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Motorcycle run on M9 - accident?

  • 24-06-2011 6:59pm
    #1
    fricatus
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    There was a motorbike charity run from Kilkenny (or somewhere further north) to Waterford this evening which led to a bit of a delay on the M9, as some of the service vehicles held up the overtaking lane.

    I don't begrudge the slowdown really, since safety has to come first, but I thought it was a bit crazy not to call it off on a day like today (torrential rain, so much so that all you could see of the motorway surface was the tracks made by the car in front).

    There was an accident around Lukeswell, with something or other hitting the bridge over the old N9 and leaving a bit of a dent in it. Hopefully it wasn't one of the bikers...

    Anyone know what happened?


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  • #2
    Trick of the Tail
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    Crazy allowing an event like this on the motorway.

    A.


  • #3
    JackPerry
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    I was coming from Waterford and could see 4 cars stopped on the otherside of the motorway with one man indicating to traffic to slow down. Heavy rain at the time and it looked like one car was bashed up( bonnet buckled) I wouln't think it was too serious though. Some minutes later i "met" the motorcycle group coming from the KK direction. So unless one of the motorbike "outriders" was involved I think the accident was probably due to skidding and it looks like only cars were concerned.


  • #4
    seanybiker
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    What's wrong with having bikes on a road sure. Tis only a bit of rain.


  • #5
    Trick of the Tail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,319 ✭✭✭Trick of the Tail


    But don't all motorbikelists fall off and kill themselves every time it rains?


  • #6
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    Na. Bone dry when I bust meself lol. Granted I didn't kill meself so I don't count in that one


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  • #7
    fricatus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭fricatus


    alinton wrote: »
    Crazy allowing an event like this on the motorway.

    TBH I reckon it's better to have it on the motorway than on the old road, it's just that with the amount of rain today, it seemed crazy that the organisers didn't decide to postpone it.

    In any event it doesn't surprise me that there was an incident involving someone or other today given the weather. Not blaming anyone, but just in general, people tear along that road during torrential rain in exactly the same way they would in the dry. Madness!

    If anything, I was thankful to the bikers for slowing everyone down! :D

    Good to hear that nobody appears to have been badly hurt.


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