Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in smash
(CNS): Police said on Wednesday morning that they are seeking witnesses to a motorcycle smash which took place in Bodden Town on Tuesday afterrnoon, 11 January. A 25-year-old man who was injured when he crashed into a wall yesterday has been airlifted to Jamaica for treatment. At around 2:00pm the man was riding the motor bike in Bodden Town Road, and as he approached Gun Square he apparently lost control of the machine and collided with a wall. Police said no other vehicles were involved in the collision. Emergency service attended the scene and the rider was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town suffering from serious injuries.
Police added that their enquiries into the collision are ongoing and anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the PC Donovan Chong of the RCIPS Traffic Department on 946-6254.
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I too am also a rider, and i definitely have to agree that people DO NOT respect others on two wheels, regardless of what your riding it could be a chopper, street bike, even bicyclist are not safe from the ignorance i have seen carried out in all my years. I have over 16 years of riding experience and i have not been in an accident since 2000 (knocks on wood)
Unfortunately Cayman now has an immense amount of inexperienced riders with no idea as to what safe riding actually is, i have lived in Miami for the last 5 years and before i was able to legally ride my motorcycle i had to enroll and complete a 3 day safety riding course teaching us proper riding formation, what to look out for, when riding in a pack where the least experienced rider should be as well as the most, etc. We also had several written and physical test we had to pass.
I am now living back in Cayman and i tried acquire my motorcycle license here but was turned down by the license department which explained to me that i had to get my group 1 which only allows you to ride a motorcycle up to 125cc and i had to come back in 2 years before i can get my full which allows me to ride any motorcycle regardless of the engine size
I found this extremely frustrating due to the fact that i am one of the VERY FEW on island with a motorcycle safety training certificate and was not able to ride my 1000cc motorcycle that is still now sitting in Miami, for those of you not catching on to my drift…someone with NO RIDING EXPERIENCE what so ever can go and purchase a 125cc license and after 2 yrs of riding and learning the roads entirely on their OWN.
It’s extremely annoying to know that I was able to ride day in and day out onMiami
A lot of riders here haven’t been on the road very long therefore some of them feel as if they need to prove a point and show off, in this incident this may or may not be the case seeing as how we all have limited info on how it happened and its *wrong* to wish injury or even death on someone based on theoretical conclusions, anything can go wrong at anytime, for all we know the person in front of him could have been texting away and had to jam breaks because of the person in front of them stopped and this unfortunate biker had to swerve and crash
The day this accident occurred, I was driving through the Lower Valley area,when a biker sped right by me, whilst carrying out a bikers stunt, placing the bike on one wheel. One wonders what could have been going through his mind at that time of evening knowing that the peek traffic is there between 5:30 and 6:00. Persons heading home with their families. What if a vehicle had come around a corner,startling him, causing him to loose his balance, colliding with them?
We have to learn the motto that "we are our brothers keeper" and when we neglect to being responsible on our roadways, we cause un-necassary hurt and possible loss of life. I’m of the opinion that Government agencies should become more pro-active in runnning workshops showing the dangers in road rage and accidents which occur here on our islands.
As a person who rides a motorcycle in Cayman, I try to be a responsible rider…I wear full protective gear, don’t ride like a jackass, try to obey all traffic rules…I like to ride because of the feeling of freedom from encumberence that it gives me..
However, I still pay the price for those that don’t…I have had more close calls and near misses than I can count..
Drivers in cars that pull out in front of you when you are doing 40 miles per hour and have the right of way….Drivers who change lanes and force you onto the shoulder on dual carriageways because they can’t be bothered to check before they swerve…Drivers who overtake using half of your lane and come so close to you when they do that one could reach out and touch their car…Drivers who turn in front of you without even bothering to signal…
It seems like sometimes when drivers see someone on a motorcycle, a primitive, reptilian part of their brain takes over and whispers…"look at that a$$hole…he thinks he’s so bada$$…well, I will SHOW YOU, who’s bad.." People, remember…you are driving a solid metal vehicle…weighing in the neighborhood of 2500-5000 POUNDS!! You have seat belts and airbags..and a WHOLE LOT of metal around you…I have a crash helmet and leathers…
Yes, I see those idiots, too…the ones who wheelie all the way down the Prospect bypass…and Linford Pierson way…that ride in packs and blast around cars like they were Hells Angels…the ones who ride up the middle lanes of traffic when everyone else has to sit and wait…But, I implore you to remember this, good people…for every ONE of them…there are MORE of us…who just want to have a good ride…and make it home to our loved ones ALIVE….Try to be a little more patient when you see a "biker"…He or she is a person…JUST LIKE YOU….
Most motor bike riders in Cayman have no clue how to ride a bike safely and responsibly. They don’t even realize that they need to wear protective gear. I have seen friends in Europe wearing full protective gear crash their bike – and the majority of their skin in certain areas was burned off when they slid along the asphalt despite having worn, leather suits, gloves, boots, helmets etc. So you can imagine what your injuries will be like when you ride your bikes in shorts!
Just yesterday I observed a motor bike rider who slowed downs his bike significantly, just to then speed up as fast as possible as soon as we got to the straight part of the bypass where he lifted his bike on his back wheel.
So I agree, in most cases people bring those motor bike accidents upon themselves, putting their loved ones through a whole lot of suffering, pain and financial stress.
I wish the person a speedy recover and hope that he will stay off motor bikes.
I don’t feel sorry for the motorcyclists thatspeed past me in the middle of the road when there are oncoming cars. You get what you deserve, and when you don’t use the rules of the road like everyone else, life (or death) is going to find you.
You have kids?
What if your kid was crossing a road when an idiot like what this poster is talking about sped across and killed your kid?
Did I tell you I have kids?
Did the poster you responded to have kids? Do I need to know if you have kids? What if it was your mothers kid? (that would be you, if you cant figure it out).
I pray that this person can get better, even if I do not know(?) this person. I want to send a message to those of you who pass in the middle of the cars at crazy speeds to slow down. You have little protection on your bikes and the way some people drive I would be more careful if I wasyou. We were all young one time and some craved the speed but there are too many cars now in Cayman and I believe some are first time drivers.I have signed my name because I know some of you and I care. One love.