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On Fri, 30 Oct 1998 07:39:11 GMT, Erica Phillips <ricktbbn@earthlink.net> wrote:
>On Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:34:21 GMT, ricktbbn@earthlink.net (Erica
>Phillips) wrote (and I don't know why...):
>
>what is all this "t-bone" stuff?  leave the steaks out of this
>discussion!

A t-bone is when one vehicle strikes another at a near 90 degree angle,
which results in a combined mass that is shaped strikingly like the 
t-bone steak.  

The real question is why are you trying to revive months-old discussions?

>
>
>On Sun, 12 Jul 1998 01:09:22 GMT, nospam@toolsbase.demon.co.uk (Adrian
>Vickers) wrote (and I don't know why...):
>
>Galaxie 500 XL <galaxie@speakeasy.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 11 Jul 1998, Marc wrote:
>> 

I believe I wrote the earliest stuff here:

>> ;*}>Actually, this does happen.  Motorcycle t-bones car,
>motorcyclist launches
>> ;*}>over car and isn't hurt too bad, motorcycle punches through
>door/window
>> ;*}>and kills car occupant.
>> ;*}
>> ;*}"Does" or "could?"   The only accident where the driver of a car
>was
>> ;*}killed that I know of, the driver of the motorcycle was also
>killed.
>> ;*}I knew a number of people killed on motorcycles by hitting cars,
>but
>> ;*}none of those accidents resulted in damage to the driver of the
>car
>> ;*}from the initial impact.
>> ;*}
>> 
>> A friend of mine gave up motorcycles because he t-boned a car, the
>bike
>> essentially went through the car, killing the driver, paralyzing the
>> passenger and my friend landed in a bush. He was standing up before
>the
>> pieces were done scattering.
>> 
>> i also witnessed an occasion where a motorcyclist doing about 70
>t-boned a
>> car and it took the "jaws of life" to get the occupants out of the
>car.
>> the motorcyclist flew over the car, slid about 100 feet and five
>minutes
>> later was sitting at the side of the road.
>
>I missed most of this thread, so I don't know if the general aim is to
>lambast m/cycle riders or car drivers, but FWIW I have my own story
>about
>this sort of situation...
>
>A mate of mine rode into the side of a car, went up'n'over and landed
>on his head[1]. He was wearing a helmet but still ended up in hospital
>with nasty neck injuries. In this case, the car was clearly at fault,
>on account she (a taxi driver) had pulled out and across the road
>directly in front of him (to do a U-turn). Eventually (after a couple
>of years of legal wrangling) she was prosecuted - 100UKP fine plus
>costs plus 4 penalty points on her licence.
>
>
>[1] We often wondered how he managed this, considering as his arse
>    is considerably heavier than his head...!
>
>
>Signed,
>Erica Phillips
>ricktbbn@earthlink.net
>(23,F,S)
>
>
>Signed,
>Erica Phillips
>ricktbbn@earthlink.net
>(23,F,S)
>


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