another fatality

[irvin48]

our good friend and riding partner was killed last thursday by a lady who pulled out right in front
of them at a stop sign . jim ross was killed instantly and his wife, linda is still in intensive care.
they were on their rt doing what they loved. lady and family were not hurt and she hasnt been charged yet. happened in oregon illinois. we must be invisible to people. ride like everyone is your enemy. our prayers are with linda and her family.---

they were members of the spyderlovers family and he loved reading the forums and supporting vendors. he will be terribly missed.--
irvin and joyce toms

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

our good friend and riding partner was killed last thursday by a lady who pulled out right in front
of them at a stop sign . jim ross was killed instantly and his wife, linda is still in intensive care.
they were on their rt doing what they loved. lady and family were not hurt and she hasnt been charged yet. happened in oregon illinois. we must be invisible to people. ride like everyone is your enemy. our prayers are with linda and her family.---

they were members of the spyderlovers family and he loved reading the forums and supporting vendors. he will be terribly missed.--
irvin and joyce toms

So sorry to hear this, sending many prayers ................... and :agree: X's 10 concerning being aware of the careless drivers out there .... All please stay SAFE ..... Mike ray:

 

[ARtraveler]

Our thoughts and ray:ray: go with the family.

 

[Deanna777]

Sending prayers to the family.

Deanna

 

[blacklightning]

Prayers out to the family. My younger cousin is starting to ride. The first advice I gave him was to ride as if everyone is out to kill him. If a car is at a stop sign, anticipate that they will pull out and not see you.

 

[Snoking1127]

Sorry to here these reports.

 

[Briorick]

Sending prayers and condolences to the family.

 

[Gedge]

Sorry to hear that it's very sad. I think BRP is partially at blame for the safety of these vehicles. When I got my new f3 ltd last year, I had three people in cars pull out in front of me. Since changing to LED headlights and fog light I haven't had a single incident of this. It wouldn't cost BRP as much as it did me to do the changes at time of build.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

Sorry for their loss, prayers to the family

 

[rjinaz86323]

Sorry for your loss. People just do not look for us out there.

 

[PMK]

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[BigGuy66]

I'm saddened by these tragic accidents and I'm praying for the Ross family. My sympathies to Linda, and to all of their friends and family.

 

[Ex-Rocket]

Praying for the family ray:ray:ray:

 

[RayBJ]

Sad to hear, hope Linda comes thru ok and they throw the book at the killer.

Cagers only see threats to themselves regardless of how many visibility add-ons we have. We are smaller and invisible to inattentive drivers even with bright colors, DRLs and noisy pipes. Best to always assume they will turn in front of you and plan your escape route before you need it.

 

[EdMat]

So sad. Prayers for the family and especially for Linda, may she heel quickly and have no long lasting medical problems.

 

[RapidSpyder]

Sad to hear, hope Linda comes thru ok and they throw the book at the killer.

Cagers only see threats to themselves regardless of how many visibility add-ons we have. We are smaller and invisible to inattentive drivers even with bright colors, DRLs and noisy pipes. Best to always assume they will turn in front of you and plan your escape route before you need it.

I had people pull out in front of me in my Ford Excursion (diesel to boot). Size doesn’t seem to make a difference, and it’s plenty loud.

 

[Gedge]

Sad to hear, hope Linda comes thru ok and they throw the book at the killer.

Cagers only see threats to themselves regardless of how many visibility add-ons we have. We are smaller and invisible to inattentive drivers even with bright colors, DRLs and noisy pipes. Best to always assume they will turn in front of you and plan your escape route before you need it.

You are right, I've been riding long enough to know to ride defencely. Sorry I irritated some on this forum.

 

[RICZ]

My condolences. Although this is sad and unwanted news, thanks for posting Irv.

 

[Lew L]

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ray:ray:ray:ray:

 

[2RTsGV]

Prayers and condolences to the family.