Motorcycle Accidents

• My mother proved that helmets work when she said: "Two wrongs don't make it right."

  Steve Lombardi | January 24, 2008 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  My advice to those riders, who don't wish to wear a helmet, is to be very good to your spouse, because one day soon you're going to need them for a very long time. I rest my case.This post is about marriage advice. On January 22, 2008 the blog I posted was: Motorcycles, Helmets, Wrecks, Brain Damage and the Freedom to be Stupid. That entry discussed one potential solution to the enormous costs...

• Iowa's Young Drivers

  Steve Lombardi | October 11, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Sheriff of Boone County reported on a motorcycle-dirt bike crash on D Avenue occurring on Saturday, September 8, 2007. 3:31 p.m.: A motorcycle/dirtbike accident occurred near Perry. Robert Johnson, 54, Perry, was southbound on D Avenue and attempted to pass a dirt bike operated by Cole Mayhush, 11, Perry, who at the same time was making an unsignaled lefthand turn. Mayhush was struck by the...

• Motorcycling Safety Tips

  Steve Lombardi | October 02, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In 2006 57 Iowans were killed while riding on a motorcycle. Any tip about how to avoid collisions has to be a good thing. They say 2/3rds of the crashes nationwide are from operator error. I'm not sure how they define operator error. So here is the tip, leave your head light on at all times when riding and have installed a motorcycle headlight modulator that will change the lamps intensity while...

• Iowa Motorcyclist - What made him go over the center line?

  Steve Lombardi | September 18, 2007 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  An accident in Davenport left a motorcyclist in critical condition. It was reported by the Des Moines Register that, Jan Deverwaere was in critical condition Sunday, said a spokeswoman for Genesis Medical Center in Davenport.Police said Deverwaere was driving a motorcycle westbound on West Sixth Street about 5:30 p.m. and turned right onto North Division Street.The motorcycle apparently crossed...

• Mitchell and Cerro Gordo County Residents Die in Iowa Separate Motorycycle Crashes

  Steve Lombardi | August 29, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  What is it with single riders crashing their motorcycles? This past weekend two riders, Kyle Wyatt and David Abell, both ended up in the ditch suffering severe and fatal injuries. Wyatt apparently failed to negotiate a curve and crashed. The other, Abell drove off of the roadway colliding with the ditch sustaining fatal injuries. The station reporting on these two did not disclose if there was...

• Rhoades of Crystal Lake, Iowa - Motorcycle Death

  Steve Lombardi | August 25, 2007 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Todd Rhoades of Crystal Lake, Iowa a long time motorcycle enthusiast died as a result of a truck motorcycle collision. He was wearing his helmet and died following the collision with a truck being driven by a sixteen year old. Rhoades is survived by his wife and daughter along with four brothers, a sister and his mother. The truck turned left from southbound Randall Road towards Huntington Drive...

• Bus vs. Motorcycle, which will normally win?

  Steve Lombardi | June 16, 2009 9:47 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A bus and a motorcyclist have the odds in favor of the bus. And that’s what happened on the morning of June 8, 2009 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at around 7:30 A.M. on Mount Vernon Road and 19th...

• Weather getting warmer, the motorcycle body count can begin

  Steve Lombardi | March 27, 2009 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Two people riding a motorcycle in Iowa County were taken to the hospital by life flight after a pickup truck failed to yield the right away, made a left turn and struck the motorcycle. The collision...

• Iowa Motorcycle Safety Forum for 2008

  Steve Lombardi | February 04, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The 5th Annual Iowa Motorcycle Safety Forum is scheduled for March 14, 2008 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th Street, West Des Moines. You can download the agenda by following the link.

• Waterloo, Iowa - Motorcycle Accident Killed Two

  Steve Lombardi | September 17, 2007 1:18 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  It's been reported that two motorcyclists, a husband and wife were killed by a car that crossed the center line on Highway 218 last Thursday night. It was reported that the driver of the car, a 17 year old boy, fell asleep at the wheel while driving just after 11:00 PM. I'm not sure why anyone would fall asleep while driving that early in the evening but there can be many causes. If there is no...