyota
Tercel. The collision occurred at Shagannapi Trail and
Edgemont Blvd NW. The motorcycle was travelling south on
Shagannapi Trail and the Toyota was attempting to go
westbound on Edgemont Blvd from northbound Shagannapi Trail.


The investigation is continuing.

The male driver of the motorcycle has been identified as Hei
Yu Andrew WONG, 25 of Calgary.

His passenger, a 22 year old female, is a visa student from
China with no family here. Attempts are being made to
contact next of kin. Until then, her name will not be
released.