Very sad but very very avoidable

[Sky Garden]

http://www.balidiscovery.com/message...ge.asp?Id=6582

Another example of someone leaving their common sense in the arrivals hall.

[cup1981]

So sad, but yes, absolutely avoidable.

A. If you are going to drink, have at it, but WALK or get a TAXI... ugh
B. Wear a F--KING HELMET. How stupid can people be. And yes, I will call anyone on this forum who does not wear a helmet stupid too. So many lame excuses not to.

I only drive a mile to work
I have been driving for years...
It messes up my hair
It gives me a headache
It doesn't really protect you
etc.

I had a friend get in a severe bike accident, he was not wearing a helmet, but his girlfriend was. Guess who lived?? She was thrown about ten feet from the bike and he simply fell over with the bike... She lived and he died from multiple head injuries... Sad story...

[Alia]

Sad story it is.

My aunt got motorcycle accident last month, she was wearing helmet but probably not in quite safe speed in that morning and with a busy unfocused mind, she cant avoid that school student who suddenly showed up in a junction with a bike, she hit her, then her head hit the concrete. The helmet was broken instantly. Both are hospitalized, but the student left the hospital after a week, and my aunt still there till now. Her consciousness sometimes comes and go, sometimes she can identify people, but sometimes she completely forgets.

So there, even if you are protected by helmet, driving without a clear mind and followed by high speed is a big no no. I keep telling my self that too.

[cup1981]

Sad story it is.

My aunt got motorcycle accident last month, she was wearing helmet but probably not in quite safe speed in that morning and with a busy unfocused mind, she cant avoid that school student who suddenly showed up in a junction with a bike, she hit her, then her head hit the concrete. The helmet was broken instantly. Both are hospitalized, but the student left the hospital after a week, and my aunt still there till now. Her consciousness sometimes comes and go, sometimes she can identify people, but sometimes she completely forgets.

So there, even if you are protected by helmet, driving without a clear mind and followed by high speed is a big no no. I keep telling my self that too.

Amen, a helmet can only protect so much, but it gave her a fighting chance at least. If she weren't wearing one, we all know what would have happened. Hopefully she fully recovers.

[The Von]

Helmets should be checked for cracks or scrape marks, as this will weaken the helmet and reduce its strength in a case of accident. When I was racing bikes in Oz, the helmet had to pass exam before you could use it for the race. Any markings on it, I did come of once and marked it, replacement is in order.
If the helmet is older than 5 years, replace it anyhow.
Hope this helps

[rainman]

Most Helmets sold in Indonesia do not meet international safety standard anyway.

Wonder would the guy be charged for drunk driving and more? Any follow up?

[Puspawarna]

I don't know about this specific accident, of course, but in many crash events in Indonesia, there is an interplay between driver behavior and unsafe roads. There is a great deal that can be done by road safety engineers to minimize the likelihood of a crash occurring, and to minimize the likelihood of serious injury if a crash does occur. Unfortunately, Indonesia has almost no engineers qualified to plan and maintain safe roadways. Money is an issue too, but not as much as you might think - many of the solutions are relatively low cost.

(Can you tell I just helped to edit a book on Indonesian road safety?)

[ohmdafyd]

Helmets should be checked for cracks or scrape marks, as this will weaken the helmet and reduce its strength in a case of accident. When I was racing bikes in Oz, the helmet had to pass exam before you could use it for the race. Any markings on it, I did come of once and marked it, replacement is in order.
If the helmet is older than 5 years, replace it anyhow.
Hope this helps

My sister in law visited yesterday and I immediately noticed a long and wide crack on the rear of her helmet, when I pointed it out out her the response was tidak apa2 ... ...and she is actually quite a responsible young lady ... I gave up long ago trying to educate my Indonesian family members, tidak apa2!

[cup1981]

Like here in Tasik, the few stop lights we have only half of them are actually in working order. The rest of the intersections are governed by driver "courtesy," which we all know what that means here "Saya terlebih dahulu." So then you have 10 scooters crossing paths and 4 angkots honking and pushing their way through as one douchebag on a scooter just flies through it all at 40 KMph

[Sky Garden]

Wonder would the guy be charged for drunk driving and more? Any follow up?

From what I can gather it was the guy who was driving that was killed, the guy who survived was a passenger. Nothing he can be charged with however I am guessing he will have to live with this for the rest of his life.

Unfortunately I see this all the time, young kids here on holiday driving around drunk on scooters, no helmets and most cases no t-shirts, these guys would never do something like that at home so why think its going to be different here, I think the roads here would hurt just as much as the roads in Australia when you fall off.

Just one other story, a friend of mine who drove a Harley and had always drove with leathers and a top of the range helmet. He was going on a quick errand and borrowed the maids bebek, jumped on with no helmet, 200 down the road a dog ran out in front of him. He is now back in his own country and doctors are telling him he will never walk again, this isn't meant to depress or scare, just be aware that no matter how short the drive........... be careful out there