Crashes A helmet probably would not have helped

[Gh0stRider]

http://www.fox11az.com/news/local/M...ed-in-wreck-on-Carefree-Highway-89149257.html

Very sad news story of some motorcyclists in AZ.

 

[KilroyCD]

Very sad story, Gh0stRider. You have to wonder what was going on with the truck driver.

PS - I had to cut 'n paste the link to make it work. I tried to fix the link, but it wouldn't cooperate.

 

[Gh0stRider]

I think that driver was drunk or stoned. Did you see him trying to walk a straight line? Vehicular homicide IMHO. He could have just as easily barreled into a packed minivan and killed several people.

As far as the links go, it seems that url tags are disabled. The forum software recognizes the link, adds the tags but doesn't make it a clickab...le to fix that if brought to their attention.

 

[Tanaka40]

If you are a commercial drvier, you can't even have .001 BAC to be considered under the influence. Even cough syrup or nyquill can cause a person to be impaired. It's a shame people have to die before anyone takes notice. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the victims.

 

[happycheapskate]

I am a commercial truck driver (Hazmat, doubles, triples, tankers).

Yes, you are right that it is considered illegal to consume even cold medicine that has alcohol, but it would take probably 1 bottle of Nyquil in 1 hour to read on a breathylizer.

The comments section of the link http://www.fox11az.com/news/local/M...ed-in-wreck-on-Carefree-Highway-89149257.html
http://www.fox11az.com/news/local/Multiple-motorcycles-truck-involved-in-wreck-on-Carefree-Highway-89149257.html

says that the driver was "checking paperwork" when he moved through an intersection and collided with the multiple bikes and a car.

This is terrible. I hate to even use my phone when I'm driving. Multiple lane municipal roads are very dangerous because of the relatively high speeds (30-60mph, trucks do not stop quickly and there are quick change lights!!!)
and because of the huge number of entrance/exit/driveway/intersection points all along, plus sidewalks, trails, and yards. Remember this on your motoredbikes, and be careful.

Sad to hear of your loss(es).

 

[Tanaka40]

Happy..., I was a dispatcher for a trucking company and one of my drivers got busted at a supercoupe (scalehouse) when they did a full inspection of the truck and found a bottle of banned cough syrup and he got a ticket and a drug test (urine) on the spot !!! Driving a big rig is a serious job and in my neck of the woods, ten years ago, a driver from Oakley trucking kiiled 2 high school kids when he crossed the median (SB into NB traffic) and cut the girls Camero in half. The driver blew a .016 BAC which is double drunk for CDL drivers in Calif. None of the victims were family but it is sad to see innocent people die.