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Another Rider Lost....

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#1 ·
As per today's The Province newspaper :

"Police say speed is to blame for B.C.'s 26th fatal motorcycle crash of 2004.

Quesnel RCMP say Gregor Anslow McCrae, 59, of Quesnel, was travelling at least 120 km/h in an 80-km/h zone on the Nazko Highway when he failed to negotiate a sharp left turn with an advised speed limit of 60 km/h. McCrae went off the right side of the road and down an embankment. He died at the scene.

This year has been especially dangerous for bikers. A total of 33 motorcycle riders were killed on B.C. roads in all of 2003."

R.I.P rider, everyone be safe out there.
 
#10 ·
Saddened by the loss of so many for so little
Fate does not have be this way

If he was going *at least* 120 km/h in an 80-km/h zone and failed to negotiate a sharp left turn with an advised speed limit of 60 km/h then prudence was absent. Sadly some training can’t corroborate prudence, that is more attitude than skill.
 
#18 ·
Crazed GSX-R said:
according to the report, he was doing 120km in a turn marked 60km? that's pretty fast.. maybe he hit some debris, maybe he was drinking, who know's. In all, be careful.
Maybe he was on a bike with limited clearance, like a cruiser.

Even on a sportbike, doing turns at double the posted speed is dangerous when you run into the unexpected. Then you're fucked.
 
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