Posted by The Older Gentleman on October 16, 2007, 2:27 am
> "Maths" is a British term; "math" is an American term.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maths
>
> "In English, however, mathematics is a singular noun, often shortened to
> math in English-speaking North America and maths elsewhere."
>
> And since BrianNZ is from .. well, a British-speaking country, he is
> correct.
What he said.
>
> Notice too that "mathematics is a singular noun."
As above.
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Posted by Sean on October 15, 2007, 9:58 pm
Andrew wrote:
> Before I left I spoke with the driver of the car. He was making a left
> turn into a driveway (this was a very rural area, forested, and the
> driveway was gravel, but the house was within 30-40 feet of the road).
> He said he saw a PT cruiser coming in the opposing lane, and had plenty
> of room to make the turn into the driveway. Just as he was entering the
> driveway, the bike hit him. He said he never saw it.
Trying to make sense out of the info available...
From the news item, the biker, Eric Rogers was northbound on 231
(Spring Creek Rd). Google maps seems to show this to be 2-lane
all the way from Reardan to Long Lake.
"Nine miles north of Reardan" is in the curvy stretch south of
the intersection with Fisher Rd. E., and I see no "turning lanes"
or "passing lanes" around there in the sat image.
Kevin McGann was southbound in a Suzuki Esteem. He sees the northbound
PT Cruiser oncoming but far enough distance for a safe turn,
so he turns left into the driveway. "Just as he was entering the
driveway", bang.
If his front wheels were already on the gravel of the driveway,
his back end should have been clear of the southbound driving
lane, unless his Suzuki was a stretched limo (???)
Seems to me that if he had waited for the PT to go by, the Gixxer
might have come around it and slammed head-on into his hood,
if it was passing the Chrysler at such a high speed.
Sean_Q_
Posted by Jim S. on October 16, 2007, 9:05 pm
> Seems to me that if he had waited for the PT to go by, the Gixxer
> might have come around it and slammed head-on into his hood,
> if it was passing the Chrysler at such a high speed.
That's kind of how it sounded to me.
Either way, if that rider even lives it will be remarkable. Looking at the
wreck it's hard ot imagine how he survived at all.
"revealed" hazards are something to reckon with, eh?
Jim
Posted by The Older Gentleman on October 16, 2007, 2:33 pm
> Did you see the pictures ?
Of them "a while back"? No.
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Posted by Alan Moore on October 16, 2007, 8:56 pm
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:17:47 -0700, "Andrew"
><report>
>http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID 950
>I was riding this weekend with a couple of my Goldwinger friends scouting
>out Wing Washington sites (http://www.lakewashingtongold.com/WingWa/ ) and we
>had just left Ford making our way back to Ephrata when we came upon this
>accident. We were there MAYBE two minutes after it happened. The guy's
>buddy was just coming up to him and trying to call 911, but there was no
>cell service.
<snip>
>The devastation was amazing. He was off the side of the road on the left
>(next to the opposing lane). He still had his helmet on, and was basically
>panting. I think when I saw him he was unconscious. I only saw him from
>the back, I didn't want to look at him from the front. Jerry, on of my
>riding buddies, said his leg below the knee was sort of hanging. The bike
>was mostly off that side of the road. The frame/engine was in one piece,
>the tank was off about 10 feet away, and all the plastic was in a zillion
>pieces all over the road, etc. The visor from his helmet was on the road, a
>good 30 feet behind where he was, as was one of his tennis shoes. (His
>helmet was still on). The front tire (not the wheel, just the tire) was
>about 30 feet off the road ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. We parked our
>Wings in a little flat spot on that side, and as we were getting off, we saw
>the tire sitting there. We cleared some of the debris off the road at first
>to let people through, and then once the sheriff showed up they had traffic
>going in one direction at a time.
<snip>
From your description, I get the impression of people picking up
debris, directing traffic and chatting with each other and the driver
of the car. What I don't see is any mention of an attempt to
administer first aid...
Maybe that's the lesson?
Al Moore
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maths
>
> "In English, however, mathematics is a singular noun, often shortened to
> math in English-speaking North America and maths elsewhere."
>
> And since BrianNZ is from .. well, a British-speaking country, he is
> correct.