Another biker down

aaakev

Just heard it on the news, guy in his late 20s in swords last night.

I dont think iv ever heard of as many bikeers dying than I have in the last few months

Bandit 6

no point making threads every time someone is killed.

aaakev

Well I was hoping we could have a discussion about it. Is it just that its being reported more or are accidents involving bikes up? Like I said, iv never heard so many reports

seamus

We've had a long spell of dry weather. Always brings out the bikers for more miles, always ends up in more accidents.

Worth noting that it's not unique to bikers, car accidents go up in the nice weather too. The heavy snow in Nov/Dec 2010 resulted in one of the safest Decembers on Irish roads in history. Popular belief is that bad weather brings more accidents, when in reality people tend to do less miles (and do them slower) during bad weather. I imagine the number of minor bumps and stuff increases, but the number of serious accidents drops.

blade1

Bandit 6 wrote: »

no point making threads every time someone is killed.

Why not?
Hopefully,it might make even one person take a bit more care.

Frigga_92

This possibly won't be a popular opinion but I do think that the increase in accidents at this time of year could be linked in some cases to people hopping on their bike for the first time in (usually) six months or more and the bike not having been serviced or even given the once over or the rider's skills having deteriorated during the period off the bike.
As I said, possibly not a popular opinion and I'm not saying every single accident during the Summer months is down to this but I do think it's a possibility in some cases.

I ride all year round and I travel through 3 counties daily on my commute to work and I can count on one hand the amount of bikes I meet between October and April (give or take a month or two either side).

Also, just want to add I'm not speculating on this particular biker, I have read nothing about the crash.

Nodster

Condolences to his family and friends.

Nothing to suggest he was on a bike, vague details in report

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/man-dies-road-crash-swords-3721700

minidazzler

Condolences to his family.

There have been a lot of deaths this year of bikers on Irish roads, and the last few weeks have been a bit crazy for them. I'd look at the hot weather causing fatigue and such to be an issue of sorts. Especially as people who are usually daily commuters (me) will take the bike out for 100 miles just because the weather demands it. And I would think a lot of people would have a destination in mind and not stop to hydrate properly until they get there. I am not speculating on this lads death being from that, I literally have just read the article where it mentions nothing about a bike, but in general summer road deaths, I would think it's a more likely explanation.

Hotblack Desiato

Judging by the threads we get here about people who can't lube and adjust a chain or even realise how important it is, it's no surprise that a lot of low competence riders come out of the woodwork in nice weather. They're a danger to other riders as much as to themselves. Its not the year-round riders who suddenly go splat when the sun comes out. This isn't a palatable truth but it is the truth.