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07-16-2003, 01:27 PM
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#26 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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that sucks. I agree with jonathan. I've looked at people eyeball to eyeball and they still pull out in front of you and claim they didn't see you. Sucks that she had to lose her life over something so stupid.
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07-16-2003, 04:33 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by jonathan
People don't see motorcycles.
Experienced drivers will tell you that they usually do not remember the last 3 intersections that they go through... This is a sign that you're reacting automatically to traffic conditions, and are not relying on concious decisions. Normally this is a good thing, If you don't have to think about your move before you make it, then you will have a faster reaction time,
Problem with motorcycles, is that they aren't shaped like a car or a pedestrian. People do not notice motorcycles like they notice cars. The brain doesn't see the motorcycle as some thing to trigger a reaction to.
Not saying the driver wasn't to blame... but I am a rider with over 26,000kms of experience on the road and 12 years total experience riding and I can tell you right off the bat that if you don't ride in traffic as if EVERY car on the block is aiming for you, you will not make it.
The most common car related motorcycle crash is the car making a left infront of you.
Unfortunatly most riders ride just like they would drive a car... They still feel that since they have the right of way they're all good. Well that only works when you have 3000 poounds of metal around you. In panic situations, motorcycles riders will almost ALWAYS freeze up like a deer in headlights. What could have been a simple swerve then brake procedure often turns into a nasty t-bone and a fatality.
To ride safe in traffic requires you to almost have a suicidal mindset, all the things would would do to save yourself in a car (survival reactions) are the exact oposite of what you should be doing on a bike... Whoever thought that the worst thing you can do when entering a corner too fast is to get on the brakes when in reality you should be on the gas !
The best life saving tip I could ever give 1 rider to another ? Keep 2 fingers on your front brake lever at all times. It will cut your panic stopping distance in 1/2.
And sorry about the loss. Been there a few times. | Good advice. You should put a sticky up in the sportsbike forum with safety tips and such.
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07-16-2003, 04:43 PM
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I drove right by on Monday night. Took out my phone and got a picture. Kinda blurry but...my car is moving and it's dark...and it's a phone.
I'd say that the entire front end of the bike is just smashed...lots of pieces of glass and various bike parts scattered all over the scene. It was pretty high impact.  
R.I.P.
I didn't hear the story until the day after...that totally sucks that she was so close to home. It doesn't quite make sense to think that she was travelling very fast if her family was right there.
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07-16-2003, 05:02 PM
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Good advice. You should put a sticky up in the sportsbike forum with safety tips and such. | Keith Code's "Twist of the wrist 2" book is about the best thing out there to improve riding skill on and off the trrack...
Reading that book turned me into 2x the rider that I was before.
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07-16-2003, 06:26 PM
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#30 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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those pictures make me wanna hurl
I still can't believe it
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07-16-2003, 08:29 PM
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#31 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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damn, I live really close to that area. RIP.
On a side not, that intersection ( 2 and blundell) was the most dangerous intersection in the lower mainland for a number of years( in terms of accidents) before improvments were made.
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07-17-2003, 12:25 AM
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ohhhh my god!!!!!!!
I was reading this in the paper today, and when they said Blundell and #2, and they said a yamaha 600 i got a chill. I preyed it wasnt her. I had the pleasure of helping her at the bank many times and her father like everyday he is a great fun guy.
Iam sooo sorry to hear this, RIP 
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07-17-2003, 12:41 AM
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#33 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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oh man me too....(me and ducky worked together b4)....
that is tooo sad....I see accidents happen all the time on No.2 & Blundell, people drive more carefully! 
R.I.P Janelle....
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07-17-2003, 01:52 AM
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#34 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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for anyone that knows Janelle or would like to come, there will be a celebration of her life this Friday in the Gym at Burnett high school. Please come at 7pm
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07-17-2003, 01:59 AM
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#35 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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so the driver was a 45 yr old white male driving an 86 Camaro.... I wonder what kinda press this would have received if it were a 20 yr old Chinese male driving an import
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07-17-2003, 02:00 AM
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#36 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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...i just got into town today and driving home i wondered why there was a makeshift memorial out there...it's so sad!
...apparently the camaro was making an illegal left turn too...
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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07-17-2003, 02:10 AM
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#37 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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| Quote: Originally posted by ny-33
so the driver was a 45 yr old white male driving an 86 Camaro.... I wonder what kinda press this would have received if it were a 20 yr old Chinese male driving an import | no shit eh
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07-17-2003, 02:52 AM
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#38 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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| Quote: Originally posted by ny-33
so the driver was a 45 yr old white male driving an 86 Camaro.... I wonder what kinda press this would have received if it were a 20 yr old Chinese male driving an import | Still haven't heard anything..... maybe today.... but if it was a asian guy in a honda there would be billboards 
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07-17-2003, 10:08 AM
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#39 | | they call me the snowman
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And sorry about the loss. Been there a few times. | this pretty much says it all.
poor girl.
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07-18-2003, 12:55 AM
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#40 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Haven't been around my place much for the past few days. Being ignorant as I am, the girl who just past was my neighbor.... may god rest her soul
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07-18-2003, 09:19 AM
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#41 | | The RS Freebie guru
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There's a long thread over on BCSB about this... and apparently lots of people knew Janelle... such a shame... sounded like a very good person...  | |
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07-18-2003, 09:38 AM
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#42 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Last night me and Deviant and a couple friends were the the Chevron in Walnut Grove and a minivan turned left out of the parking lot and a biker hit the back part of the van. The bike went to the side bounced off the curb and back into the middle of the road and the rider went under the car. He came so close to being driven over but the minivan stopped.
Dont know what condition hes in now tho. He didnt seem badly hurt visibly but you never know.
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07-18-2003, 09:49 AM
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#43 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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| Quote: Originally posted by InvisibleSoul
There's a long thread over on BCSB about this... and apparently lots of people knew Janelle... such a shame... sounded like a very good person...
| this is why sometimes i hate god. really really bad things happen to really really good people. she was the nicest person you'll know. she was a good worker, a good friend, good attitude etc.. every quality about her was good.
and im not just saying this cuz she passed away. im saying this cuz i knew her and this is who she really is. it just sucks to see a negligent driver take her life away from us. and wtf did she do wrong? nothing.. | |
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07-18-2003, 10:38 AM
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#44 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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| Quote: Originally posted by twisted_prelude
this is why sometimes i hate god. really really bad things happen to really really good people. she was the nicest person you'll know. she was a good worker, a good friend, good attitude etc.. every quality about her was good.
and im not just saying this cuz she passed away. im saying this cuz i knew her and this is who she really is. it just sucks to see a negligent driver take her life away from us. and wtf did she do wrong? nothing.. | some may see it as a good thing though... like God took her to a better place Quote: | Originally posted by InvisibleSoul There's a long thread over on BCSB about this... and apparently lots of people knew Janelle... such a shame... sounded like a very good person... | could u post a link please?
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07-18-2003, 03:28 PM
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Just to clear a few things up, Janelle's family was NOT following behind her, they did not see the incident happen. She passed away in the hospital due to internal injuries. She was just about a couple blocks away from home, so for all of you guys that that ride, ur never safe until ur off ur bike. Be careful out there.
R.I.P. Janelle, your smile will aways be missed.
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07-18-2003, 06:07 PM
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#46 | | I don't get it
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What about the one on 88th last night?
I was there just after it happend a red r6 hit like a caravan or something. It looked really bad.
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07-18-2003, 06:44 PM
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#47 | | Raping Captured Dolphins since 2002 on EZ board days
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Ok guys, im sorry I must post this, but this is infomation.
I do not want to start getting people mad at me so please, dont.
My friend who was riding his bike along No2 road said that he saw the whole accident. And he said that she was riding pretty damn fast. At least over 100/kmh. He was riding at around 70 and she just came up behind and zoomed past him.
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07-20-2003, 08:55 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by HKS
Ok guys, im sorry I must post this, but this is infomation.
I do not want to start getting people mad at me so please, dont.
My friend who was riding his bike along No2 road said that he saw the whole accident. And he said that she was riding pretty damn fast. At least over 100/kmh. He was riding at around 70 and she just came up behind and zoomed past him. | Interesting
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07-20-2003, 11:01 AM
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#49 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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| Quote: Originally posted by logistik
What about the one on 88th last night?
I was there just after it happend a red r6 hit like a caravan or something. It looked really bad. | Read my post above  | |
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07-20-2003, 10:04 PM
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#50 | | The RS Freebie guru
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could u post a link please? | http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/sh...threadid=19638 | |
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