Sometimes there are no good guys and no bad guys. - Not cell phonees, not DWI - Just chaos.
Stay alert & AGAT - It's up to you

 ACKSONVILLE, Fla. -

State troopers, firefighters and paramedics say at least six people were hurt -- four seriously -- when nine motorcycles, a car and two tractor-trailers were involved in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 95 at midday Saturday.

Investigators said  there was an initial crash involving three motorcycles participating in a group ride.  When a Hyundai showed to a stop to avoid hitting that crash, one motorcycle rear-ended the car, ejecting its rider, and another motorcycle hit that bike.

When two tractor-trailers then came to a stop to avoid the pile-up ahead, a motorcycle hit the second of the big rigs and another motorcyclist lost control of his bike and was ejected.

Troopers say two other motorcyclists crashed behind the stopped tractor-trailers, and they were still investigating how that accident occurred.

Members of the Ruff Ryders Motorcycle Club said about 150 motorcycles were participating in a memorial ride for one of their members, Ernest "Phantom" Jones, who died in a car crash last week.
"Cars were coming in at that I-95 and Bowden Road exit," said Romaro. "They were coming over that hill they probably didn't see the motorcycles until it was too late."
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It's up to you lads & lassies - Accept that your ride can kill you then bullet proof yourself as best you can.
"Head on a swivel" as my son's lacrosse coach used to say.

 

 

I've ridden 95....the pace that people do is electrifying....and the cops just sit and watch...

I have sworn off riding in large groups anymore. I just don't feel comfortable riding anymore with a large pack of bikes.It's so much more enjoyable to ride with people who I know their tendancies and what their gonna do if something comes at us quickly.

Group riding is hazardous at best and downrite deadly at its worst. Typically what I find happening is riders being too staggered or not using enuff of it to maintain proper braking distances.The last group ride I did was haphazard at best,yet better run then some others I have been on.Often the guy in front of you is heavy on the brake n gas,why is a result of the guy in front of him driving likewise.Some accidents cannot be avoided n wearing a good helmet helps yet I have seen where even the best helmet or armor could not have stopped massive internal injurys.
Riding w/out lots of gear makes a rider appreciate all the better the illusion of safety while riding,there isnt any..no amount of gear n hardware can stop the inevitable at times.
Prayers for a speedy recovery to all involved !