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Bikers Hospitalized After Hitting Bear on I-95
WOKV.com ^
| 7/28/07
| WOKV.com
Posted on 07/29/2007 8:14:03 PM PDT by Triggerhippie
Three motorcycle riders are hospitalized in stable condition after a run-in with a bear in St. Johns County.
State troopers say the bear ran in front of the bikers Sunday on I-95 near State Road 207.
The animal was killed when the motorcycles slammed into it.
TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animalrights; bear; bikers; environment; florida; i95; motorcycles; wildlife
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My fiancee was supposed to be on that ride (It's a ladies riding group). I asked her not to go, as she doesn't like for me to ride at night in the rain...
All the riders are doing as well as can be expected. The bear and some of the bikes don't look so good.
To: Triggerhippie
Beary sad for the bear.
Glad the bikers will be ok.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:23:25 PM PDT
by
sweetiepiezer
(Boycott China)
To: Triggerhippie
Your instinct told you there was something bruin.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:25:10 PM PDT
by
Palladin
(Lou Barletta for President!)
To: Palladin
Your instinct told you there was something bruin. That kind of comment is hard to bear.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:27:43 PM PDT
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: Triggerhippie
I asked her not to go, as she doesn't like for me to ride at night in the rain... ?????:')
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:28:24 PM PDT
by
CindyDawg
To: Palladin
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:29:04 PM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: Triggerhippie
Never came close to hitting a bear, although I have seen deer fly...from the fender of a Bronco.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:29:25 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
To: Triggerhippie
Uh, 10-4 good buddy, we got a bear on I-95, better back it on down.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:31:53 PM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(It's never a good time to get sucked into an evil vortex.)
To: Triggerhippie
St. Johns county. What state?
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:33:58 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rear view mirror.)
To: Clemenza
I almost hit a black bear while riding across the interior of Nova Scotia after dark, a couple of years ago. We were running late and moving along at somewhat faster than the posted limit, and then I saw something in the road ahead, when I was quite close to it. Black bears are hard to see at night - they’re black. I zigged to the right a bit and got around it, scaring it off the road before the two people following me reached it. Don’t know what it was doing there, but I’m sure glad I didn’t hit - if I hadn’t killed it I would have been lying on the road dealing with one seriously peeved bear.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:35:51 PM PDT
by
-YYZ-
(Strong like bull, smart like ox.)
To: BipolarBob; Triggerhippie
I Googled I-95 and St. Johns County and I think it's in Florida; I could be wrong though. I-95 runs along the east coast.
To: Triggerhippie
This was almost in my back yard. It may be better than hitting a big gator, but not by much.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:52:29 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: BipolarBob
Florida, west of St. Augustine.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:54:07 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: Triggerhippie
Do deer whistles work for bears?
(This is NOT a cross species dating question!)
I’m installing deer whistles after missing one by a whisker this morning.
I thought I’d hit it, but no sound and it bounded on through the trees.
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posted on
07/29/2007 8:59:51 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Only strict constructionists on the Supreme Court!)
To: Triggerhippie
To: Triggerhippie
Ugh. I've had a near miss with a shoulder higher than my handgrips last year.
Try to get your hands on some of the bear meat.
Munching on the critter you nailed is good for morale in the hospital.
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posted on
07/29/2007 9:49:54 PM PDT
by
AdamSelene235
(Truth has become so rare and precious she is always attended to by a bodyguard of lies.)
To: G Larry
Do deer whistles work for bears? No, nor do they work for deer.
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posted on
07/29/2007 9:50:38 PM PDT
by
AdamSelene235
(Truth has become so rare and precious she is always attended to by a bodyguard of lies.)
To: BipolarBob
FL. It’s near St. Augustine.
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posted on
07/29/2007 11:49:06 PM PDT
by
Triggerhippie
(Always use a silencer in a crowd. Loud noises offend people.)
To: AdamSelene235
Fish and Wildlife picked up the bear...
And from the pics I saw the bear meat would be full of plexiglass anyway.
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posted on
07/29/2007 11:50:56 PM PDT
by
Triggerhippie
(Always use a silencer in a crowd. Loud noises offend people.)
To: G Larry
Do deer whistles work for bears? I have to plead ignorance on this one. I've no idea at all.
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posted on
07/29/2007 11:52:18 PM PDT
by
Triggerhippie
(Always use a silencer in a crowd. Loud noises offend people.)
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