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Harry Mack addresses road hazards for bikers For those on two wheels, animal carcasses - or any roadway debris - can be lethal hazard Comments re article 75916 Billy Joe Fudge Common sense approach for roadkill cleanup By Harry Mack Personal commentary I won't comment on the common sense issue either way but will comment on something not mentioned: safety! While you may think it is a minor problem if you run over a small carcass with your car or you just straddle it, it is a problem for those of us who ride on 2 wheels. Imagine what would happen if a motorcycle struck an oozing carcass on the road? It may cause a mess, but it also may throw the rider off balance and into the path of an oncoming car or off the road into a ditch. If you ever observe a group of bikers on a ride and watch them for any length of time, you will notice from front to back in the line that, every once in a while, you will see the rider point with his left hand down to the ground. This gives the riders behind him notice that there is something on the road to avoid. Each rider repeats the action as they pass the object to notify those behind them. We bikers look out for each other and it looks like we will have to be more vigilant if the road kill policy is implemented. While I have the floor, I would also like to mention trash on the road and how it is dangerous too. I was on a ride on 6/13 and witnessed a biker go down due to some disposable diapers that someone had thrown out on the road. This was on a curve and when 2 wheeled motorcycles traverse a curve, they lean the bike, not turn the handlebars. When this man hit the wet diapers, his bike was leaning and it slid off of the road causing him to go down. He ended up in Somerset hospital with broken ribs and a broken collar bone, all thanks to someone who was focused on themselves who threw out the diapers on the roadway. --Harry Mack This story was posted on 2015-06-18 08:12:15
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