Posted on 08/11/2009 5:27:57 PM PDT by Amerigomag
A motorcyclist was killed Monday in a collision with a motor home on Highway 101’s Conejo Grade after he slowed rapidly in front of the recreational vehicle in an apparent road-rage incident, authorities said.
The motorcyclist, a 57-year-old Ventura man, was killed about 12:22 p.m. on southbound Highway 101 near Camarillo Springs Road when he collided with a roughly 30-foot motor home driven by Michael Antoine, 68, of Thousand Oaks, said Officer Terry Uhrich of the California Highway Patrol’s Moorpark office.
The motorcyclist and Antoine were both traveling about 55 mph when the collision occurred in the right lane, authorities said. Witnesses and Antoine later told authorities that the motorcyclist had made obscene hand gestures, pulled in front of the motor home, then slowed down dramatically, Uhrich said.
Antoine did not have time to react and struck the back of the low-slung custom motorcycle, causing it to become stuck under the front of the RV, authorities said. The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike, run over by the motor home and dragged underneath for about 75 feet, Uhrich said. Unable to steer, Antoine continued about 500 feet and hit the center divider, Uhrich said.
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I love a happy ending.
Probably too old to be a Darwin Award winner.
How perfect for Orange County Choppers.
They could build a coffin-bike for this guy to be buried in!
That’s gonna leave a mark!
No wonder the loons keep getting reelected in California. There were over 200 comments after the article and almost all were touchy-feeley handwringing over the poor biker, with a few shots at the old fud RV driver. Not many mentioned the road-rage factor. What a bunch of wimps!
Only under ObamaCare.
Well, at least he died doing what he loved- being an idiot.
The location is a big freeway, about four lanes each direction, and a surprisingly steep downhill section.
But location side, the bigger issue is how the biker lived this long?
The location is a big freeway, about four lanes each direction, and a surprisingly steep downhill section.
But location side, the bigger issue is how the biker lived this long?
If this event happened as reported, then yes this biker definitely was none too bright.
I have a hard time believing the MH could catch up to a bike from behind if he was paying attention, so either he broke quickly in front of the MH or he slowed because he lost control for some reason. Either way, being that close to a 30’ RV on a downhill grade ain’t wise either way.
30-foot motor home: 1
Low-slung custom motorcycle: 0
The article clearly states he made rude hand gestures and then swerved in front of the RV and "slowed down dramatically", which to me means he slammed on his brakes after pulled directly in front of the RV, I would assume he did this in an attempt to cause the RV to lose control and have an accident, which is what happened but with different consequences than the biker envisioned.
My apologies to all. This article belongs under the California Topic but the FR server apparently no longer recognizes state topics. What is “Local News”?
in high school, he would have been the kid to ask, “ When am I ever going to need to know physics,man?”
The article states what the DRIVER OF THE RV REPORTED, keep that in mind.
I am not saying that isn’t what happened, but what is REPORTED, is not always what happened.
The night the nut job decided to shoot up a health club last week all the local networks were reporting the cops said it was a “domestic” incident.
Remember, the driver of the bike isn’t around to report his side of things.
I am not saying the RV driver is not telling the truth, just that simply because something is reported, does not mean that is what happened.
Too bad...looked like a nice bike. Unlike the operator it might be salvageable.
True. And I don't ride anymore, but I don't ever remember being so distracted that I didn't notice an RV closing on me.
Did you miss this part? Witnesses and...
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