Biker down - Auckland (15 July 2011)

**Parlane** · 15th July 2011, 08:51

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5288...wo-in-Auckland

More detailed (location) media report:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/moto...ckland-4305958

"In a second accident, a motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a car in Penrose this morning, a Fire Service spokesman said."

I heard about it on the radio this morning, they were seeking witnesses.

Very sad to hear.

**_Shrek_** · 15th July 2011, 08:56

was reading it on the net, if they're looking for witness, means the M/C has been blamed

**Usarka** · 15th July 2011, 08:59

Was at a give-way controlled T intersection.

**Parlane** · 15th July 2011, 09:01

Originally Posted by _Shrek_

was reading it on the net, if they're looking for witness, means the M/C has been blamed

I had assumed the car was missing. But it doesn't say that anywhere, so maybe they do believe the biker is to blame.

**fokky** · 15th July 2011, 09:07

Sorry to hear of the death of a motorcyclist.

I wonder if KB is capable of showing some respect for the dead this time????????

**Parlane** · 15th July 2011, 09:33

Apparently happened at this intersection:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rockfi...01929&t=k&z=20

**Guided_monkey** · 15th July 2011, 09:53

My condolences to the family.

Let's be careful out there people.

**steve_t** · 15th July 2011, 10:23

Condolences to the friends and family of the rider

**shrub** · 15th July 2011, 10:30

Very sad. It always saddens me when I hear of a biker crashing, even if it's their own fault, because to me everyone on two wheels is a kind of kin.

**Edbear** · 15th July 2011, 10:34

Very sad. Could be any number of reasons. The roads are treacherous out there, even in my car the Traction Control kicked in on a roundabout and I certainly wasn't driving hard! The roads can be like ice and the outside temp was only 8 degrees at 9:30am!

**Parlane** · 15th July 2011, 10:49

Originally Posted by Edbear

Very sad. Could be any number of reasons. The roads are treacherous out there, even in my car the Traction Control kicked in on a roundabout and I certainly wasn't driving hard! The roads can be like ice and the outside temp was only 8 degrees at 9:30am!

Yeah the iced roads are very daunting, I experienced my first ever loss of traction due to a slippery road surface the other week. I was riding in a perfectly straight line when I felt and heard my back wheel spin faster than the bike was traveling.

**shrub** · 15th July 2011, 11:11

Originally Posted by Edbear

the outside temp was only 8 degrees at 9:30am!

Ah, a nice warm day then?

**Botany Honda** · 15th July 2011, 11:20

I had to detour around that this morning, I go past that road every day, my condolences to the riders friends and family

**Waxxa** · 15th July 2011, 11:42

Originally Posted by _Shrek_

was reading it on the net, if they're looking for witness, means the M/C has been blamed

not necessarily! looking at the photo supplied in the herald, it looks like the car has tried to turn in the side road and has cut in front of the motorcyclist.

The cops will want an independant witness other than the car driver to find out what happened...