Motorcycle / Bus collide in My City

[Loopy]

I heard this on the scanner earlier today. Being a former rider myself it made me cringe. 😬 Makes me always remember when I was knocked off my bike and I was thrown to the ground. 😬 And I was just sitting at gas pumps. 

 

Only about 2 blocks from my house.

 

Sure hope they had helmets ⛑ on. 

 

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/bus-collides-with-motorcycle-in-Munising-crash-556760801.html?fbclid=IwAR35Z3qyTMWWn5TFWqA4JJkf913siSmYY46ELhDwg7e0TXmrnGgD9VhLB0I

 

MUNISING, Mich. (WLUC) - At least two people are in the hospital after an Alger County transit bus collided with a motorcycle in Munising Tuesday morning. 

 

According to Munising City Police, the 68-year-old motorcycle driver was heading Eastbound on M28 at the Birch street intersection. 

An Altran bus was making a right hand turn, and did not see the motorcycle. 

 

The bus collided with the motorcycle, throwing the driver and passenger off. 

 

The driver and passenger were transported to Marquette General hospital. Their condition is unknown at this time.

[Lee49]

"Sure hope they had helmets ⛑ on. "  I just learned a helmet is no longer necessary in Michigan as of 2012 providing certain requirement are met, 21 years of age at least $20k in medical coverage, passed a safety course or been riding for at least 2 years, I haven't ridden since 1985 when I was in an accident in Kentucky, I'm glad I was wearing a helmet, and also in 1968 ( my first bike as a teenager)  missed a curve in the road at night and rolled on the shoulder, also wearing a helmet in Mich. they had helmet laws back then and I'm glad they did! Now when my wife and I visit her mother in Bowling green,Ky about 90% of the riders we see are not wearing!

[tekmantwo]

Riding used to be one of my favorite things to do. I have had many motorcycles, 20 or more...I loved to ride...

 

The thing, my own action, that caused me to stop riding was when I was riding my 750 Honda 4cyl, kinda tuned up and very fast, in between two semi-truck trailers.

 

I was on my way to work, about 6:30 AM, I saw the trucks in front of me and I knew that we were on a very long curving 2 lane section. I didnt want to wait that long so I geared down and opened it up. I was going over 135mph when I hit the gap between the trucks, I had about a foot or so clearance on either side. We were on a curved road so I could not see the road in front of me. I could have touched both trailers at once if I had reached out. I did not...

 

I was in between the trailers only a couple of seconds or so, when I came out one of the drives hit his airhorn loud and long. That kinda got my attention and I throttled down and rode the rest of the way to work at the speed limit. Him honking at me made me realize what a stupid thing I had just done. I was married with 2 young daughters at home and I could have very easily been killed, leaving them without a husband and a father.

 

I sold the bike the next weekend and I havent had one since. That was in 1986.

[Loopy]

Those that don’t wear helmets aren’t even good organ donors.

 

I’d be scared to death to even attempt not wearing a helmet. 

 

Everyone qcomplains about their rights...it’s their right not to wear helmets or seatbelts.

 

i always say, well, it’s their right to die as well.