Posted on Feb 24, 2020
Army Paratrooper Dies in Motorcycle Crash Near Fort Bragg
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I've motorcycled three times in my life. I looked easy enough. One time I didn't even crash. The other two convinced me that I wasn't cut out for motorcycles because I crashed those two times.
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RIP. We lose a fair number of military to motor vehicle accidents both 2 and 4 wheeled
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Sad. There's so much missing from the story that we'll never know how sad. Was he an experienced rider? Was he injured from his own mishandling of the motorcycle or by someone else's negligence? At this point you may well ask, what does it really matter? (Sorry, I can't resist using that line)
He was a PFC. That might suggest a certain degree of immaturity. However, he was 26 years old. That might suggest a contradictory degree of maturity. Taken together, a 26 year old PFC, makes me wonder. Still, the story omits the information that might help us learn from it.
It reminds me of a time when I was stationed in Hawaii. Shortly after arriving, I read a story of a young sailor killed while riding a motorcycle that he had rented from a concession on or near Pearl Harbor. It was just one such incident in a legacy of many. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. The concession was closed down.
I've ridden a motorcycle. It's dangerous. Car drivers don't see you, even when looking right at you in broad daylight. To the untrained/inexperienced rider, there is a false sense of confidence. The motorcycle holds itself upright and the power to weight ration gives you boundless acceleration. The power between you legs feels unlimited. You are Evel Knievel reincarnated. And then you die.
Does any of my experience have anything to do with this soldier's death. Probably not. We'll never know, will we? Like I said. The story isn't there...
He was a PFC. That might suggest a certain degree of immaturity. However, he was 26 years old. That might suggest a contradictory degree of maturity. Taken together, a 26 year old PFC, makes me wonder. Still, the story omits the information that might help us learn from it.
It reminds me of a time when I was stationed in Hawaii. Shortly after arriving, I read a story of a young sailor killed while riding a motorcycle that he had rented from a concession on or near Pearl Harbor. It was just one such incident in a legacy of many. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. The concession was closed down.
I've ridden a motorcycle. It's dangerous. Car drivers don't see you, even when looking right at you in broad daylight. To the untrained/inexperienced rider, there is a false sense of confidence. The motorcycle holds itself upright and the power to weight ration gives you boundless acceleration. The power between you legs feels unlimited. You are Evel Knievel reincarnated. And then you die.
Does any of my experience have anything to do with this soldier's death. Probably not. We'll never know, will we? Like I said. The story isn't there...
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