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Motorcyclist popping wheelie before fatal crash
A man who police say was popping wheelies and doing over 100 mph on a motorcycle died in a crash in Pierce County Wednesday afternoon.
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  • fartforce1 wrote...
    Darwin award.
    July 4, 2012 8:33 pm
    Motorbike riders will always tell you its the other drivers on the road that make it dangerous for them, but of the three motorcycle accidents that I have witnessed so far, 2 fatal, all have been the fault of the rider.
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  • Cash wrote...
    Oops...
    July 4, 2012 8:43 pm
    .
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  • CH wrote...
    Sorry for the lost brother . . . .
    July 4, 2012 9:16 pm
    http://youtu.be/9E-WasNzVpI
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  • jstumbo wrote...
    Oh well....
    July 4, 2012 9:16 pm
    Feel for the family, but if you grab the bull by the horns, you sometimes get gored.
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  • Newton wrote...
    These bike riders need to know.
    July 5, 2012 1:27 am
    Car vs motorcycle = not good for motorcycle. Ride on the defensive. Please!.
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  • Rangerhawk wrote...
    Had that been my family in the van.....
    July 5, 2012 1:54 am
    I would have surely beaten any remaining life out of him at the scene!
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  • make_or_break wrote...
    As if riding sensibly and safely wasn't dangerous enough already
    July 5, 2012 3:53 am
    You do the stupid, there should be no surprise that this is the likely result. Being moronic enough to injure or even potentially kill an innocent...well, that's why THIS ending is for once poetic. In the Big Scheme of Things, cleaning out the gene pool a bit was not a bad thing, despite the pain and emotional suffering for this idiot's loved ones.
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  • dori monson fan wrote...
    how is this any different
    July 5, 2012 4:22 am
    than someone who seeks their thrills climbing mt. rainier? i'd argue doing wheelies on a crotch rocket has a better survival rate than 1/3000, making it safer than climbing our beloved iconic mt. and after two weeks ago the endangering others on the motorbike argument doesn't work.
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  • Chris Halliday wrote...
    1000 Ways To Die
    July 5, 2012 5:42 am
    I just love that show and this story should be on it. I'm sure this isn't the first time this idiot has pulled this sort of thing. It also reminds me of a story in Sports Illustrated a while back. They were talking about amputee golfers. The golfers dealt with their afflictions by having a sick sense of humor. Being an amputee myself, I can relate to these guys. When interviewed, many of these awkward golfers said, "You want to be a member of our club? Get a motorcycle." I'm glad no one in the van was hurt. Be safe, not sorry, you hog riders.
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  • CH wrote...
    Rangerhawk is this what you want done to you when . . . .
    July 5, 2012 7:45 am
    run into someone? Useless piece [A nice way to say, "piece of sheit", without actually swearing].
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