Driver Painting Nails Hits, Kills Motorcyclist

cbs2chicago.com ^ | May 4, 2009 1:58 pm US/Central

[trisham]

Make everyone take public transportation. It's only right. And safe. Helmets and knee pads mandatory.

Seriously, though, the driver should get jail time.

[nkycincinnatikid]

Funny pic.
A few years ago the Lt Gov of Ky’s wife (A Miss America) killed a man on a bicycle with her SUV while she distracted on her phone as I recall.
There were no consequences for her at all.

[1_Rain_Drop]

"We need to ban motorcycles so this will never happen again and yet maintain personal freedoms with an across the board agenda. /s"

Oh, come on... be realistic!

There will be new warnings on nail polish. "Do not apply when operating heavy machinery"

OTOH, this is the O era: It is clearly the Chevy Impala's fault. It's not a hybrid. Cars will be banned and we will be forced to drive those two seater electric go-carts.

[calex59]

"There's a lot of analysis they still have to work out on the vehicle involved in the crash to determine speed and braking," Morrison said Sunday evening. "The investigation is ongoing but there should be charges against the woman in the very near future."

Sometimes I wonder if spokespeople must pass a stupidity test before they get the job, you know, if their IQs are above a certain level they won't be hired. This women has admitted to painting her fingernails and running over the other woman on the motorcycle but this Morrison says that they are going to carefully analyze the situation to determine the cause.

I am almost always amazed by the crap these people say to the MSM.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Manslaughter. Or Womanslaughter in this case.

[LiberConservative]

Zaffke was thrown about 200 feet from her motorcycle ...

Damn. Just damn. This is manslaughter. The driver needs to spend a long, long time in prison.

[I_be_tc]

How come we got the victim’s name, but not the driver’s name? Or did I miss it?

[Sensei Ern]

Throw the book at her.

This book?:

[Salamander]

As if I didn’t already have *enough* to watch out for when *not* sitting still.....:-\

[Salamander]

After years of fighting for it, ABATE of MD *just* got the penalties for running down bikers jacked up to something actually substantial.

[BraveMan]

A different article identifies the driver as Lora Hunt, aged 48, from Chicago. This is not some inexperienced driver here . . .

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/05/04/2009-05-04_chicago_driver_lora_hunt_distracted_while_painting_her_nails_hits_and_kills_moto.html

[valkyry1]

Let this be a lesson to all motorcyclists to make sure they watch their mirrors at traffic lights, keep the bike in gear and cover the throttle and clutch. All but the most anemic bikes have the acceleration capacity to drive out of the way of a potential wreck like this if the rider is attentive.

Thats what I always did, but then you still had the cars running thru the red-lights, and/or making the illegal left turn thru them. 

[Chuckster]

Over the course of my forty year riding career I was hit twice while stopped at a light, once by another motorcycle! Fortunately, no injuries. You bet I watch my mirror. The bike caught me by surprise though d8^(

[paulcissa]

MSF has the beginners course, which I took about nine years ago to brush up after getting off bikes for a couple of years, and then they have an Advanced Rider's course which is good to take every couple of years to brush up on emergency procedures.

I take the ARC every two years as a refresher. Best money I spend on this sport. Most of the folks I ride with understand that as motorcyclists, we are invisible. We're individually and personally obligated to do whatever is required to arrive alive.

[Blue Jays]

In addition to watching mirrors, keeping the motorcycle in gear, plus covering throttle & clutch, another technique I employ is *blinking* the brakelight. I use a completely "random" pattern so it doesn't potentially lull a driver or make them target fixate. Good suggestions above from all.