Re: Bolivia's 'Death Road' claims life of U.S. road cyclist

Mike Vandeman blathered:
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:22:57 -0500, Tom Sherman
> <sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> Mike Vandeman blathered:
>>> On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:08:55 +0100, "Ronnie Guthrie"
>>> <ronnieguthrie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>>>> news:cic614h4e7n0ibl7fei8ui9gsdkbj6hc2e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:09:25 +0100, "Ronnie Guthrie"
>>>>> <ronnieguthrie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:7ee51413vncfdam3hols3g2io31hk3qka6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:06:43 -0700 (PDT), Bruce Jensen
>>>>>>> <bpnjensen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Apr 24, 9:53 pm, Tom Sherman
<sunsetss0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Mike Vandeman blathered:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Evolution at work:
>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/21/news/Bolivia-US-Tourist-Dea...
>>>>>>>>>> LA PAZ, Bolivia: A U.S. tourist has been killed after losing
control
>>>>>>>>>> of his mountain bike and plunging off a cliff while biking down
>>>>>>>>>> Bolivia's treacherous "Highway of Death," rescue officials said
>>>>>>>>>> Monday.
>>>>>>>>>> Firefighter Ramiro Torres told The Associated Press that
Kenneth
>>>>>>>>>> Mitchell died Saturday afternoon after falling about 230 feet
(70
>>>>>>>>>> meters).
>>>>>>>>>> Officials at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz confirmed the
56-year-old
>>>>>>>>>> Mitchell's death but declined to release his hometown.
>>>>>>>>>> Mitchell was riding with one of several tourist agencies that
offer
>>>>>>>>>> guided trips down the mountain road, which is known for its
>>>>>>>>>> breathtaking views, hairpin turns and steep drops.
>>>>>>>>>> Bus accidents killed hundreds of Bolivians a year there until a
new,
>>>>>>>>>> paved highway was opened in 2007.
>>>>>>>>> Dude, the guy was cycling on a ROAD. That is NOT mountain
biking.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Exactly.  I'm with you on the small-trail riding, Mike, but
>>>>>>>> c'mon...this is a motor vehicle roadway.  Motor vehicles plunge
to
>>>>>>>> their deaths here too.
>>>>>>> So you think riding a mountain bike on a mountain road has nothing
to
>>>>>>> do with mountain biking? You are weird.
>>>>>> So what damage to the environment was he doing by riding a bike
(mountain
>>>>>> bike or whatever) on a road designed for motor vehicles?
>>>>> Obviously, he rode off-road. DUH!
>>>> I think not.  Check your facts first Mr Vandeman.  He was riding on a
"road" 
>>>> (http://tinyurl.com/2l84y6)
>>> You guys are INCREDIBLY stupid! How do you think he ended up off-road?
>>> He rode off-road! DUH!
>> No dude, the deceased was out of control once he left the road.
> 
> So you admit that he rode the boke off of the road. QED
> 
WTF is a "boke"?

Nowhere did I write the deceased was RIDING when he left the road. In 
fact I wrote just the opposite (see below). Try reading what is written 
some time.

>  Whether 
>> or not he remained in physical contact with the bicycle after going
over 
>> the cliff, he was not riding the bicycle at that point. Furthermore,
the 
>> deceased was not intending to leave the road unless he was planning to 
>> kill himself.
>>
>> What happened is not riding off road. DUH!
> 
> Your stupidity sets a new record! You just admitted that he rode his
> boke off of the road. DUH!

Dude, learn to read. Sheesh!

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