If you Google this item's title, you can see one of the most convincing
arguments for going AGAT (all the gear, all the time) ever presented. The Denver
Post website article includes the video from a traffic-cam recording of a
motorcyclist being broadsided by a car that ran a light into heavy intersection
traffic. The motorcyclist, Greg Edwards, suffered "a fractured femur, fractured
ankle, chipped teeth and a gash on his lip that required six stitches," but he
survived flying through air, landing on his head, and is healthy enough to talk
about the experience.
MSP Gives Up on Motorcycles, Again
The Minnesota State Patrol has, for the second time in sixty years, to give up
on its motorcycle fleet. The two-wheeled unit was revived in 2007, 58-years
after the last time Minnesota had a MiPS squad. The state patrol Chief said, "We
decided not to put motorcycles on the road this year due to increased training
costs, a concern for trooper safety, and a lack of troopers interested in
volunteering for the unit." The first of five bikes went up for auction April 21
and sold for $13,100. The ad read:
2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRA-GLIDE, 20207 miles
MOTORCYCLE, 100TH ANNIVERSARY POLICE EDITION, 103 CI MOTOR, 6
SPEED TRANSMISSION, ABS BRAKES, SINGLE SEAT SADDLE (AIR ADJUSTABLE), HARD SIDE
SADDLE BAGS, TOUR PACK AND SETCOM PUSH TO TALK COMMUNICATIONS, DUNLOP RUN FLAT
TIRES, 6 GAL TANK, 1 OF 5 2008 BLACK CHERRY PEARL COLORED ELECTRA GLIDES IN
EXISTENCE (SPECIALLY PAINTED BY HD FOR PATROL, VERY RARE COLLECTABLE, RESERVE
$8,000
2 comments:
I don't think the car driver could have been looking at the road--I didn't notice any signs of braking or slowing down at all. Always drive expecting other folks to do the unexpected.
I think it's good to remember the two universal infinite resources are hydrogen and human stupidity.
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