Comments about a skaters death at BYU

**skategeezer** · 10-27-2009 03:00 PM

It's not so much about the story of a tragic death....it's the comments that amaze me

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BYU student dies longboarding

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Merrill | 7:40 p.m. Oct. 26, 2009
Wow... I'm an avid cyclist and get nervous at 35 mph on my road bike... and it has brakes!!! Hope others learn from this... people used to go over Niagra Falls in barrels as well... Whenever anyone dies in an accident it is a terrible thing; but some accidents are easily avoidable!

at least have the decency | 7:48 p.m. Oct. 26, 2009
to put a helmet on and spare the driver of the car the memory of killing you.

Think of others, if you don't want to consider yourself.

Angela B | 10:45 p.m. Oct. 26, 2009
I knew Robi and his friends, and they usually wear helmets and parachutes but that day didn't have them and just wanted to go on one more hill...

This story does him no justice as a person, just focuses on the accident. Go look up KSL's coverage of it and be sure to listen to the audio file. The driver didn't kill him, the car held his friends following behind. Robi lost control for some reason and the result was drastic. We miss him.

John | 11:24 p.m. Oct. 26, 2009
How about we just offer our condolences to the students family. Sorry for your loss.

Just a Mom | 1:19 a.m. Oct. 27, 2009
I have watch longboarders for many years now. I have seen them lose control and crash more times than I can count. I have call 911 when they didn't get up, I have seen cars swerve to miss them and crash and the boarders just kept on going. I saw a motorcycle and a longboarder smash into each other, the guy on the motorcycle had on a helmet and got right up, the longboarder didn't. The motorcycle was a total wreck, the longboard continued down the hill, no problems. I even watch a naked longboarder...so did my 8 year old daughter, he had awakened her yelling out to his buddies. I'm just glad that it wasn't on my hill, and that I didn't have to witness this awful death. Be smart, if you continue to break the law at least be safe about it and wear the proper gear! So sorry for you loss, and even more sad that it could have been prevented.