Re: [ST] Police Survivor Run - Philadelphia, PA

[Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well that's why I don't  like riding with big groups, ( over 5 or so) 
you never know what kind of bone heads you're riding with. At least 
at the ST Rallye's  we're all about the same level of bone headedness 
;-)  But seriously riding in these big benefit runs are always a bit 
dicey, I've heard of numerous incidents like this one. Seems that all 
of the old folks and posers come out for them, you know the types, 
put on about 1K miles a year... Sorry you had too see it, but sounds 
like it could have been much worse.

Erik



>Hi gang,
>
>The Sunday Police Survivors Run was the largest ride I've ever done.  I
>met up with a few (non-Sprint riding) friends at Deptford mall.  It was
>cool watching the estimated 10,000 bikes pulling out of the park and
>across the Walt Whitman. Route 42 was closed for us. About an hour and a
>half into the ride, we all stop by the side of the road for a pee break.
>I dismount and remove my helmet just in time to watch an elderly couple
>on a large HD touring rig plow into a single rider on a small standard
>fifty yards ahead.  The bike pitched to the right and the force flung
>the passenger off to the left hand side. She came to rest in the middle
>of the lane, lying on her back. The rider stayed with the bike as it
>went down on the right side and spun around facing traffic. His leg was
>broken badly but I didn't see it firsthand. The guy they ran into wasn't
>hurt. Traffic was held up for about a half hour and many emergency
>vehicles arrived.
>
>I think the guy in front slowed too quickly or the elderly rider didn't
>stop fast enough.  Either way, it was human error. It could have been
>worse. Had we not stopped I wouldn't have seen it at all. That was my
>biggest concern of the day, that someone else might take me out with all
>those bikes in proximity in bad weather.  That's what happened and it
>ruined the event for me.  Headed for home shortly thereafter.  This
>preoccupied my thoughts for the rest of the day Sunday and even now I'm
>haunted by it.  The sight of that bike tumbling down the road and the
>sound of it were chilling.  I've never seen anything like that.
>
>Alan in NJ
>'01 BRG Sprint ST
>
>
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