Tandem bike vs motorcycle collision story
07-30-23, 11:42 AM
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Tandem bike vs motorcycle collision story
Motorcycle versus Tandem Bicycle Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured
Motorcycle vs Tandem Story
Lefthand Canyon, Colorado
https://www.9news.com/article/traffic/motorcycle-bicycle-crash-lefthand-canyon/73-8e812317-815f-46ea-bf4d-cece9da6d731
Motorcycle vs Tandem Story
Lefthand Canyon, Colorado
https://www.9news.com/article/traffic/motorcycle-bicycle-crash-lefthand-canyon/73-8e812317-815f-46ea-bf4d-cece9da6d731
08-01-23, 11:11 AM
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12 mile marker.
https://www.google.com/search?q=40.0...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Looking east.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0670...er=0&entry=ttu
It would seem the cyclists were very lucky.
https://www.google.com/search?q=40.0...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Looking east.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0670...er=0&entry=ttu
It would seem the cyclists were very lucky.
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08-05-23, 12:38 AM
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Brings back memories.
Some (many, many) a friend and regular riding buddy broke his hip in a head on with a motorcycle. It was on a hilly section of two lane with a sharp curve in the dip. Don't know about the MC, but this is the kind of situation where bicyclists want to hold max speed for the climb out. So, both moving well, crowding the motorcycle lanes (double yellow) for good line, and not allowing for their respective widths.
It was like one of those "couldn't do it again if you tried" things, but the reality is that once in a curve and committed to a track, it's hard to make a last second correction on two wheels.
Some (many, many) a friend and regular riding buddy broke his hip in a head on with a motorcycle. It was on a hilly section of two lane with a sharp curve in the dip. Don't know about the MC, but this is the kind of situation where bicyclists want to hold max speed for the climb out. So, both moving well, crowding the motorcycle lanes (double yellow) for good line, and not allowing for their respective widths.
It was like one of those "couldn't do it again if you tried" things, but the reality is that once in a curve and committed to a track, it's hard to make a last second correction on two wheels.
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