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Old 11-09-2009 | 12:08 AM
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so, with my girlfriend following me back from the dealers, and she knows I have not been on a bike in years...we see this....:

Motorcyclist dies in Summerlin crash


By Erin Dostal (contact)
Published Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 | 1:35 p.m.





A 35-year-old North Las Vegas man was killed this morning when he was thrown from his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle in a three-vehicle crash in Summerlin.
The collision occurred on Lake Mead Boulevard about 750 feet West of Del Webb Boulevard. In addition to the motorcycle, a 1994 GMC Rally Vandura and a 2002 Honda CR-V were involved in the crash.
The van was traveling east on Lake Mead Boulevard in the left turn lane and was about to enter a shopping center at 9480 Lake Mead Blvd. As the van began to turn left, it was struck by the motorcycle, which was travelling west on Lake Mead in the left lane.
Witnesses told police the motorcycle was racing an unknown SUV when the collision occurred. The victim's name wasn't being released Sunday.
The motorcyclist was thrown from his vehicle and fell partially under the Honda CR-V, which was southbound in the exit lanes of the shopping center. The Honda CR-V rolled forward, then backward over the motorcyclist. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The occupants in the other vehicles suffered minor injuries.
 
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Old 11-09-2009 | 06:23 PM
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Don't race on the streets.
 
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Old 11-09-2009 | 06:27 PM
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Don't race on the streets.

+1....Yep, don't be a dumbass...it really IS just that easy...
 
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Old 11-09-2009 | 07:35 PM
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Some people just make very bad choices.
 
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Old 11-09-2009 | 10:38 PM
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For those of you that don't live in Vegas and have no reason to keep up with our local news....

That was the third motorcycle rider that died here this week. They were all riding sportbikes, and a couple of them were doing 'wheelies' according to the stories in the newspaper. The only bad thing, IMO, was that all society thinks about is that riding a motorcycle is sooo dangerous.

It can be of course, at least compared to being in a big heavy car and wearing seatbelts. But my only fear is that society will take 'steps' to protect riders from themselves. The other deaths were guys in their early 20s and the last guy was 35 but might have had very little experience. That is a very bad combination, inexperience and over exuberance.

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Old 11-10-2009 | 09:19 PM
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The accident mentioned should never have happened. It's a shame.
Some of these rockets are just that.. rockets.. and some have no idea how to respect them. JMO!
 
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Old 11-10-2009 | 10:07 PM
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To invoke Rush Limbaugh for a moment, the bike rider was not to blame. The MOTORCYCLE was racing the SUV...apparently without the consent of either driver. At the end, the Honda CRV rolled over the hapless biker twice...again, without any reported human intervention.

Motorcycles are dangerous. Guns kill people. Matches cause fires. Journalism causes reporting.
 
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Old 11-10-2009 | 10:22 PM
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I wonder how old Rush is doing? Last I heard he wanted to buy into a football team.
 
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Old 11-11-2009 | 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by murd
The accident mentioned should never have happened. It's a shame.
Some of these rockets are just that.. rockets.. and some have no idea how to respect them. JMO!
+1 Here
 
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Old 11-11-2009 | 08:51 AM
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Last of the 15 cyclists that were killed here this year, and in most of the cases, speeding/racing was the cause. Ride safe.
 
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