A bad week locally for bikers. Two deaths, both totally avoidable and, from the information available, the rider's faults.
Motorcyclist killed on Old San Jose Road identified
and
Alameda motorcyclist killed in a head-on collision with a pickup truck identified
The takeaway from these two accidents and deaths is that, if you ride, ride within your limits. Highway 9 is no joke, there are descending hairpin turns that I've witnessed crashed on. There are blind corners and off-camber corners and debris and, you know, oncoming traffic.
Its easy to get carried away and really start ripping it up out there above Boulder Creek on 9 and 35 (Skyline) but the downside is pretty shockingly awful for everyone, including the biker and the driver who kills him/her.
