I saw a dead motorcyclist in Chicago over the weekend

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We were heading to the southside on Lakeshore and a bunch of cars were stopped ahead. when we got there I realized a motorcycle accident had just takenn place. I told my kids to look left. But when I happened to look a the scene, I saw a guy laying on the pavement in a fery distorted position, with a huge pool of blood around his head. No way the guy survived. And we saw another motorcycle accident on Sunday? Yikes, was that ever horrible.

[DelawareValleyDem]

1. Bill Janklow in town?

[physioex]

2. Man that is scary....

:scared:

[Quahog]

3. As a motorcyclist, I thank you for the visual...

...NOT!

Of course, it sounds like he was riding without a helmet, so he almost certainly was an idiot. Doesn't make his death any less sad, just more senseless.

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4. Well, I saw a helmet about a hundred feet from his bike

And it must have been his, because he was the only motorcyclist involved in the accident. Then again, he may not have been wearing it.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

5. Sounds like he didn't do up the chin strap.

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6. I don't think they have a helmet law in Illinois

Which I don't understand.

[Susang]

10. You can thank ABATE for that

Very big on lobbying against any helmet laws here. Apparently, they're effective.

[commander bunnypants]

7. I was driving up 95 one day

all the cars started to slow then stopped, med flight flew, then a whole bunch of people with vid cameras ran up to the scene. Finally after getting going again. I saw a twisted up motorcycle.

Ghouls

DDQM

[ProfessorGAC]

8. I Saw One Near My Home About 3 Weeks Ago

Helmetless rider, lost control and hit a farm implement head on. I didn't see the moment of impact, but a dumptruck in front of me, locked the brakes and some dirt when flying. A bunch of stuff hit the ground in the middle of the road.

About 10 seconds later, i realized that the "stuff" that hit the ground was the rider. I called the police on my cellphone. When they got there, (in only about 20 seconds), the cop looked at the guy, who still hadn't moved a single muscle. He then radioed, ignored the guy and started getting witness statements. Never even went back to the guy. So i realized he was obviously already dead.

The EMT vehicle got there in about another minute and a half. By then, the cop had gotten to me. After i talked to him, i turned around and went home.

Next day in the paper, sure enough, the guy was pronounced dead at the scene. Massive head and upper body trauma.
The Professor

[Liberal Classic]

9. Just had a lowside today

Since I wear protective gear I am well, though I may be bruised tomorrow. My ride, on the other hand, needs some work now. Dammit, I need that bike for the upcoming semester.

I've seen some messy motorcycle accidents in my time, though I mention in the interest of fairness that automobile accidents can be just as gory.

[Burma Jones]

11. My EMT Brother refers to them as Donor-cycles........n/t