More motorcycle fatalities....

madrasahs · 06-26-2004, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Jack

"I am hearing that they had 19 deaths over the event and had to medflight 32 times..." and "The Citizen is really downplaying the number of accidents and deaths."

Maybe the source is counting fatalities that occur "en-route" to the event

-- like Daytona does.

As to downplaying...the Granite State News reports "One biker death in Tuftonboro". (That's it -- no details -- but here it is anyway): http://www.granitestatenews.com/062404motorcycles.html

Mr. V · 06-26-2004, 06:02 PM

"...failure to keep right, reckless endangerment, and vehicular homicide might be a good start..."

Failure to keep right: OK.

Reckless endangerment and vehicular homicide: They're tougher. Unless gramps was drunk, or racing his Cadillac (!), that almost certainly won't fly.

I haven't read any articles about this incident (I live on the West coast), but odds are it's yet another example of an old codger learning the hard way that he should have surrendered his license long ago.

But who wants to admit they're too old?

"Live Free or Die," indeed...

Bad Grandpa!!!

Kona Bay Girl · 06-27-2004, 05:09 PM

This was my first year at Bike Week in general, and frankly, I enjoyed it. There were a select few bikers who had messed with their exhaust pipes and sounded a lot louder, but for the most part, they were all polite. My uncle went up on his bike and had dinner with us. He said that it was acutally a lot more toned down than past years; that the crowd was either a lot older or the wannabes who wear the logos as a status symbol.

I myself visited several business and they had no complaints of the bikers. They said the majority of them were well-behaved. I could unsderstand why businesses' profits were down 50%, but I bet that lodging areas were booked solid and were benefiting. The small businesses will get their turn July 4th.

19 deaths? If you're looking at the small picture, that seems like a lot. However, considering that hundreds of thousands of bikers were up north during Bike Week, the numbers aren't that high.

I enjoyed my experience. The traffic was brutal, but residents should definitely know the shortcuts around Meredith by now (around the Wakewaum golf course, for one).

Where are all these obscene shirts? I must have missed them all. I went to Ireland for two weeks, and in one of it's major cities it had Bob the Builder t-shirts next to ones with Eminem flipping the bird. If you don't like controversial t-shirts, don't go to Europe. It's 10 times worse than anything you'd see in Laconia.

This post is an opinion of mine, not meant to anger anyone. It's just to put the whole aspect of Bike Week into retrospect. There are a lot of cons, but there are also pros to counter against it. Anyway, the week's over, so I'll end the discussion here.

Paugus Bay Resident · 06-28-2004, 07:21 AM

Quote:

I enjoyed my experience. The traffic was brutal, but residents should definitely know the shortcuts around Meredith by now (around the Wakewaum golf course, for one).

Kona Bay Girl,

Trust me, there aren't any, at least if you live in Laconia. I'm still trying to find one from Hilliard Road to the Weirs Beach post office

06-27-2004, 05:09 PM	#3
Kona Bay Girl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Middlesex County, MA Posts: 160 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This was my first year at Bike Week in general, and frankly, I enjoyed it. There were a select few bikers who had messed with their exhaust pipes and sounded a lot louder, but for the most part, they were all polite. My uncle went up on his bike and had dinner with us. He said that it was acutally a lot more toned down than past years; that the crowd was either a lot older or the wannabes who wear the logos as a status symbol. I myself visited several business and they had no complaints of the bikers. They said the majority of them were well-behaved. I could unsderstand why businesses' profits were down 50%, but I bet that lodging areas were booked solid and were benefiting. The small businesses will get their turn July 4th. 19 deaths? If you're looking at the small picture, that seems like a lot. However, considering that hundreds of thousands of bikers were up north during Bike Week, the numbers aren't that high. I enjoyed my experience. The traffic was brutal, but residents should definitely know the shortcuts around Meredith by now (around the Wakewaum golf course, for one). Where are all these obscene shirts? I must have missed them all. I went to Ireland for two weeks, and in one of it's major cities it had Bob the Builder t-shirts next to ones with Eminem flipping the bird. If you don't like controversial t-shirts, don't go to Europe. It's 10 times worse than anything you'd see in Laconia. This post is an opinion of mine, not meant to anger anyone. It's just to put the whole aspect of Bike Week into retrospect. There are a lot of cons, but there are also pros to counter against it. Anyway, the week's over, so I'll end the discussion here. __________________ Yo soy un casco.

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06-26-2004, 06:02 PM	#2
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,417 Thanks: 65 Thanked 260 Times in 178 Posts	"...failure to keep right, reckless endangerment, and vehicular homicide might be a good start..." Failure to keep right: OK. Reckless endangerment and vehicular homicide: They're tougher. Unless gramps was drunk, or racing his Cadillac (!), that almost certainly won't fly. I haven't read any articles about this incident (I live on the West coast), but odds are it's yet another example of an old codger learning the hard way that he should have surrendered his license long ago. But who wants to admit they're too old? "Live Free or Die," indeed... Bad Grandpa!!!