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

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:35:25 -0500, Tom Sherman
<sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Mike Vandeman blathered:
>> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:22:55 -0700 (PDT), "maguahiker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"
>> <maguahiker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 
>>>> You guys are INCREDIBLY stupid! How do you think he ended up
off-road?
>>> ?He rode off-road! DUH!
>>>
>>> Actually you're the one that is tarded. The roads are narrow...no room
>>> for error. blind corners, etc. this happens all the time. You're just
>>> an idiot. Like I said...take a flyover of the area next time.
>> 
>> That has nothing to do with the fact that he rode the bike off of the
>> road.
>
>Dude, if the guy hit a low barrier wall and went off the bike over the 
>wall, he was no longer riding the bike. Duh! If the deceased lost 
>control and was sliding on the ground, he was no longer riding the bike, 
>whether or not he was in contact with it. Duh!

That's part of mountain biking. It happens all the time. It certainly
doesn't make him a hiker! He was mountain biking.
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