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1. "Noble man killed when motorcycle strikes SUV [OK] ... A Noble man, Charles David Perrin, 63, was killed Thursday, when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a sports utility vehicle ... [T]he sport utility vehicle pulled into his path from a private parking lot."

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2. "Motorcyclist injured in crash [CA] ... A man was flown to the hospital Thursday after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Washington Boulevard, authorities said."

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3. "Collinsville man dies in accident [OK] ... The driver ... failed to yield at a stop sign where the roads intersect, the patrol reported. The pickup [LTV] struck Forbes' motorcycle, throwing him about 20 feet."

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4. "Motorcyclist strikes SUV, is killed [MD] ... A motorcyclist was killed yesterday evening in Laurel when he struck a sport utility vehicle that turned in front of him, Howard County police said."

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5. "Man hospitalized after motorcycle/car [SUV] crash [OH] ... Fawn M. Love, 18, was leaving the Glenview Way Apartments on County Road 16 eastbound toward West Lafayette when Kirker on a motorcycle clipped the rear quarter of her vehicle while going westbound."

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6. "Motorcycle, SUV collide [CA] ... A motorcycle and a sport utility vehicle collided Thursday, sending the motorcyclist to the hospital with major injuries ... According to witnesses, a Honda Pilot driven by Lucy Ann Busalacchi, 46, also of Escondido, was exiting a driveway and turning left to head north on North Escondido Boulevard."

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7. "Man Sought in Macon Hit-and-Run [GA] ... Rodney Corbin was driving his motorcycle west on Mercer University Drive around 9:30 p.m. when a gray Hyundai Santa Fe SUV pulled into his path from Albert's Lane, according to a police release ... The motorcycle hit the drivers side of the SUV ..."

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8. "Motorcyclist Hurt In Crash [with SUV] (CT) ... Police said Joseph K. Keaveny, 17, of Cambridge Drive, the driver of the SUV, was turning left into a private driveway off Sullivan Avenue about 4:45 p.m. Friday when the SUV and motorcycle collided."

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9. "Portland motorcycle cop struck by SUV, hurt [OR] ... According to police, Cass was heading east on Southeast Washington Street over the Interstate 205 overpass when a 1980s Chevy Blazer heading the same direction turned left into the motorcycle ..."

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10. "Motorcyclist killed in accident [OH] ... Shanklin struck the passenger side of a northbound SUV and was ejected from the 1990 Harley Davidson."

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11. "Motorcyclist injured in crash with SUV in Windham [MA] ... Morrissette was riding his 1975 Harley-Davidson FX 1200 north on Rockingham Road when the driver of a gray 2002 Ford Explorer pulled out from Seavey Road and into Morrissette's path, police said."

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12. "Motorcyclist, injured in funeral-procession crash, dies [MO] ... A 51-year-old Blue Springs man, injured last week when he was struck by a sport utility vehicle while escorting a funeral procession has died, police said today."

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13. "Brighton husband, wife die in Macoupin County motorcycle crash [IL] ... Police say a husband and wife from Brighton were killed when an SUV rear-ended a pickup truck that crossed into the path of their motorcycle."

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14. "One killed, another hurt in scooter, motorcycle accidents [ID] ... [P]olice say a motorcyclist is recovering after being hit by an SUV in Boise. Officials say at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday a motorcyclist was hit and then became trapped under the vehicle and police had to lift up the car to get him out."

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15. "Man remembers friend killed in hit and run [NM] ... Souther was killed Sunday evening when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in a SUV at Menaul and University while on his Harley Davidson."

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16. "Biker Dies in Collision with SUV [IL] ... Steven J. Kunkel died when the motorcycle he was riding collided with an SUV ... A 2001 Toyota Sequoia was north on Route 14. It collided head-on with a southbound 1975 Harley Davidson in the northbound lane."

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17. "Motorcyclist injured in accident [PA] ... An unidentified man was injured when his motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle collided in Bensalem Sunday night. The motorcyclist ... was traveling northbound on Knights Road north of Street Road at 7:30 p.m. when the SUV pulled out onto the street, police said."

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18. "Motorcyclist injured in West Bridgewater crash [MA] ... Keith Wyzard was airlifted to a Boston hospital after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Route 28. [The SUV driver] was leaving a shopping plaza across the street and taking a left turn to head south when the vehicles collided, police said."

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19. "Motorcyclist collides with trailer on I-80 [UT] ... A trailer came off an SUV traveling west on I-80 about 4:30 p.m., said Agent Cori Start of the Utah Highway Patrol. A motorcyclist behind the SUV wasn't able to avoid the trailer and collided with it, Start said."

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20. "An accident involving an SUV and a motorcycle in New Oxford resulted in minor injuries. [PA]"

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21. "Motorcyclist killed by motor home [CA] ... Donald Pali, 37, was riding his Suzuki motorcycle southbound on Union Road at 5 p.m. when he was struck by a 31-foot motor home making a left turn from Daniels onto Union."

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22. "Wolcott motorcyclist killed [CT] ... Michael Christiano, of 367 Todd Road, was riding a 2005 Suzuki northbound on Wolcott Street about 5:15 p.m. when he collided with a 1989 Jeep Cherokee. Police said the Jeep, driven by 46-year-old William Rutka of 72 Macauley Ave., was attempting to turn left..."

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23. "Motorcycle vs. SUV [OK] ... A Quapaw man is rushed to the hospital with severe leg trauma after the motorcycle he was riding became lodged under an S-U-V. Around 4:30 this afternoon, 46 year old Shawn Moore was riding westbound on route NN in Newton County when the driver of a sport utility vehicle attempted to make a U-turn on Route P."

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24. "SUV driver charged in motorcycle accident [SC] ... Highway Patrol said the SUV driver was pulling out of a private driveway near Postal Way when he collided with a man on his motorcycle."

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25. "Motorcyclist Hurt in Accident [HI] ... A collision between a motorcycle and an SUV, sends a man to the hospital."

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26. "Motorcyclist killed in hit & run crash in Albuquerque [NM] ... A Tijeras man has died when his motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle collided at a busy Albuquerque intersection."

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ATTENTION AMERICAN MOTORCYCLISTS

If you are not a member of a motorcyclists' rights organization (MRO) ... I have just given you 26 reasons to join.

If you belong to a state MRO (SMRO) ... and do little more than show up for parties and show off your patches ... I have just given you 26 reasons to get informed and involved.

If you are a leader of a local SMRO chapter where bikers have been (or will be) maimed or killed by negligent, care-less, distracted or impaired cagers ... I have just given you 26 reasons to shift your resources away from the next charity poker run and towards the support of downed riders and their families.

If you are the leader of a state or national MRO ... I have just given you 26 reasons to stop playing pattycake with the nannycrats, and start getting aggressive about MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS policies, programs and ploys focusing ALL motorists' attention on CRASH PREVENTION.

Speaking strictly for myself and no other individuals or organizations,

Bruce Arnold

Bruce@LdrLongDistanceRider.com
Author and Publisher, LdrLongDistanceRider.com
Co-Moderator, Bruce-n-Ray's Biker Forum
Mile Eater Gold Member, Iron Butt Association
Sustaining Member, Motorcycle Riders Foundation
2007 Chairman's Circle, American Motorcyclist Association

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