I don’t understand this. As a former motorcyclist, when I lived in Narragansett and rode sport bikes cops used to chase dumb kids all the time. Anything dangerous around the beach was an instant tow, suspension of license and trial. We all knew not to do it.

These gangs most likely started small and could have been managed by the local cops. Now they are large and emboldened and the cops are helpless. It’s just mind boggling

Inatimate objects are never the issue. Its the people that use them. But we'll probably just introduce some new laws against dirt bikes or something stupid

I absolutely lost my shit when they interviewed this one guy who said along the lines of "We need to come together to find a way this doesn't happen again..."

Like a set of laws! That we already have!

Unregistered, no helmets, off road vehicle, no lights, and speeding are all against the laws.

You know what's needed? Better parenting. We need to raise kids to understand some laws are there for their own safety. And they need to be accountable for their actions.

I feel bad for the passenger. She had no control of the situation and put her trust in the wrong person.

No helmets, no headlights on, 8 at night, weaving in/out of traffic and speeding on a corner. Dumb way to die. My sympathies for the family but god damn they did everything possible to make that crash happen.

Third Casa Azul. Just went again yesterday and whewwwwww birria!

I mean there’s a reason you need to take a class to get a motorcycle license - it’s not the same as driving a car. Possible the front brake didn’t work, but also easily possible he grabbed a handful of clutch instead of brake in a panic, or that he was relying on back brake because front brake can be “scary” in an emergency stop if you don’t have practice with threshold braking.

Stealth camping is how we did the north-south trail. Never had an issue.

Small tire contact patch to start with plus off-road lugs that further reduce the contact area leads to poor breaking performance on pavement.

I feel sorry for the woman killed in the crash,sounds like the dumbass got the bike the day before and decided to take her for a quick spin. Maybe she thought he would do a quick lap around the block at safe speeds and this guy decided to give her a little fright.

Which ends up killing them both.

So so tragic for her and her family. My condolences.

You keep trying to defend these two people, why? I agree they didn’t deserve to die, but their actions have consequences and these results aren’t surprising. What are you actually defending? Why are you against everyone in here? What’s its value to you? How can you not see that these men made their own bed and laid in it themselves? How are they the victim?

Right, how many 20 year olds believe in Santa Claus, they’re adults.

Again, yeah man, we all agree it’s stupid. It’s reckless. It’s downright selfish. No one is disagreeing with any of that. All I’m saying is maybe act like these were people with now very much grieving mothers, fathers, siblings etc.

I agree entirely. A huge difference between a lesson learned (hopefully) and a forever sleep.

ERG ruled

Sick of this narrative, 20 years old is old enough to make adult decisions.

Let’s be clear. The issue isn’t “dirt bikes”. Because this very thing can happen with street legal bikes and conversely riding an off road vehicle smartly on roads doesn’t result in this either. In The Caribbean off road and on road vehicles share the roads all the time without incident.

The issue is being reckless and riding like it’s play time.

Yikes, that fucking sucks. I wouldn't even be this forceful if the headline's first 3 words are "Family, friends mourn"

The people on that bike aren't hear to read the "play stupid games..." comments. They're friends and family are though. I think those people (who didn't do anything wrong) have maybe had enough of a shitty week?

Damn, the poor lady driving the SUV. Her car is jacked up, obviously they didn’t have insurance. Poor EMT’s probably had to scoop brains (albeit not much) up from the ground. Imagine being stuck in traffic trying to get around this bullshit? Officers probably can’t get their twisted bodies out of their heads. Really sad situation for all these people needlessly involved. Prayers for them.

Facts

Yeah, I've got plenty of stupid shit in my ledger and I've never even gone near a dirt bike or shit like that.

Hell, every single time I've seen the pack of them, I'm rooting for someone to get kinda hurt. A couple broken bones, some bruises/scrapes, or some shit like that. Normal comeuppance. They're a nuisance and it's a normal reaction to not like them. I don't.

But, I sure as shit ain't going to revel in the death of other human beings that were just stupid reckless kids

Personally a huge fan of the pastor tacos and the chili verde dinner but my family all love the fajitas there too. My old favorite Mexican place was agaves on rt2 in Warwick by Lowe’s (rip) and it’s definitely a step below that but still an absolute favorite when I’m in town visiting family and friends.

You don’t deserve it.

But you’re at risk of dying from it. It was not an accident.

This was totally predictable before the bike was bought and before two people went on a ride in the dark on it without lights.

Thank you for the call for basic decency.

Years ago, I had a friend who died after suffering a mental break and engaging in criminal activity and I can attest that online message board commentators mocking and belittling his death were deeply hurtful to his friends and family. Even if one doesn’t have empathy for the deceased (and to be clear I think they should), I’d hope people would remember that there are people who loved the deceased who may see this thread.

Hold on. That’s it? That’s the ONLY bad decision and only one of them made it?

How wrong you are.

Normal, responsible person’s decision making, and I mean at age 18. Heck a lot of 16 year old kids have thought of some of these questions going for a driver’s permit at even age 15. ..

Should I buy a dirt bike? Can I afford the insurance? Do I have access to a pickup or a car with a trailer? Where can I ride it legally? If I can’t ride it in the street legally should I buy it? Do I own a helmet? Do I own two helmets? Should I ask my friend to ride with me? Should I ride it uninsured and not registered on the street? Above the speed limit? Passing cars at Broad and Norwood? Without a headlight in the dark?

And the friend. Should I get on anyway???

haha wow that was locked away so far down in my memory. I can’t remember the last time I thought of an Awful Awful.