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Motorcyclist dies, passenger injured in North Las Vegas accident
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A man died and a female passenger was critically injured Saturday afternoon when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a car on Lake Mead Boulevard near Bruce Street, North Las Vegas police said.
Sgt. Tim Bedwell said the collision occurred at 12:37 p.m.
The names of the deceased Las Vegas man, 40, and the female passenger, 36, of North Las Vegas, were not released. The man died at the scene, and the woman was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition, Bedwell said.
He said an 83-year-old man driving a Nissan Versa was headed east on Lake Mead and turned north on Bruce while the motorcycle was traveling west on Lake Mead. That's when the vehicles collided.
Police said excessive speed on the part of the motorcyclist may have been a factor. Both motorcyclists were wearing helmets of poor quality that provided them with little protection, police said.
The Nissan driver submitted a blood test to police. There was no indication that he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Bedwell said.
He said the fatality is the third this year within the jurisdiction of North Las Vegas police. All the fatalities involved motorcyclists.
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Adam chooses to slither his way about town...
No matter what type of helmet or gear you're wearing once your head (or any part of your body) directly "impacts" another object at full force, it's game over.
I know different brands of helmets exceeds the SNELL & DOT minimum requirements but incase of a serious accident, it wont matter much.
I would never walk, ride a bicycle, or ride a motorcycle in this town.
Personally I think a biker either not wearing a helmet or wearing one so small that it's practically useless in an accident is crazy, but talking about the helmets is but a minor part of this story since most motorcyclists that I know don't like to wear them anyway and deeply object to being forced by law to wear them. So most of them compensate for the law by wearing the skimpiest helmet possible while they ride, particularly Harley riders. But the point is not a good one anyway since the riders who wear the full helmets often die in these types of accidents too.
What's alarming is how many drivers don't see these guys when they are just driving down the street. How many of these accidents do we read about where a motorcyclist's right of way is violated by someone who simply doesn't see them? Many times even cars, much less motorcycles & pedestrians, can get lost behind the support column that supports the car's roof on either the left or the right side of the car. Add the width of the side-view mirrors to the column and cars/motorcycles can literally disappear for a full second or two from the driver's view. That's more than enough time for a motorist to cause an accident. Add more speed to the equation and you're giving other motorists less time to react if they suddenly discover they made an error.
Drivers need to be more aware and just take a little extra time to move your head around that column and see if anything is hiding back there. Your head should be in constant motion, moving back & forth or side to side, to expose whatever might be "hiding" behind that column/sideview mirror combination. It might save someone's life, perhaps even your own.
My sincere condolences to the families of the motorcyclist and the passenger however I have one question, has the state of Nevada Provided Guidelines as to what is an acceptable helmet??
There is a definate problem wearing those German style cute Helmets and eveb a bigger problem when an 83 year old is still driving!!!! this was definately a match made in hell My sympathy to the relatives.
Gawd, be careful out there on a bike. This town is crazy. RIP