Kill a man, pay your ticket
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,832
Likes: 67
From: Phoenix
Where do you get this from? What information do you have access to that the rest of us don't, that tells you the rider is at fault for getting killed?
Last edited by JustOneDean; Dec 26, 2014 at 02:29 AM. Reason: Clarity
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 81,309
Likes: 36,894
From: Oklahoma City
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,699
Likes: 520
From: Palm Coast, Florida
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 17,548
Likes: 7,197
From: Oxford, Nc
The guy that ran the stop sign in his pick up truck that flashed out from behind the building at the corner and put me in the hospital for three days (and now going on a year in recovery,) only got a failure to yield, (not even 'running a stop sign.')
Unless there is intent, there's nothing 'criminal' in what he did, since I wasn't killed apparently ( per the law here in NC.) Now the lawyers will figure out what its worth, and that'll be it. That seems to be how it works most of the time.
Unless there is intent, there's nothing 'criminal' in what he did, since I wasn't killed apparently ( per the law here in NC.) Now the lawyers will figure out what its worth, and that'll be it. That seems to be how it works most of the time.
Last edited by Stiggy; Dec 26, 2014 at 07:17 AM.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 3,105
Likes: 1,761
From: Atlanta, GA
I know it's not exactly the same, but if she was inattentive and had turned left and killed a pedestrian she'd be facing very serious charges. So the same actions result in a biker dying and she gets a minor ticket. WTF?
It seems like the message is, you get a free pass if you take out a motorcyclist. Unfortunately this is the "same story/ different day".
It seems like the message is, you get a free pass if you take out a motorcyclist. Unfortunately this is the "same story/ different day".
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 157,524
Likes: 57,079
From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
Damn ... tough crew here this morning ... Too much Egg Nog yesterday? Yes, sarcasm ( hopefully that's what it is ) can be difficult to interpret. Had a similar situation happen here several years ago. Unfortunately, she ( yes another old woman ) did the same thing a year later. Two deaths and no repercussions.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,255
Likes: 585
From: Arkansas
In 2003 I bought a brand new (don't slam me) Honda Shadow. I had 52 miles on it when an 80 something year old woman turned left in front of me. The wreck is a complete blank to me but witnesses that stopped to help me said I did everything I could to avoid her but t-boned her on the passenger side. They said I flew over her hood and landed in the highway. She kept going. One couple that stopped were military and the wife was a combat medic. She stayed with me while the husband chased the woman down. The woman didn't even know I hit her. I spent a week in the hospital and was off work for 3 months due to injuries. The state trooper that worked the wreck gave the woman several citations but turns out, the woman was a member of a very influential family in town and none the citations stuck.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 294
Likes: 15
From: Florida
We recently took my mother in laws car away from her because she is too old and incompetent to drive. Not a day goes by that she doesn't say she wants her car back. We actually had no legal right to take it but if she gets too insistent we would have to have her declared legally incompetent to get her back off the road. We did talk her into canceling the insurance and turning her tag into the DMV. Thank goodness the wife is retired and can spend a lot of time with her. Otherwise she would be driving to Walmart every freakin day as she had been.
Oh and we were lucky she hadn't hurt anyone yet.
Oh and we were lucky she hadn't hurt anyone yet.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 32,851
Likes: 17,888
From: Newcastle, OK
I know it's not exactly the same, but if she was inattentive and had turned left and killed a pedestrian she'd be facing very serious charges. So the same actions result in a biker dying and she gets a minor ticket. WTF?
It seems like the message is, you get a free pass if you take out a motorcyclist. Unfortunately this is the "same story/ different day".
It seems like the message is, you get a free pass if you take out a motorcyclist. Unfortunately this is the "same story/ different day".
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 157,524
Likes: 57,079
From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
We recently took my mother in laws car away from her because she is too old and incompetent to drive. Not a day goes by that she doesn't say she wants her car back. We actually had no legal right to take it but if she gets too insistent we would have to have her declared legally incompetent to get her back off the road. We did talk her into canceling the insurance and turning her tag into the DMV. Thank goodness the wife is retired and can spend a lot of time with her. Otherwise she would be driving to Walmart every freakin day as she had been.
Oh and we were lucky she hadn't hurt anyone yet.
Oh and we were lucky she hadn't hurt anyone yet.