Around noon today at the intersection of Craig/Commerce police had the intersection shut down. I'm assuming fatal since it was shut down for a couple hours. I couldn't tell what type of bike it was, not much of the body work left, but it was yellow. It looked a little like an SV tail section but tough to see in passing. Anyone know anything about this? This is the 3rd I've seen at that intersection in about 6 months

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Actually another happened late this afternoon around 4:30 at Boulder Hwy and Sahara....a rider hit the guard rail, did'nt see what kind of bike but Boulder Hwy was shut down too. Be careful out there guys n gals

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I saw the one on Boulder Hwy and Sahara, the guy was laying in the middle of the ditch dead next to the road for about an hour while they investigated. There were all sorts of news people there. That was a horrible site to see as I am sitting at Nevada Suzuki picking up my new GSXR1000. Oh well as least I have a bike again.

Holy crap... and yet there was ANOTHER serious accident in the Red Rock loop this afternoon. A guy on a green Ducati clipped the read end of a car at an estimated 120 mph. He was airlirfted out with some serious injuries. Be careful out there!

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WTF is going on out there.... Well wishes for everyone involved.

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Just the usual...weather gets better, more people come out to ride...more accidents are bound to happen.

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3 very bad accidents in 2 days. lets be careful gang..

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Maybe there is a direct connection with nice weather and Freakin idiots on the road..hmm, Science project for the kiddies perhaps?

some bitch just trained gold fish to herd, so im sure anything is possible.

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huh?

LAS VEGAS -- A 58-year-old California man has died following a motorcycle and car collision.

Police said the wreck happened at 3:58 p.m. Thursday on East Sahara Avenue and Boulder Highway.

They said a 1989 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling southbound on Boulder Highway from Sahara Avenue in the left lane when it collided with a 1991 Geo Prizm driven by Anthony Vitalone, 67, of Las Vegas.

Police said Vitalone was stopped at a stop sign on Glen Avenue and then turned right onto southbound Boulder Highway. He made a lane change into the path of the motorcycle and the vehicles collided, according to police.

The motorcycle driver was ejected and came to rest in the center gravel median. He was treated and then pronounced dead at the scene. Vitalone was not injured, police said.

Authorities said the crash is under investigation, and it is not clear at this time who was at fault.

This was the 50th fatal traffic incident in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.

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How the hell could they not be sure who was at fault?????? Seems pretty obvious to someone that doesn't hate motorcyclists.:ang ry4: Probably another medicated senior that has no business being on the road.

This time of year definitely holds a love/hate relationship with me. Better weather for riding, but constant deaths. VERY Frustrating!

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So does this latest "Oops, sorry didn't see you there." Incident result in the driver receiving the $60.00 failure to yield ticket, and the family and friends of the rider are left wondering what type of justice is this?!?!?

It's not...It seems that if the person to kill or injure is on a motorcycle a failure to yield ticket works just fine. VERY sad!

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Let's not turn this into a debate on how the Law works.... We have all lost a loved one, and know how this works... We do not need to revisit the "Law" subject like this.... It helps none of the fallin.


May all those lost R.I.P.

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The law works?????????? That's news to me. Nothing helps the fallin, but honoring their memory and by working to change a wrong might help minimize the amount of the R.I.P. threads.

The riders in this valley need to get off their butts and let the powers that be know that: blowing through a stop sign and hitting someone, or side-swiping a rider with no regard for how their actions effect another: is just as wreckless if not more, than getting hammered and getting behind the wheel since a DUI is just the potiential to cause harm to another as compared to actually injuring or killing someone.

If this doesn't happen, motorcyclists will continue to be treated as third-class citizens. I personally find this unacceptable.

So question is who do we see and how do we get this ball rolling. Our brothers and sisters are dying out there. I know when I served in the military, we didn't let our brothers and sisters die for nothing, if there was something that could be done we did it. This is something that HAS TO BE CHANGED!!! How many more Gleno situations have to occur before someone makes people take responsibility for there actions. The law does say that ignorance is no excuse, does that mean negligence is?

Forget it...... Carry on....


But typing shit out on the net is helping absolutely noone. This conversation is very seasonal IMHO........ Talk is cheap.

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About as cheap as you saying R.I.P. evrytime someone posts that a rider is down. It sounds pretty hollow when you take the attitude of "shit happens, get over it".

Just an observation.

Sadly I'm with Shwell on this issue. Seems to be a seasonal thing. However I wish we could do what you say, Aiki Boy. At least MARS was started for this sort of thing. The accident is unfortunate, but I have no idea how to stop this. I'm sure the other driver didn't mean to kill the biker and we all speed in our cars and accidentally run that stop sign every now and then. I wish we could do more, but that seems to be the only thing we do in this city, we all have that memorial ride to go to every weekend. Almost to the point where it gets routine. Only way to get rid of people getting killed on bikes is to outlaw bikes...

Hollow..... I'm sorry for not agreeing with you and jumping on this seasonal bandwagon.

My original issue with this was turning this thread into a debate on what needs to be done to the people who are causing these losses. That accomplishes nothing, all it does is promote anger amongst people towards others. In my position, R.I.P. is the best I can and will do. I am sorry if it does not hurt me so much to hear that someone I do not know lost their life...... People die everydaybecause of carelessness and not only Motorcyclist.


Every summer, this issue/topic comes to light, and all we see are threads on how WE need to do something, then we carry on with our normal lives, until the next string of deaths occur. Discussions like these benefit noone, and then the name drop was very necessary... As though we have forgotten.

I would never take the "Shit Happens" stance on anything. R.I.P. or nothing, I chose R.I.P.

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Wishing we could do something means nothing will be done. To accomplish something takes action not wishes. Do you remember why D.U.I. punishments got more strict? A few mothers of D.U.I. accidents formed a group called M.A.D.D.and pressured law makers until the law makers made changes. I see motorcyclists laying down and taking it up the ass, as they done for decades. If the motorcycling community doesn't band together and demand their rights: motorcycling will be a thing of the past. Off-road riding as well is being legislated out of existence as we speak, in many parts of the country, especially in the west.

I support a motorcycle club (SCS) who promotes safe riding as well as puts on many events on safety, riding skills, etc. Thats how I do something...

That works for a small group of like-minded people but unfortunately it's the other people that need educating, the non-riders are the ones doing the damage.

just wanted to throw my 2 cents in.. The law is not making bikers 3rd class citizens, cars killing people in cars are treated the same way as well, just wanted to point that out. Making a law where someone killing someone on a motorcycle any different than killing someone in a car is highly unrealistic. It is tragic how many people die in auto accidents on a daily basis, we tend to notice them more when they are loved ones or just people on bikes, but the fact remains that more people die in car accidents than motorcycles. I love to ride, don't think I could ever go without a bike, but every time I get on it I know that I have to watch out for the idiots on the road because their not going to look out for me. Not to sound too blunt but you just have to deal with it. We can all try to make a difference, but as long as there are people on the road driving at their own free will and not automated cars, your going to have idiots and people who aren't paying attention. When you realize that and come to terms with that cold hard fact, your already half way to winning the battle. The other half is making sure you make all attempts to give yourself space and stay alert while your riding. Honestly, IMO, making the laws tougher on vehicular manslaughter may make things easier for the families of the victums to deal with, I don't think it will make a difference in the amount of accidents happening. Honestly, who thinks of the fine and the punishment of something like that while their driving their car, talking on the phone and eating their cheeseburger? Your either a good defensive driver or your not.

ok, so that was more like $1.50

That is true..But you'll never get everyone educated, it's just not going to happen. So, you educate yourself more, learn more riding skills to improve your riding so you are more likely to avoid accidents and react in a manner that may save your life

The major thing is... Everyone perceives Justice differently. Everyone makes bad decisions, some of them end tragically and some do not. No matter what the justice system does, the people who are lost can never be returned. I do not think it is a lack of awareness, as it is more carelessness on the driver/riders part. Could more be done about awareness, most certainly.........


I do not oppose what you guys are saying, I was trying to avoid a heated discussion on such a sore personal subject like this..... When I read these threads, it brings out some feelings that I wish I did not have.

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On a lighter note,

How about we talk about religion, or politics ?
Or perhaps which engine oil is best ?

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I agree with hbrown93's 2 cents, or $1.50, 100% and I'll throw in a couple of my thoughts. I have had more "close calls" than I care to count but the fact is that they are only close calls because I don't trust the people that are driving around me. I don't want to sound like I'm taking sides with the cagers because it does piss me off every time I have a close call but everyone who rides needs to realize that we are hard to see and people who don't ride tend to not look out for us so we should ride accordingly. It's not always the car's fault either though. We've all seen some of the jerk-offs on bikes out there that ride recklessly and out of control, cause the accident, and give the rest of the motorcycle community a bad reputation. For Aiki, you argue very passionately about making changes and something has to be done. If you are that passionate about making changes then instead of posting it here and leaving it at that, I say start acting on making the change and I'm sure you will have the support of everyone here.

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Hey, we could all just put on our gear and RIDE!!!! Hows bout that??

I actually do, but one person can not convince the government to review their policies. You need a large, united group, speaking as one to be heard. I've been around here long enough to see that people accept this inaction by the government to a serious problem as normal operations and that we can not effect a change. With that mindset, I totally disagree. You have the right for a redress of grievances as does any other citizen, unfortunately, I do not see the local riders uniting and using this right.

However, I feel that some may have interpreted my thoughts on this subject incorrectly. I do not feel that a wreckless cager should be hung in the town square for causing the death of a rider, nor do I feel that 500 bikers should drag the D.A. out of his office and lynch him for his inaction.

It is obvious in my mind that something needs to change and people need to be held accountable for the disregard of another persons life, in the same way that an intoxicated driver is held accountable for wreckless behavior. If the punishment fits the level of disregard, then behavior can be improved for everyone's benefit.

P.S. This responsibility goes to wreckless riders as well, including the downed rider at Redrock.

How's this from an interesting angle: "ticketbastards" that's those attorneys who will go to court for you such as CPK, Tom Conner and that douche nozzle at Rainbow and Flamingo. Would you (and cagers) be more careful if you had to attend court in person/have points against your license/hefty fines/suspensions/revocations? These bottom feeders will handle most moving infractions for free with little or no cost to you/no points and you probably won't even have to take off of work to show up in court. Marketing on their part is great. Have an "attorney session" with the judge and get it reduced to a non-moving infraction. You like this guy/gal for the great work he/she did you come back for more serious issues and bam they have a client and $500-$150,000 retainer. Who is to blame?

Just a thought...

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Ain't no way I'd deal with one of these lawyers to get me off when I did something wrong.

P.S. I feel that redrock rider should lose his license for "ass-hattery", but I do hope he recovers from his injuries 100%