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From the Herald this morning
Rest in peace.A man died instantly yesterday when his motorcycle hit an articulated truck head-on about 11am on State Highway 1, 16km north of Amberley in Canterbury.
Amberley police said the man was thrown from the motorcycle and mangled parts of the bike were wedged under the bonnet of the truck when it stopped down the highway and caught fire. The truck driver was uninjured.
Originally Posted by skidmark
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bloody terrible. Let's hope it was all over quick for the rider. poor bloke.
rip dude..
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Yeah, heard it last night, just didn't know enough details to post it.
Bummer!
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Aargh, photos!
RIP fellow biker
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
Hardcore Biker
R.I.P.
The roads up there are all straight like the desert road is.
Quick mental note to self: drop some flowers off next time I pass his white cross.
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this is not good.
too many have fallen this year.
and no more.
guys please be careful. through this site and from others i have heard of many deaths on bikes how many i am unsure of. just way too many.
i hope that someone wil know of this man and his details will be posted for all too see.
carefull guys
Look Ma, no hands hehehe
RIP for another rider.
One, two free, floor!
oooo -not good - RIP
Is it just me being more aware of these accidents this year, or are more bikers dying lately? I really don't like what I'm reading - and how often I am reading it...
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Born to be mild
Damn!
That would be round about Waipara where there is generally pretty good visibility. Possibly a truck coming out of the weighbridge and effluent disposal facility which is about 1 km south of Waipara?
RIP brother
Grow older but never grow up
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From the Press
As everyone has said, there's far too many bikers dying at the moment. Or maybe it's always been that way, and now we're on this site we just hear aout them?A motorcyclist is dead after crossing the centre line and slamming into a truck on State Highway 1 in North Canterbury yesterday.
Waipara chief fire officer Paul Harris said the north-bound truck burst into flames from the impact of the smash near Home Creek Bridge, Waipara.
The motorcyclist was killed instantly. He had not yet been identified, police said.
Harris said the truck's driver escaped from the burning cab unharmed. Several passing motorists tried to douse the flames, including a motorhome driver carrying a fire extinguisher, but the fire was too intense.
Three fire crews from North Canterbury attended the blaze which gutted the cab of the refrigeration truck. They had the fire under control in less than 10 minutes, Harris said.
Police investigating the smash closed the highway for about five hours and motorists were diverted.
RIP
My daughter telling me like it is:"There is an old man in your face daddy!"
Old Man
Head on with a truck!
Can see that happening on a bend (was this on a bend?) but on a straight road you have to be looking at the scenery or checking your watch or something.
Suicide would be pretty reliable at 200 plus clicks into something travelling at 100 the other way. The impact would be greater than jumping out of a plane without a paracute.
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210kph is the max speed of falling isn't it?
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From rec.skydivingFAQ:
"However, by diving or "standing up"in free fall, any experienced skydiver can learn to reach speeds of over 160-180MPH. Speeds of over 200MPH require significant practice to achieve. The record free fall speed, done without any special equipment, is 321MPH. Obviously, it is desirable to slow back down to 110MPH before parachute opening."
Still, hitting a truck head on at any speed is unpleasant.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
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But ouch, head-on into a truck.
Come warm yourself by the fire
Guys i didnt want to bring this up.... but April/March is a anti-bike period, be warned.
20th April last year, my mates zxr got stolen
27th April, I had my accident (so i only have to wait about 8 more months to get my pin out of my tibia)
Yesturday, my mate did a nice job of wrecking his bike.
May last year, i know of 3 people that had life threatning crashes.
May 2003 my dad dropped the 955i in the Kaimais (on Diesel at 120), giving him and his GF heavy cuts and bruises..........
theres prob more but i cant remember
Take it easy out there, hate to be at a KB funeral
oh keep smiling though
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