Bad News about bill - Badly Hurt

Checked in on this thread at work today realizing I missed yesterday...
Made for a long afternoon after reading that........ Truly a sad loss

I was looking forward to swapping 400 stories ....

I like the thought of the retired avatar, maybe we can incorporate it into the main page somehow

My sympathies go out to his family, though by the sound of things they will be well taken care of....

Ride free Bill.....

 

Thursday I leave on a 3,000 mile trip. I will be taking a small part of Bill with me. My condolences to the family.

 

R.I.P. Bill. Ride safe and free on those golden streets!
My prayers to his family.

 

May God Bless Bill's family and friends.

I only knew Bill a short time, from this sight, but I could tell he gave honest knoligable advice to anyone who asked. A truely good person

Wish I had know you better Bill, rest in peace brother.........

 

Roger:
Any idea when the memorial would be?

 

I bet Bill is in heaven working on Gods XJ. I hope Chacal can ship up there. Rest in peace Bill you will be missed.

 

My thoughts are with Bill's family.... If I can help let me know.

Ranger, I had a similar idea just haven't had the chance yet.

 

I was very sorry to hear about Bill becoming a Silent Key, I was hoping for better news when I got home today.
He will be missed.

73,
Eric
VE7EES/VA7SQ

 

Diligo per plures in gratia . . . Loved by many in gratitude

This Latin phrase fits Bill to a T.

Bill will be missed terribly by those who have known him in his 52 short years. As hard as it is for us I can only imagine the loss his family feels.

This will not be a popular part of this post but there is another victim here. The lady who made a split second bad decision will have to live the rest of her life with the knowledge that she inadvertently took someones life. She must somehow find the strength and courage to be a wife, a mother and a contributing member of society. This burden often takes a very heavy toll on individuals.

As much as we will miss Bill let's also remember the lady whose life was also permanently altered by this event.

There was a thread earlier in the week about how we motorcycle riders get the short end when we have an accident. Why are we treated like second class citizens by the law. We aren't. The problem comes in when the price we pay for a collision is so much higher. A left turn in front of a cage by another cage results in a couple wrinkled fenders, or, if at higher speeds then a totaled car. Often times the drivers walk away either unhurt or only mildly injured. The same collision for us is often fatal because we lack the protection of the mass of steel around us. If there are no mitigating factors such as alcohol, drugs, etc. then the penalty is the same in both cases. A citation for an illegal left turn. Or failure to yield. This is one of the risks we assume when we ride. The law is applied the same. The penalty for riders is much more severe. This is OUR risk and not a risk that should be assumed by cage drivers.

Let's remember Bill, his family and the lady who hit him in our prayers.

Loren

 

Well said. Plenty of victims here.

 

Thanks for bringing that up....you are so correct. I would like to offer up another type of memorial to Bill.....a rider safety thread. Yes, I know we have truckloads of this type of stuff peppered throughout the forum here, but I would like to start a thread something like "In Memory of Bill-Rider Safety" where all of us can post our lessons learned, safety and avoidance techniques, and the like, where newbies can go to avoid becoming a Hurt Report statistic, as well as experienced riders can share what works for them, and learn new tricks themselves. What do you guys think?

 

I'm in!

I would like to start a thread something like "In Memory of Bill-Rider Safety" where all of us can post our lessons learned, safety and avoidance techniques, and the like, where newbies can go to avoid becoming a Hurt Report statistic, as well as experienced riders can share what works for them, and learn new tricks themselves. What do you guys think?

 

RIP, Bill.

Wishing your family only the best during this unfortunate time.

 

The memorial will be this saturday at 2 p.m at our church Wakeminster
PM me for directions and i'll be glad to give them to you

 

Condolences to his family and friends from the other side of the world.

A truly nice guy... So sad

 

wamaxim, I was thinking along the same lines of starting a safety thread. I think it couold be as follows

Bill Schmitt Rider Safety

Sub forums could be

Hurt Report
Riding Techniques
Bike safety upgrades
Situational awareness
....
....

Something along the lines above - the sub forums would be good so that one can go directly to what intersts them

 

Rest in peace Bill.

Although we never met in person, I always enjoyed our exchanges.

You will be missed.

 

I think it's a great idea; maybe we can get some response this time. The lack of a forum for this is why I started the "Be the Bunny" thread; we DO need a separate forum for this, especially since our particular "speciality" seems to draw so many first-time riders.

 

Clarification: the originator for the safety thread idea was Captainkirk. I cut and pasted his suggestion without prefacing the paste with "quoted from Captainkirk".

SecaRob and Fitz, what do we do to get this started? This is such a great idea it would be grand to get it going ASAP.

Where to start? Point me in the right direction and I will do what I can as I have a few days off starting today.

Thanks again Captainkirk and please forgive me for the confusion.

Loren

 

Best and most direct way would be to contact the site administrator SnoSheriff or one of the moderators

I would send him a link to this thread and simply ask ....something like...

Can we get a Safety in Riding section?? Could it be structured as follows and dedicated to Bill Schmitt???

Bill Schmitt Rider Safety

Sub forums could be

Hurt Report
Riding Techniques
Bike safety upgrades
Situational awareness