Article on NZ Herald site: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?...ectID=10115374
Biker killed instantly afer head on with coal truck 11km north of Greymouth. According to article the collison crumbled the motorbike.
Hardcore Biker
Article on NZ Herald site: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?...ectID=10115374
Biker killed instantly afer head on with coal truck 11km north of Greymouth. According to article the collison crumbled the motorbike.
Stabiliser Squad
That's terrible news.
At least he didn't suffer, by the sound of it.
R.I.P.
The world is my oxter
Scooter boy
Bad news couple of mates saw it on the way to greymouth from the coast rd, bloody odd place for that to happen... unfortunatly you dont have much of a chance tangling with a truck...
<<<<my bike...
My thoughts and sympathy go out to the family. R.I.P fellow biker.
Cat's could say... Psychokiller
Hardcore Biker
Hope he didn;t suffer and condolences to the family!
jeff the mari
for a few years now new trucks have had to meet frontal impact laws, these include the deflecting of cars off the front of the truck (so they dont go underneath) means nothing on a bike tho. condolences to the family.Originally Posted by Enn
I'm off to the pub, I may be sometime.
Workin' Socially!
Very sad
My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.
In the riders seat
The guy who was killed was an english tourist and if the radio report was correct the rider crossed the centreline before he hit the truck and if thats the case I have far more sympathy for the driver of the truck being involved in an accident that he wasn't responsible for than I ever will for the rider who caused it.
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
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Understand what you are sayin Kickaha...........
Is a pity........ the truckie will probably be facing a lot of moral pain and a lot of inconvenience too.......
Sad sad...... but if you cross the centerline then be prepared ........
Hardcore Biker
Yup I'm with you Kickaha, always sad when a motorcyclist dies!!!
But that poor truck driver gets to live with that memory for the rest of his life.
Power is nothing without control.
One hell of a ride.
I've was nearly hit by a coal truck on that section of road. He was quite out of order and drifted over as I overtook. Billowing, uncovered loads, at least one of those drivers is/was an asshole.
bd
Deus ex ukulele
Coal trucks don't "billow". They're well doused with water to stop exactly that happening.
Oh, and that should be ARSEHOLE!
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Hardcore Biker
I totally agree ... poor buggers
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We had been talking with the some of the English group at Punakaiki while (unbeknown to us of course) this event was happening. We headed south to come across the accident site. Very sobering stuff.
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Being frustrated is disagreeable.
But the real disasters in life begin when you get what you want.
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