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

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:32:28 -0500, Tom Sherman
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>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]
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>>>>
>>>>> "Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> news:cic614h4e7n0ibl7fei8ui9gsdkbj6hc2e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>> On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:09:25 +0100, "Ronnie Guthrie"
>>>>>> <ronnieguthrie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Mike Vandeman blathered:
>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 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!

Bikes don't go off-road of their own accord. He rode it off of the
road. If he wasn't on a bike, he'd still be alive.
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