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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: thatguy on July 13, 2005, 04:13:00 am

Title: safe journey, my brother
Post by: thatguy on July 13, 2005, 04:13:00 am

one of the great ones has left us. keith alexander (http://www.nootrope.net), member of several bands (carnivore, dee snider's smf, and primal scream nyc), body modification artist, and all around amazing man, was killed in a bicycling accident in brooklyn last night.  
 
 this world is a better place because of the time keith spent here, and i am a better person because of the time i spent with him.  i am lucky enough to call him my friend, and honored that he would say the same of me.  this has been a day filled with the sadness of grief and the joy of remembrance.  may he rest in peace.

Title: Re: safe journey, my brother
Post by: thatguy on July 13, 2005, 04:33:00 am

one more thing...to all y'all bike riders:  please learn from keith's accident, and WEAR A FUCKING HELMET!

Title: Re: safe journey, my brother
Post by: Sailor Ripley on July 13, 2005, 07:58:00 am

Sorry to hear about that.  Either they are getting brought to the surface more or there seems to be a lot of recent deaths of bicyclists.
 
 Was this a traffic accident?
 
 Helmets don't look cool to some, but it can be a life saver. I wear one 95% of the time but do admit to heading out for the short trip to the store w/o one at times for the simple fact that the breeze feels good.
 
 Stay safe out there.

Title: Re: safe journey, my brother
Post by: thatguy on July 13, 2005, 10:56:00 am

details still unclear, but apparently he was on a hike/bike path, attempted to avoid a child swerving back and forth, and went headfirst into some sort of barrier/divider.  helmet: alive and sore.  no helmet: gone.

Title: Re: safe journey, my brother
Post by: markie on July 13, 2005, 11:01:00 am

Two local cyclists have died recently, both as the result of running stop signs.

Title: Re: safe journey, my brother
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on July 13, 2005, 11:16:00 am

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Originally posted by canker-blossom:
  Two local cyclists have died recently, both as the result of running stop signs.

i almost saw some tourists hit on K street down by the g'town waterfront on sunday ... they weren't paying attention to any of the stop signs, just merrily biking along

Title: Re: safe journey, my brother
Post by: vansmack on July 13, 2005, 11:47:00 am

I'm sorry for your loss, brother.

Title: Re: safe journey, my brother
Post by: SalParadise on July 13, 2005, 12:11:00 pm

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Originally posted by thatguy:
  one more thing...to all y'all bike riders:  please learn from keith's accident, and WEAR A FUCKING HELMET!

sorry to hear this.
 
 i was talking with a friend on sunday night and she basically responded the same way when i told her i biked helmetless ("promise me you'll never bike without one again!").
 
 now seeing this post...perhaps someone's trying to tell me something...
 
 i nearly put myself under about 2 years ago merging onto 14th street from the sidewalk (missed a car whizzing by me like @ 50mph by about 2 feet).

Title: Re: safe journey, my brother
Post by: Fico on July 13, 2005, 12:35:00 pm

My band played Southpaw in Brooklyn about a month ago and a lovely girl had died a week before while cycling...she was on the right-hand lane..a car parked open the door so she maneuvered to the left (on-coming traffic) was hit straight up by a garbage truck I believe...not that a helmet could've saved her..but still shows a bike ride can be as dangerous a thing as driving..