[Ducati] NDC: Don't pass at the Gap

[Scott Cloninger]

Jules,

I'd have stopped.  I think it was the HD guy's fault.  I think he was stupid.  I think he learned something from his excursion.  I've done stupid things.  I'll do more stupid things.  I don't think the cager had any moral responsibility to stop once he was sure the biker was attended to, and he obviously was.  I have a Harley Davidson.  I do stupid things on it, too.  I have no anti-HD bias.  I'd have checked on the bevel...without a doubt.

Enough with the simple statements.....who brought the beer?  Seriously, though, give a holler when you're in the area and I'll show you Deal's Gap and why the HD guy did something less smart than you can imagine!!  I live about 90 minutes from Deal's Gap and I'd be happy to take a ride with ya!!

BTW, what online gaming are you into lately.  I've been sampling a number of 360 titles....Call of Duty 2, Perfect Dark Zero, etc. and I've been a PC gamer for years.  Holler if you need some FarCry or something!!!  I suck, but I make an excellent target.  8 )

Cheers,

Cloner (a.k.a. Scott Cloninger)
Chattanooga, TN
(423) 309-3496

-----Original Message-----
From: jules [mailto:jules at popmonkey.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:07 PM
To: 'Ducati Owners Group'
Subject: RE: [Ducati] NDC: Don't pass at the Gap


also sprach vduc on Tuesday, August 01, 2006 4:58 AM:
> The "cager" should have stopped out of decency or only to check how
> the guy was.  In the end the cager didn't cause the accident and
> wasn't really involved so legally in my opinion didn't need to stop,
> therefore wasn't fleeing the site of an accident.  The biker passed
> on a double yellow and proceeded to go off road.

the cager was at the very least a witness.  you can have no fault in an
accident but still be involved in it.  was the cager innocent?  of
course.  was he involved?  maybe a leo can answer that...  at the
scene...

but regardless of all that yes, my main point was that he should have
stopped out of human decency.  if it had been me driving I would have
stopped.  I'm amazed at the number of you that are of the "well the
harley guy deserved it, 'cause he's stupid" variety.  I'm sure non of
you have ever done anything stupid...

or is it that he was on a harley?  would it have been different if that
was a beautiful 74 bevelhead?  I'm betting someone here would have
stopped just to check on the bike :P

-- 
j u l e s @ p o p m o n k e y . c o m
http://www.popmonkey.com/jules



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