| Author | Message | ||
     Troopshipberlin |
While visiting St. Lucia last week, I saw this article in the local paper about a horrific, fatal head-on collision involving a Buell motorcycle, in which four people were killed. http://stluciastar.com/content/archives/3104 The article calls the bike a "Duell" but the accompanying picture shows one of the victims, Kenny Foster, on a Lightning. According to the article, this is what happened to Foster: The jeep slammed head-on into the motorcycle and subsequently smashed into the station wagon causing all vehicles, except the pick-up, to be airborne. Three persons died on the scene while one other was left to suffer and succumb to his injuries. Kenny Foster, with part of his lower leg on one side of the road while the piece attached to his body was scrapped clean of skin, flesh and fat. Other body parts of his were scattered on the scene. Bloodied and writhing in pain, he dragged himself out of the ditch and onto the road, all the time pleading with onlookers to tell him of Jonelle’s state. Jonelle was on the back of his red Duell street motorcycle. Fire officials, police and emergency personnel were on the scene mere minutes after the crash. Dressed in a blue shirt and blue jeans, both blood stained by the time officials got to the scene, Kenny lay watching as his parts were searched for and recovered. | ||
| Pogue_mahone |
did you guys see the article where the toddler fell into the grand canyon? while this family is having it's heart wrenched out,some dirtbag is snapping away her tiny body being recovered by the sheriff's office,and the mom crying to no end.and some scumbag vacationer intrudes on the horrific day,and their unconsolable grief. i hope u all have some common sense in the use of a camera...as in woulld u want some doing that to you? it may be news...but really is that important for the entire world? scott | ||
| Court |
I've got news for you . . . Motorcycles fare poorly in ALL collisions, most dramatically in head on collisions. The Buell XB frame, during 3 years of testing, underwent hundreds of direct frontal and a variety of side impact collisions, real and simulated and the Buell XB head section does some amazing things amazingly well in a head on. There's not much a motorcycle can do to protect you but there is LOTS a motorcycle can do to keep from contributing to the problem. There are no federal crash test standards for motorcycles and each manufacturer, for liability reasons, keeps their protocol pretty close to the vest. Buell has accomplished some amazing things to prevent your motorcycle from hurting you in a collision. You're on your own to deal with the car however.  | ||
| Marko138 |
Seems more like a graphic novel than a news story. | ||
| Johnnymceldoo |
Wow. Reading that story reminds me of how important rescue and emergency people are. I can say truthfully if I were to stumble onto that scene I would pass out. How sad. | ||
| Rydberg |
the Buell pictured already had damage to the frame | ||
| Caféelite |
And??? thats just a pointless comment that was not needed. Its sad to hear stories like this.. | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
i wish i never read the article... so sad, RIP | ||
| Rpm4x4 |
Its is very sad. The way the bystanders handled it is even more sad. Something that bothers me is that everytime a motorcycle is involved in an accident it makes the news. Every 13 minutes someone dies in a cager. To cover that we would need 24hour news coverage. If that artical had been all cagers it would have been 2 paragraphs long (if that) with no pictures. | ||
| Teddagreek |
The Equivalent of people in a Jumbo Jet crash, Die every day because of medical errors.. Got to sit in a work shop yesterday with author Jeff Knot.. |
