Quote:Actually, coming to a complete stop on the highway happens quite often.  Ever driven on an interstate and come upon an accident scene?  I rounded a corner on 95 not too long ago and discovered that everyone was stopped because the interstate had all lanes shut down completely due to a mutl-car accident.   I was able to come to a stop without hitting anyone as was everyone around me.   Not excusing what this young lady did, but how fast was the motorcycle going and was the biker paying attention?  Why was he unable to come to a safe stop? 

 

I've seen bikers do some pretty stupid things on the interstate, including one that I used to see every morning on the way to work on I-4.   He would ride up the white line between rows of traffic so that he could go faster than the traffic flow.   One morning I had to (again) come to a complete stop on the Interstate (which I did safely) and then inch past an accident scene.   This one was for a mangled motorcycle that looked like what remained of the white line rider's bike along with another vehicle. I've never seen him again so I'm guessing I know what happened that morning.   I feel sorry for the guy's family but riding like that on I-4 with no helmet, it was bound to happen.    

 

We don't know the entire story here.  The young woman should never have stopped, but to lock her away for many many years serves no one, especially since there was probably some negligence on the part of the individual who was unable to control his own vehicle.

 

This is what I was thinking.  I-95 can become a parking lot real quick.  But then again, there are a lot of rear end collisions and fender benders too when this happens.  It's unlikely this was just a simple rear end collision, because he wouldn't likely have run into the actual car that stopped if the was directly behind it.  It had to be a unique set of circumstances that led to the crash.  My guess is one of two things happened.  He was behind a car that abruptly evaded the stopped vehicle as it approached.  Or he was passing someone in the opposite lane right before the stopped car.  Either way, I'm guessing another car (or maybe something else) was blocking his vision at one point or another. 

 

Still have no explanation for why she stopped on the road though.  Helping ducks really isn't much of an explanation. 

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