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Bear causes accident that kills motorcyclist (Connecticut)
The Hartford Courant ^
| June 14, 2006
| AP State Wire
Posted on 06/14/2006 8:30:20 AM PDT by nutmeg
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posted on
06/14/2006 8:30:21 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
To: RaceBannon; scoopscandal; 2Trievers; LoneGOPinCT; Rodney King; sorrisi; MrSparkys; monafelice; ...
Connecticut ping!
Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.
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posted on
06/14/2006 8:31:03 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: firebrand; evilC; stanz; Clemenza; StarFan
Bears are everywhere here lately...
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posted on
06/14/2006 8:32:49 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: nutmeg
a car traveling in front of Osden hit the bear, which ran off into the woods and was not found. Osden was trying to avoid that collision and crashed, police said.The bear didn't cause the accident that killed the motorcyclist. Rather, it sounds like the motorcyclist was following the car too closely.
Yet another (non)survival-of-the-(non)fittest story.
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posted on
06/14/2006 8:36:12 AM PDT
by
newgeezer
(Repeal all Amendments after XV. Yes, ALL of them. Yes, I mean that one, too.)
To: nutmeg
Speaking for all Dakotans, I was surprised that there were any woods left east of the Ohio river.
To: Last Dakotan
There are more trees in new england now than there were in 1900 - much of the farmland has been abandoned, and reverted to forest.
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posted on
06/14/2006 8:42:47 AM PDT
by
patton
(What the heck just happened, here?)
To: nutmeg
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posted on
06/14/2006 8:48:33 AM PDT
by
rw4site
(Little men want Big Government!)
To: nutmeg
How is it the bear's fault the guy wasn't wearing a helmet?
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:06:21 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: nutmeg
Authorities said a car traveling in front of Osden hit the bear, which ran off into the woods and was not found. Osden was trying to avoid that collision and crashed, police said.Well, not to be too picky on a poor dead guy, but traveling too fast is what caused the crash...
To: nutmeg
From what I read the poor guy probably would have made it if he had a helmet on, talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I'm pretty sure I know what stretch of road he was on and that's a pretty steep grade to have to stop on.
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:12:28 AM PDT
by
#1CTYankee
(That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
To: nutmeg
Know Route 20 very well... not surprised.
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:16:47 AM PDT
by
johnny7
(“And what's Fonzie like? Come on Yolanda... what's Fonzie like?!”)
To: HairOfTheDog; #1CTYankee
Well, not to be too picky on a poor dead guy, but traveling too fast is what caused the crash...Yeah, most likely. Also he was traveling east fairly early in the morning, and it was a very sunny day. Perhaps sun in the eyes was a contributing factor...
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:20:53 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: martin_fierro
To: mtbopfuyn
How is it the bear's fault the guy wasn't wearing a helmet?Yeah, that thought crossed my mind... ;-)
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:21:31 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: Tijeras_Slim; JoeSixPack1; BraveMan; blackie; pt17; uglybiker; Poser
Some days you get the bear.
Some days...
To: rw4site
Wow... we have coyotes here too. Lots of car/motorcycle/animal collisions everywhere, I guess. It's wise to slow down, especially in known "animal sighting" areas...
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:24:06 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: Last Dakotan
Speaking for all Dakotans, I was surprised that there were any woods left east of the Ohio river.I live in the middle of six acres of woods here in northern Connecticut. The one or so acre that the house stands on is landscaped, but the rest of our yard is "natural woods", complete with a stone wall built during Colonial times. All eight houses on our street have five + acres of property. My neighbor across the street has over nine acres.
We've seen black bears numerous times in our yard, along with wild turkeys, deer, fox, coyotes, owls, chipmunks and the usual squirrels and birds. We often hear the piercing screams of bobcats also - usually at night, and not too far from the house. The most amazing sighting of a black bear in our yard was in broad daylight last year... the bear was rolling around in the grass like a 250 lb kitten... LOL.
When touring New England for the first time several years ago, my husband's relatives from California were absolutely shocked to learn how much open farm land and forests are here and throughout New England. They expected to see houses "on top of each other", like what you see close to NYC...
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:25:35 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: nutmeg
I have to admit, I also have a rural west-coast perception that everything east of the Mississippi is paved, and I know that's not true.
To: #1CTYankee; johnny7
I'm pretty sure I know what stretch of road he was on and that's a pretty steep grade to have to stop on.That's true, too. Plus, it was a sunny morning, he was going east, and who knows how fast he was going. Wrong place, wrong time.
Personally, I'm no fan of motorcycles, but if I rode one, I'd wear a helmet...
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:31:04 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: nutmeg
Nutmeg, that's close to The Lost Acres Fire Department, I wonder if it was before or after. Pretty steep sections of road there.
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posted on
06/14/2006 9:31:55 AM PDT
by
#1CTYankee
(That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
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