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Police call on motorcyclists to slow down as death toll continues to rise.
Now this is all very well asking
motorcyclists to slow down, when the pics I saw on TV of the poor bugger killed
at Ingleburn, showed a car exiting from a driveway or street, and the bike had
hit the drivers side...indicating to me that the fucking idiot car driver had
pulled out in front of him...(let me know if I'm wrong...)So how about asking
car drivers to open their fucking eyes for a change...instead of jumping on the
motorcycling bashing wagon for a change..
By Justin Norrie and AAP
January 4, 2005
Police have pleaded with motorcyclists to take extra care after two fatal
crashes in Sydney took the state's holiday road toll to 11, and a third in
Melbourne lifted the national toll to 39.
Traffic Services Commander Chief Superintendent John Hartley said yesterday that
motorcycle riders needed to be more aware of their surroundings.
"I'm imploring motorcyclists to slow down and be careful on the roads," he said.
A 32-year-old Macquarie Fields man died after his motorcycle and a Ford sedan
collided at Ingleburn, in south-western Sydney, about 8.30pm on Sunday. The man
died at the scene after suffering severe head injuries, police said.
His death followed another fatal motorcycle crash at Camden earlier in the day.
Police were yesterday calling for witnesses to the incident, which left
48-year-old Paul Kingston, from Mount Annan, dead and his 42-year-old pillion
passenger, from Deniliquin, in a serious condition with leg and chest injuries
at Liverpool Hospital.
The male and female passengers of the car that collided with the motorcycle were
unharmed, police said.
In Melbourne's outer east yesterday, a male motorcyclist crashed at Toolangi
just after 2pm, an ambulance spokesman said. The man died at the scene.
However, Superintendent Hartley said he was pleased the toll was down from this
time last year.
Since the start of the holiday road toll period, police have charged more than
13,000 motorists with speeding offences.
