True story from Sturgis 2010.
On the way home, south of Newcastle on US 85, a two-lane highway, I was riding in the left-hand track on my 1050 Tiger and my son, Aaron, on his Thruxton, was behind me and in the right-hand track. English Steve and Doug Perkins were long gone, being fast riders. We were headed up a long hill. Coming down the hill was a long line of vehicles.
Suddenly, a bike pulled out of the back of the pack and headed down our lane, in my track. At first, I could not believe it. The line of vehicles and the bike would pass us at the same time. There was no way the bike could reach the front of the line and pull back in. I moved to the right-hand track and Aaron stayed behind.
Thus, the Harley (a guy with a woman passenger) roared downhill past us, never slowing down. The closing speed was probably 120 mph, and his bike and our bikes were probably only a couple of feet apart when we passed. I don't recall a break-down lane or we would have moved over..
To say I was in a homicidal rage after that would be an understatement.
But, being a good father to Aaron, we kept riding south back to Denver . . .
Dan
From: emrat@googlegroups.com [mailto:emrat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ross Borgida
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:12 PM
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [emrat:8400] Horrible Accident Last Saturday
Wow, I literally thought about how I need to know what is going on four cars ahead of me and be alert when leaving work and riding to a dr appt. I need to be alert when commuting after leaving work. Thanks for bringing up this topic Dan! Very important.
On Friday, March 4, 2016, Curtis Graves <ikonoklass@gmail.com> wrote:
> One wonders if she crossed the center line suddenly, or if erratic driving was observable before impact. Anyone going to the swap meet tomorrow? I want to ride my Kwak, but I don't want the Iron Order to destroy it!
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> On Friday, March 4, 2016, Dan Pilcher <dpilcher@cochamber.com> wrote:
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>> I've often thought about what tactic to employ if I was riding down a two-lane highway at, say, 65 mph, and an oncoming vehicle started to drift into my lane.
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>> My first precaution is to always try to be 100 percent alert and watching for a vehicle that I see—even sense actually—that might spell trouble.
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>> One piece of advice that I came across is try to constantly scan at least 12 seconds up and down the open road, which would be about a quarter-mile, watching for potential problems long in advance.
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>> Since the closing speed of the two vehicles would be 130 mph, there's clearly not much time to react if you wait too long.
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>> We really only have two options: brake or swerve, but not both at the same time because that would likely result in a loss of traction and a crash.
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>> Does anyone else have other ideas for the group on this issue?
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>> Stay safe out there!
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>> Dan Pilcher
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>> Denver and the West
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>> Affidavit: Parker woman was texting, drunk in crash that killed 2
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>> Athina L. Munoz is accused of vehicular homicide, DUI and other charges
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>> By Jesse Paul
>> The Denver Post
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>> Posted: 02/29/2016 12:12:29 PM MST210 Comments | Updated: 4 days ago
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>> Athina L. Munoz, 27 (Colorado State Patrol)
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>> A Parker woman suspected of drunken driving in a Saturday crash that killed a motorcyclist and his passenger told authorities she was texting in the moments before drifting into oncoming traffic.
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>> Athina L. Munoz, 27, had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech and a strong smell of alcohol on her breath when she was interviewed by the Colorado State Patrol, according to an arrest affidavit.
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>> "She admitted to consuming two glasses of wine," a state trooper wrote in the document.
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>> DOCUMENT: Read Athina L. Munoz's arrest affidavit
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>> The crash happened about 1:30 p.m. south of Franktown on Colorado 83 at North Russellville Road.
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>> Brian Lehner, 58, of Parker, and his passenger, Jacquie Lehner, 56, were riding a 2014 maroon Harley Davidson, in the northbound lane of the highway when they were hit by Munoz's 1997 green Honda Accord, investigators say.
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>> Another man riding a motorcycle behind the Lehners also sustained minor injuries in the crash.
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>> According to the affidavit, Munoz "became distraught and was yelling out that she had just killed two people" while talking to investigators.
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>> Munoz also admitted to smoking marijuana before the crash, the State Patrol says, and she failed tests to see if she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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>> "Munoz did not perform voluntary maneuvers as a sober person," the affidavit said.
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>> Authorities say Munoz was checking a text message just before the wreck and that when she looked up "she was on the wrong side of the road and hit a motorcycle," the affidavit says.
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>> Munoz faces allegations of vehicular homicide, DUI, driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both, and failing to present proof of insurance. Munoz has an arrest record that includes domestic violence and child abuse, negligence.
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>> The Lehners were thrown from their motorcycle and died at the scene. They were not wearing helmets.
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>> Jesse Paul: 303-954-1733, jpaul@denverpost.com or @JesseAPaul
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