Deseret News | Reader comments: Motorcyclist dies in I-80 crash

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Motorcyclist dies in I-80 crash

Jimbo | 11:32 p.m. July 3, 2009

I don't understand why every time a motorcycle accident is reported in the paper there is a comment on whether or not the rider was wearing a helmet. It is not against the law to ride without a helmet. There are many variations of helmets with varying amounts of protection. Many riders wear protective jackets, leggings and boots without a helmet. Although helmets protect against head injuries they can hinder peripheral vision and hearing which could lead to more accidents. A helmet would be protective in any physical activity including hiking, rock climbing, roller blading, skiing and driving a car to name a few. I think I feel better now.

Tab L. Uno | 1:20 a.m. July 4, 2009

One of the least descriptive reports of a traffic fatality. Nothing about the vehicle that cut the motorcylist off nor any mention about what was being done about it. No mention about if it was hit and run, no mention about any description of the prepetrator nor any need about looking for the vehicle. Too many lingering questions.

RE:Jimbo | 4:18 a.m. July 4, 2009

Good for you!

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dave | 8:30 a.m. July 4, 2009

I have been commuting Parleys since 1987. Most of the dozens of accidents I have witnessed have been similar to this. A person iapproaching a slower car jerks into a lane where traffic is traveling much faster. What this person does is do to everyone else what he is avoiding. It is a selfish, deadly manuver.

Jim | 8:44 a.m. July 4, 2009

The reason why you won't hear anything about the other vehicle is because nobody cares about motorcylcists. Last month someone killed a motorcyclist in Utah, when they went through a stop sign or red light, can't remember which. All that person was charged with was, you guessed it going through a stop sign!!! I ride a motorcylce, wear protective clothing and helmet. I have riden in the state of UT and it appears that motorcylcists are another species for hunting season, they all have targets on their backs. The excuse that is always given...sorry didn't see you. The reality, I was too busy on the cell phone to notice you or arguing with my spouse or the kids to care enough of what was in front or to the side of me. Forget the political campaigns, start running an awarness campaigns for drivers!!!!

lou | 10:46 a.m. July 4, 2009

Sometimes people really don't see motorcyclists - it has happened to me more than once, and I was not on the phone, fighting with my spouse, or kids, I was being very attentive. It was my spouse and one of my kids who saw the bike first and called out to me so that I stopped from making a left-hand turn in front of him. Thank goodness. I had already lost a family member and the father of a close friend in accidents almost exactly like the one I almost created, and I am always looking out for motorcylists. Sometimes they drive recklessly, but most of the time I see them driving very responsibly. It's just a fact, they aren't as easy to see in certain situations.

motorcycle mama | 11:10 a.m. July 4, 2009

I used to ride a motorcycle and was surprised as to how little drivers of cars see motorcycles. I am from Europe, in driving school (very expensive and detailed) we are taught over and over to look for bikes and motorcycles and I always do! Never turn without looking for a biker or motorcyclist. The driving schools could do much better here, the more a student has to invest in passing the driving test, the better they will hopefully drive. I have given up riding a motorcycle for now as I am raising children and know people don't see motorcycles, I have had too many close calls. I do think I got noticed more than other cyclist because I was a woman riding but still not enough to say it is safe in the US.

AC | 11:53 a.m. July 4, 2009

Sometimes people don't see motorcycles is correct, but being a rider, you would be amazed at how many more do and don't care. I have been cut off more times than I can count, almost clipped, and sometimes it seems as if they do it on purpose as they look right at you while about clipping the front of your bike getting over. Tailgating is really nice too, because if I have to tap my brakes, you are going to probably kill me slamming into me. And I will agree that Utah is not only the worst state to ride in, it is the worst to drive in...I wish they would pass laws to ticket drivers that do all these stupid things that cost people their lives.

concerned | 1:00 p.m. July 4, 2009

dui,speeding, wreckless driving, cell phone use should equal murder

Lisa | 7:08 p.m. July 4, 2009

As a truck driver and motorcyclist, I have seen it all. I am so amazed at the risks drivers take at the expense of others, including their family or friends. Didn't a accident occur recently around Wendover, a white truck cutting off a car causing a big accident? Come on people!!!! Seriously??? Is your time more important? Your lives more important? than the ones you are killing? This man was a great, caring, fun, fun, man. His death causes a huge void in his family and friends lives. My thoughts and prayers to them. Chuckles.....I am gonna miss you

Mike | 10:05 a.m. July 6, 2009

My thoughts go out the friends and family of the this very fun and caring individual.

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