Fatal Motorcycle Accidents Shuts Down Atlantic
[nggallery id=”45290″ template=galleryview] A motorcyclist was killed this morning at around 7 a.m. when he (we assume) was struck by a taxi heading east on Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt and Bond Streets. As of 9:30 this morning, Atlantic Avenue was shut down in both directions between Smith Street and Flatbush Avenue, causing a series of…
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A motorcyclist was killed this morning at around 7 a.m. when he (we assume) was struck by a taxi heading east on Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt and Bond Streets. As of 9:30 this morning, Atlantic Avenue was shut down in both directions between Smith Street and Flatbush Avenue, causing a series of reverberating traffic jams on all the major thoroughfares in the area.
in fact the pictures above do show Highway patrol officers(the ones with the high boots on)on scene.
apprapo of nothing even expert motorcycle drivers are at risk
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pr/pr_2010_011_motorcycle_safety_course.shtml
and I am told the reason why the entire Atlantic Avenue was closed was because the accident started on one side and ended on the other and all lanes were involved. Its also my understanding that all fatal accidents are investigated by Police department experts from the Highway Patrol Division who are specially trained and experienced to do so and they had to await their arrival before the street could be reopened.
Of course sympathy to the family of the deceased.
you do not need a Class M for 2 wheel vehicles 49cc and under. Some vespa’s (the ubiquitous ones in bklyn) and a lot of the chinese knock offs – are 49cc, specifically for this reason. That aside, people need not take a safety course before testing for Class M…which IMO is a real problem. What bothers me most is seeing elementary aged children being put on the backs of these chintzy scooters – and usually being dumped off at St. Ann’s………
my boyfriend was riding his motorcycle around this area today he hasn’t made it home his phone is lost, and none of his friends know where he is. he didnt make it home today and its already six pm, if someone can tell me the make of the motorcylce and the colors it would be great please help if you can. his motorcycle is a honda shadow delux, from early 2001-2003. its silver and white and missing a front fender if this is the bike please send an email to likinyelosno@yahoo.com on urgent. thankyou.
Shame on those of you who are blaming the victim.
Atlantic Avenue is long overdue for a major traffic-calming redesign, as are the equally nightmarish Flatbush and Fourth Avenues. I can’t understand why these round-the-clock raceways of death are tolerated in our communities, while children, the elderly, ALL off us are continually menaced by them.
All the opinions and comments here are coming from people who have not the slightest idea what happened, unless they actually witnessed this accident, in which case they should be talking to investigators. The sketchey news accounts that pop up immediately after events like these are written by people who are paid to gather stories from witnesses; they can’t get anything from the police. The police are restricted by law from making public statements about any details. And when there is an investigation into any kind of accident, the function of the police, their job, is to record details as accurately as they can in a report which will be filed and used in any litigation. But it must be remembered that they are not forensic analysts, and their report is based on their best judgement given the circumstances which they compile with physical evidence and witness accounts. This judgement is disputable because it’s based on plausible evidence. Forensics are the scientists, and they don’t tell stories.
The news media accounts ought to reserve their judgement until there is proof-“struck by a cab” is misleading. It would be enough to simply report that a man riding a motorcycle on Atlantic avenue died in an accident, and that investigation is ongoing.
And the same is true for all the speculation on this website. Placing the blame is a game for armchair detectives who have nothing but time to fabricate narratives for their general amusement, in lieu of watching some reality based TV.
wasder – understand. For some reason this hit a nerve with me because i know so many riders…probably over-reacted a bit to your comments.
I guess I am just not the danger sport type denton et al. But I don’t think I was blaming this guy as much as musing on what makes people want to take on risk like that. I don’t ski either if that gives you any sense of where my head is at. But I am sorry to all if it felt like I was blaming this guy or pissing on him on this of all days. I do feel bad and just think that of all the ways to give oneself satisfaction and happiness I personally choose less dangerous ones. Just me…
ProfRobert – I’m human, but I have this arcane notion that I don’t have to insensitively express every ugly thought that comes into my head publicly. However, as a reader of the internet, I realize this is not a majority opinion.