Another drunk biker

[JDOCKERY132445]

http://yellowtape.blogs.starnewsonline.com/20140/man-dies-from-motorcycle-accident-injuries/

Behind the Yellow Tape
Man dies from motorcycle accident injuries
Monday, August 13, 2012 at 11:03 by Pressley Baird

A Pender County man died Sunday after he was in a motorcycle accident a day earlier, according to the Kenansville Highway Patrol.

William Allen Scott, 55, of Rocky Point, was driving his motorcycle on Old Swann Point Avenue in Rocky Point on Saturday night when he ran off the road into a ditch, according to the highway patrol. He was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where he died Sunday.

Careless and reckless driving and alcohol use contributed to the accident, according to the highway patrol.

 

[JDOCKERY132445]

We get a lot of these

This accident was discussed at the biker party I attended the Thursday after it happened. It had an effect on the amount of alcohol consumed; but i don't know how long the effect will wear off.

 

[ANDYVH]

Just like helmetless riders, a drunk motorcyclist will prove Darwinism in action.

Only the strong survive. The weak shall be weaned from the gene pool.

 

[MotorradMike]

It's difficult to be sympathetic for W.A.S. but he had others in his life who will suffer for this.

I remember reading(may have been the HURT report) that the number one fatal motorcycle accident was "Failure to negotiate a curve while intoxicated".
I've had no trouble keeping out of that category.

 

[Dmftoy1]

It's difficult to be sympathetic for W.A.S. but he had others in his life who will suffer for this.

I remember reading(may have been the HURT report) that the number one fatal motorcycle accident was "Failure to negotiate a curve while intoxicated".
I've had no trouble keeping out of that category.

+1 me neither

 

[JDOCKERY132445]

Insurance rates

The horrible thing is that everyone's premiums go up when things like this happen.

 

[Scott C]

What has never ceased to amaze me is how the "rides" at some rallies originate from and end at....a beer tent. Or, how some poker runs just stop at bars along the way.

This is why I have stopped attending those "other" kind of rallies and why I no longer go on any "runs" whether for charity or not. Riding with a bunch of riders who have been drinking is just not for me.

It also amazes me that a big time motorcycle company plasters its name all over these rallies and beer tents and then turns around and tries to preach safety even going so far as to have safety courses at their dealerships. Talk about a double standard.

Until people smarten up and stop drinking and riding, the injuries and deaths are going to continue and all our insurance rates will continue to increase. We are all paying for the stupidity of a few.

 

[lkchris]

Maybe 20 years ago I heard a statistic that went basically like this.

For a 20 something that has had a DUI while riding a motorcycle, that person has a life expectancy of maybe 1.5 years.

 

[KJ6OCL]

No Booze!

No booze on a day when I'm going to ride! Even though I know that one beer (or one glass of wine) an hour or so before riding would not be a problem for my judgment while riding. However, the problem would be the effect on my judgment not to have that second beer of glass of wine!

That's my rule, and I'm sticking to it!!!!

 

[lkchris]

That's exactly how to do it.

 

[kgadley01]

This is why our National Rallys should be Alcohol free... There is no need for a beer tent at a Motorcycle event. IMHO

 

[42906]

Helmetless Harvey rider

You can't make this stuff up.

Yup, especially the part about the "Harvey" rider. This wasn't an Asian riding this Harvey was it? Just sayin' ..............

 

[42906]

The local Harvey dealer sets up a beer trailer from time to time behind the service department. Nice, huh.

Ever wonder about the Harvey riders who build a bike they then call a "bar hopper"?

 

[JDOCKERY132445]

Have you been?

This is why our National Rallys should be Alcohol free... There is no need for a beer tent at a Motorcycle event. IMHO

I wonder if you have been to many BMW rallys. The typical pattern is for folks to hit the roads in the early morning and return in the afternoon/evening for food and drinks. I did not see people leave the beer tent and go for any rides. I like beer. I ride a lot. They can be done safely at the same venue; but not both at the same time.

 

[kgadley01]

I wonder if you have been to many BMW rallys. The typical pattern is for folks to hit the roads in the early morning and return in the afternoon/evening for food and drinks. I did not see people leave the beer tent and go for any rides. I like beer. I ride a lot. They can be done safely at the same venue; but not both at the same time.

Not everyone camps. Some stay at motels and have to ride back to the motel. Others may have a couple of beers in the afternoon and then ride to have supper. I've been riding 44 years and have been to many BMW Rallys.

 

[42906]

While touring Europe on my trusty K I was having dinner in a hunting lodge outside Sigmaringen not far from the big castle, and at the table across from me were four German motor cops, clad in green and cream colored racing leathers, having dinner accompanied by big pints of stout local beer. This was some butt kicking beer too. After finishing their dinners and draining their glasses of beer they saddled up and went out to enforce the law. They all saw me drinking my pint of the exact same stuff and they didn't arch an eyebrow when I threw a leg over my bike. We all smiled at each other and went on our way. Not passing judgement, just telling you what I saw.

In the French Navy it would not be frowned on for a pilot to drink a glass of wine with their lunch, then go up to the flight deck of the Charles de Gaull, strap on a Super Entendard attack bomber and do a low level mission in the Alps, or over Afghanistan for that matter. Now, the US Navy pilot on an exchange tour with the same French squadron would be prohibited from drinking alcohol 12 hours before briefing. Again, not passing judgement, just telling you how things are. A Royal Navy or Dutch ship will have three bars on board, one each for the officers, chiefs and enlisted crew.

Our Navy is one of the outliers in this regard, having gone dry during Prohibition and never going wet again afterwards, unless you consider being allocated two beers after 60 consecutive days at sea, and only during a "steel beach picnic" to be wet. My aching back!

 

[JDOCKERY132445]

How did it happen?

Not everyone camps. Some stay at motels and have to ride back to the motel. Others may have a couple of beers in the afternoon and then ride to have supper. I've been riding 44 years and have been to many BMW Rallys.

With all that experience, how did you become so anti-beer? Did you see someone at a BMW rally get loaded and wreck?

 

[Scott C]

It was not my intent to imply that a rally should be devoid of a beer tent. At Sedalia I never saw anyone go from the beer tent and get on their bike and ride away.

I think a beer tent is a great idea if used in the proper way. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a great ride during the day and then coming back to enjoy the comraderie of friends at the beer tent. Sounds like a pretty good day to me.

However, starting rides at a beer tent and having them announce over a P.A. system 30 minutes before the ride begins, "last call for the 3PM ride, who wants a double" is not a responsible way to run a ride or a beer tent. Plus, when I see a big name motorcycle manufacturers name on that tent, it tells me that the manufacturer approves of drinking and riding or why else would they let their name be used like that.

A beer tent is great idea and I dont think BMW should get rid of it. For the short time I was at Sedalia I met so many nice and responsible people in the beer tent and I seriously doubt that anyone sat there for hours pounding down beers and then went riding. If they did, I certainly didnt see it.

 

[AKsuited]

This is why I have stopped attending those "other" kind of rallies and why I no longer go on any "runs" whether for charity or not. Riding with a bunch of riders who have been drinking is just not for me.

Same for me. And most of those riders have questionable riding skills and judgment, and that's before they start drinking. I see no point in volunteering to ride in a group ride where a significant portion of the riders will have had too much to drink after a couple of beer stops. Besides being dangerous, it just isn't any fun.

I know a guy who got drunk and rode his motorcycle. It cost him an arm and a leg, literally.

Harry

 

[MOTOR31]

I have spent far too much time around drunks, semi drunks and those who thought they could drive better hammered than sober. If I am driving, anything, I am not drinking.

I have found that it is entirely possible to have a good time without alcohol and life does not end if there is no alcohol in the area.

As to the guy who earned his darwin award in the OP, at least he didn't take anyone with him.