Posted by Polarhound on September 1, 2011, 11:24 pm
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/windsor_man_hurt_when_motorcyc.html
WINDSOR – State police say a Windsor man suffered critical injuries
after the motorcycle he was operating struck a moose that later had to
be euthanized.
State police spokesman David Procopio identified the man as Donald E.
Allard Jr., 55. He said Allard was operating his 1982 Harley-Davidson
FLT134 bike eastbound in the right climbing lane of Route 9,
approximately one mile east of the Dalton town line. At 4:40 p.m., he
encountered a moose walking toward him in the eastbound right travel
lane, and crashed into the animal head-on. The motorcycle then skidded
on its left side for approximately 124 feet and came to rest in the
breakdown lane, with the rider on the ground nearby.
Police told The Berkshire Eagle that Allard was taken to Berkshire
Medical Center in Pittsfield with “critical injuries.”
The moose suffered two broken legs and had to be destroyed by state
environmental police.
Posted by J. Clarke on September 2, 2011, 12:46 am
says...
>
>
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/windsor_man_hurt_when_motorcyc.html
>
> WINDSOR ? State police say a Windsor man suffered critical injuries
> after the motorcycle he was operating struck a moose that later had to
> be euthanized.
>
> State police spokesman David Procopio identified the man as Donald E.
> Allard Jr., 55. He said Allard was operating his 1982 Harley-Davidson
> FLT134 bike eastbound in the right climbing lane of Route 9,
> approximately one mile east of the Dalton town line. At 4:40 p.m., he
> encountered a moose walking toward him in the eastbound right travel
> lane, and crashed into the animal head-on. The motorcycle then skidded
> on its left side for approximately 124 feet and came to rest in the
> breakdown lane, with the rider on the ground nearby.
>
> Police told The Berkshire Eagle that Allard was taken to Berkshire
> Medical Center in Pittsfield with ?critical injuries.?
>
> The moose suffered two broken legs and had to be destroyed by state
> environmental police.
ACK. Hope the guy makes a full recovery.
One time when "dropping the bike" might make sense--if you're _lucky_
you might be able to slide under the moose without making a sudden stop.
Of course with my luck the bike would take its legs out from under it
and the damned moose would end up on top of me.
Posted by Polarhound on September 2, 2011, 7:27 am
On 9/2/2011 12:46 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
> says...
>>
>>
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/windsor_man_hurt_when_motorcyc.html
>>
>> WINDSOR ? State police say a Windsor man suffered critical injuries
>> after the motorcycle he was operating struck a moose that later had to
>> be euthanized.
>>
>> State police spokesman David Procopio identified the man as Donald E.
>> Allard Jr., 55. He said Allard was operating his 1982 Harley-Davidson
>> FLT134 bike eastbound in the right climbing lane of Route 9,
>> approximately one mile east of the Dalton town line. At 4:40 p.m., he
>> encountered a moose walking toward him in the eastbound right travel
>> lane, and crashed into the animal head-on. The motorcycle then skidded
>> on its left side for approximately 124 feet and came to rest in the
>> breakdown lane, with the rider on the ground nearby.
>>
>> Police told The Berkshire Eagle that Allard was taken to Berkshire
>> Medical Center in Pittsfield with ?critical injuries.?
>>
>> The moose suffered two broken legs and had to be destroyed by state
>> environmental police.
> ACK. Hope the guy makes a full recovery.
> One time when "dropping the bike" might make sense--if you're _lucky_
> you might be able to slide under the moose without making a sudden stop.
> Of course with my luck the bike would take its legs out from under it
> and the damned moose would end up on top of me.
I've ridden the stretch where this happened many times. On a bad day,
moose are the least of a rider's worries in the critter department there.
Posted by Tim on September 2, 2011, 9:19 am
> I've ridden the stretch where this happened many times. On a bad day,
> moose are the least of a rider's worries in the critter department there.
Are moose ever *really* the LEAST of a rider's worries?
I know I fret about them even down here in Virginia......
Posted by Calgary (Don) on September 2, 2011, 7:51 pm
On 02/09/2011 5:27 AM, Polarhound wrote:
> On 9/2/2011 12:46 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
>> says...
>>>
>>>
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/windsor_man_hurt_when_motorcyc.html
>>>
>>>
>>> WINDSOR ? State police say a Windsor man suffered critical injuries
>>> after the motorcycle he was operating struck a moose that later had to
>>> be euthanized.
>>>
>>> State police spokesman David Procopio identified the man as Donald E.
>>> Allard Jr., 55. He said Allard was operating his 1982 Harley-Davidson
>>> FLT134 bike eastbound in the right climbing lane of Route 9,
>>> approximately one mile east of the Dalton town line. At 4:40 p.m., he
>>> encountered a moose walking toward him in the eastbound right travel
>>> lane, and crashed into the animal head-on. The motorcycle then skidded
>>> on its left side for approximately 124 feet and came to rest in the
>>> breakdown lane, with the rider on the ground nearby.
>>>
>>> Police told The Berkshire Eagle that Allard was taken to Berkshire
>>> Medical Center in Pittsfield with ?critical injuries.?
>>>
>>> The moose suffered two broken legs and had to be destroyed by state
>>> environmental police.
>>
>> ACK. Hope the guy makes a full recovery.
>>
>> One time when "dropping the bike" might make sense--if you're _lucky_
>> you might be able to slide under the moose without making a sudden stop.
>>
>> Of course with my luck the bike would take its legs out from under it
>> and the damned moose would end up on top of me.
> I've ridden the stretch where this happened many times. On a bad day,
> moose are the least of a rider's worries in the critter department there.
Not for this guy.
I hope he has a full recovery.
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