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Two Oklahoma Motorcycle Riders Dead
Written by George Tait
Thursday, 28 May 2009 00:00
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The Deseret News reported that another motorcycle crash Friday claimed the life of a 62-year-old man. A couple from Edmund, Okla., was riding on state Route 24 near Cainesville about 2:30 p.m. when the driver lost control for an unknown reason, Roden said. The motorcycle went down an embankment and overturned, killing Ronald Burkhart and injuring 67-year-old Rosetta Blocker. It appears in this report that the motorcycle driver lost control for no apparent reason. As a motorcycle rider myself I am always skeptical of these reports. It is almost impossible to lose control for no reason. You can completely let go of your handlebars and most bikes will drive themselves at least for some distance. Sand on the road or an animal are better explanations. As for fatigue and falling asleep it is almost impossible to fall asleep on a motorcycle - at least on my Harley that is true. This crash needs to be investigated. Trackback(0)
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I suspect that equipment failures, tire failures and owner-modified bikes are causes that are unreported because mc-specific, experienced accident investigators are very rare.