Fatal motorcycle accident, Canterbury 23 December 07

[Scorpygirl]

RIP Fellow biker. This is so sad to hear. Condolences to family and friends at this very sad time. Kia Kaha, Kia Toa, Kia Manawanui.

[Matt_TG]

American Rider believed to be on wrong side of the road

The thing that guts me is that he survived. Not to be nasty towards the American but the one doing things right pays the penalty...

RIP local rider

[James Deuce]

Quick! Shoot the tourist!

Don't forget to visit my Pitchforks and Torches emporium! 10% - no 30% discount to KBers. Seeing as you need them so often and all.

[dmouse]

we keep hearing this far too much too many fallen bikers this year and its still climbing god i hope next year we see a massive decrease in this waste of life, my thoughts are with the family

rip

[Matt_TG]

Heh, nice idea Jim, do you do online sales?

Do you sell Keep Left signs there too?

[sunhuntin]

anything i post about accidents i receive through police comms... which anyone can sign up for.

update from comms:

NZ Police CommCens Alert 17:35 23-12-2007 Canterbury
Location of incident: Selwyn
Incident Type: Motorcycle fatal
Darfield Police are investigating a fatal head on collision between two motorcycles at 4.00pm on Sunday 23 Dec.The accident occurred on State Highway 77 near Downes Road, Glenroy.The deceased rider was Shane Lawrence GORDON aged 22 years of Tinwald.He was killed instantly.The other rider was a 22 year old American who received very serious injuries and was flown byWestpac helicopter to Christchurch hospitalPolice are appealing for any other witnesses who may have seen either of these ridersprior to this time. They are asked to contact Constable Tony Beaumont of the Darfield Police
Issued By: Inspector Doug Parker

[quickbuck]

Tragic.
RIP Shane.
Sincere condolences to family and friends.

[SPman]

Quick! Shoot the tourist!

Don't forget to visit my Pitchforks and Torches emporium! 10% - no 30% discount to KBers. Seeing as you need them so often and all.

We've got a pitchfork, a scythe and several sickles - could do with a Torch though - the fierier the better......

[James Deuce]

I really MUST set up the online store.

[cold comfort]

American Rider believed to be on wrong side of the road

The thing that guts me is that he survived. Not to be nasty towards the American but the one doing things right pays the penalty...

RIP local rider

Sadly as with the recent deaths of bikers in Fairlie the one at fault is seldom the one to pay the price. Tourists are probably a small percentage guilty of "Offside" play on our roads but more newsworthy (like biker accidents). Mind you we could have them shot for intoducing giardia to our waterways?

[skidMark]

another tourist on wrong side of road, you have got to be shitting me. f**k

RIP shane.

[homer]

I posted a note yesterday on a different thread

We came through there at that time
i hoped it wasnt one of ours.....Un fortunatly it was .
Dont know any more
I thought i was the last to come through other than 3 harleys that i passed they were with us as well
Cant have been far behind me
not far at all

Not quite sure of the time as the thread says 5 pm and the crash was ment to be at 4 pm
I got to methven ,stoped there and got home at like 4:55 or something

[u4ea]

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[sunhuntin]

homer, the correct time of accident should in the comms mail in message one. i got to the pc an hour after the comms was sent to me, and posted about 5 - 10 mins after that after scanning here first in case someone else had already posted.

[steveb64]

RIP Shane.

I kinda feel sorry for the other guy too - until you lot have ridden a bike in another country, on the opposite side of the road, you can't have any idea how difficult it is to do it without screwing it up and riding off on the wrong side now and then. Particularly if you turn out of a side road, and there's no other traffic around to give you a clue...