Motorcyclist killed by sinkhole

[Obo]

A 33 year old in Seoul was killed when a sink hole opened up in front of him. It was captured by a dash cam behind him. The woman in the car ahead of him was also injured.

Scary stuff!

A second rider coming the other way narrowly avoided it as it opened further.

 

[SMSW]

ehh, just another common motorcycle hazard.

 

[ibike2havefun]

When your number comes up, it comes up I guess.

 

[St-Gerard]

Stuff happens , but that still doesn't make it right.

 

[Igofar]

The tweakers in California use to steal man hole covers, I almost ride into an open hole a few years back.
Scary stuff.

 

[St-Gerard]

Now there's a good reason not to tailgate.

 

[Sadlsor]

I don't think you can train for this kind of event.
Maybe a sensor-style airbag vest combined with a parachute might give you a chance...

 

[Larry Fine]

I don't think you can train for this kind of event.
Maybe a sensor-style airbag vest combined with a parachute might give you a chance...

How about an ejection seat? Just hope you're still vertical when it fires.

 

[Daboo]

I had a friend in one of the prison ministries I was involved in die from riding into an open manhole.

It wasn't as obvious as you might think from reading that. He had a HD, hardtail, I believe. He'd gone out to breakfast and had a full stomach. The manhole cover wasn't on properly and when he ran over it, his front wheel went down into it.

That by itself wouldn't have killed him. But he aspirated that breakfast and that killed him.

That line at the end of the old western movies keeps coming to mind, "Prepare to meet your maker." None of us knows the time or how we will die.

Chris

 

[Fenianbastard]

There have been two large sinkholes on Rte 80 in NJ recently, caused they think by old mines under the road.

 

[catcher]

Airbags have some merit, but who will invent a helmet featuring a powerful drone on top which will automatically deploy in an emergency, lifting the rider up and away from danger?

 

[jdmccright]

I heard it on the radio yesterday. Just...horrific. It was a deep chasm too...65ft reportedly. I love riding but I don't wanna die doing it.

 

[Obo]

Airbags have some merit, but who will invent a helmet featuring a powerful drone on top which will automatically deploy in an emergency, lifting the rider up and away from danger?

All good until it rips the head from the body in error...

 

[TipSTer]

When your number comes up, it comes up I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sinkhole+corvette+museum+security+camera

Few years ago.

 

[Obo]

@TipSTer I remember when that happened.

 

[St-Gerard]

Hopefully he was single, a family would be devastated by his death.

 

[the Ferret]

Geezalou, what a weird way to go.

 

[Larry Fine]

Airbags have some merit, but who will invent a helmet featuring a powerful drone on top which will automatically deploy in an emergency, lifting the rider up and away from danger?

 

[SMSW]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sinkhole+corvette+museum+security+camera

Few years ago.

Probably not as bad as being gobbled by a worm in Dune.

 

[SupraSabre]

RIP the rider!

On my trip back from Illinois the other day, it was dark and I hit a place in the road (I70) that had buckled.

I think if I would have been on a bike, my outcome would have been totally different, than being in my truck.