I was driving to work today and heard there had been an accident on the corner of Grand Junction and Churchill Rds. My direct route to work as my office is on that corner. The collision was between a car and a motor bike. Memories flashed back and I was dreading going through that intersection as I thought it was a fatality. The radio reports were indicating that it was serious. I thought I might take a different route and go up Prospect Road only to hear there was a motorbike accident on Prospect Road also. I managed to get over the intersection and just prior to getting there heard on the radio it was not life threating injuries. Thank God I thought as I saw the damaged motor bike standing up on the corner and the police holding the front bumper of a car. You don't get too many second chances when on a motorbike involved in a collision with a car. I dislike bikes immensley I always have I believe riding one of them is like playing Russian Roulette. The statistics indicate that for the small amount of them on the road and the amount of injuries and fatalities that occur from them compared to cars is quite astonishing. Please take care,I am not suggesting that bikes are always to blame I know that is not the case but too many drivers and riders think they are "bullet proof" think what it does to your families, many never recover
Written on 21 Apr 2010
Over 3 years since incident
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Julie McIntyre | 22 Apr 2010
I heard it on the radio too and it sickened me. Lee died on a motorbike but many years ago he had mate who died just a few hundred metres from that intersection. Lee died through no fault of his own but his mate I think went under a semi. The poem I wrote on my home page in favourite sayings is about them both. Most riders know the risks, Lee knew but chose to ride anyway. While I get angry with drivers who fail to take more care around riders I can sometimes get angry with the riders for taking the risk and putting their families through hell when they get killed or injured. Lee was trained in racing at Mallala but his defensive skills were no match against a car. Major crash told me he had no chance.
Take Care and lets hope those 2 riders were okay x
Hey Gary hope you dont mind but the strangest thing happened. I sent you the above email from work. I got in the car to come home and the song,
“Born to Be Wild came on the radio”
Some of the lyrics caught my breath. Just after telling you that I sometimes get angry with the riders including my Lee for putting us through this hell, I hear this song.
Lee always said he was here for a good time not a long time. He told many he would die before he reached 30, well he died before he reached 31 so he was close. The lyrics describe Lee perfectly, he didnt want to die but he wasnt going to waste life living on fear.
Get your motor runnin’
Head out for the highway
Lookin for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Like a true natures child
They were born to be wild.
When I lost Lee I believed he was communicating through music. Whenever I asked a question I always got the answer often through the lyrics of songs.
Now you know why I think this grieving may have sent me a bit nutty. But if I am nutty then so are alot of others because many including my family have felt messages or whatever it is coming through. All we need is to be open, dont question and BELIEVE
I am going to post this on I dreamed a dream.