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A 72-year-old Manistee man, Clifford Lawrence Ake Jr., riding a moped was killed Sunday in an accident at the corner of Maple Street and Fourth Street. The initial investigation by Manistee City Police indicates the moped was southbound on Maple Street where it was struck by a vehicle failing to yield to oncoming traffic entering the intersection at Fourth Street. The vehicle was driven by a 48-year-old Manistee resident. Neither alcohol nor speed were factors in the accident according to the department. The accident remains under investigation.

Physics says if a scooter tangle with just about any other vehicle, it is gonna lose big time.

That just SUCKS... I had a friend in Hawaii run a red light on his moped ....drinkin and riding and go into to a coma for 3 months and come out a complete different person.....miss the original Gary boy!

Just kinda scary.

I was riding with my friends on THAT road on saturday.

After this accident happend, several of my friends called me, to make sure it was not me.

I went for a short ride today.....I put on my helmet.


is that the mans shoe lying in the road?

You just can't let it get to YOU ......I have seen a couple friends turn into veggies or be semi crippled from the mopes... LIVE LIFE ENJOY IT IT>>>>AND IF THE s*** ROLLS IN THEN OH WELL YOU GAVE IT IT *........and have a couple drinks afterward

what a shame. i find stupid * always trying to over take my on my scoot, and then i just lay on my horn and yell at them

Everyone who rides, has to ride like every other vehicle out there not only doesn't see you, but is TRYING to hit you. If you don't they will get you.

Bear45-70 wrote:Everyone who rides, has to ride like every other vehicle out there not only doesn't see you, but is TRYING to hit you. If you don't they will get you.

I agree watch out for you and everyone else, because everyone else is not watching out for themselves let alone you.
If you can survive the roads on a stock spree you can survive anything!!! Keep it between the ditches rubber side down!

That is a shame. Doing something fun, now gone.

I tend to ride without a helmet. Have known 3 motorcyclists in our area killed by deer strikes this year alone.

elitedio wrote:That is a shame. Doing something fun, now gone.

I tend to ride without a helmet. Have known 3 motorcyclists in our area killed by deer strikes this year alone.

You know the medical profession can pretty much fix or replace most of your body. BUT they can NOT fix a damaged brain and that is what a helmet protects. You have a responsibility to yourself and your family to not become a burden to them because you refused to protect your head and brain. When I hit a deer I all but destroyed a high dollar Simpson racing helmet, but the only damage to my head was a balance tube in my right ear knocked loose, which soon reattached itself. WEAR A FRICKIN" HELMET.

"The difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man learns from the mistakes others!"

Bear45-70 wrote:

elitedio wrote:That is a shame. Doing something fun, now gone.

I tend to ride without a helmet. Have known 3 motorcyclists in our area killed by deer strikes this year alone.

You know the medical profession can pretty much fix or replace most of your body. BUT they can NOT fix a damaged brain and that is what a helmet protects. You have a responsibility to yourself and your family to not become a burden to them because you refused to protect your head and brain. When I hit a deer I all but destroyed a high dollar Simpson racing helmet, but the only damage to my head was a balance tube in my right ear knocked loose, which soon reattached itself. WEAR A FRICKIN" HELMET.

"The difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man learns from the mistakes others!"

I understand Helmet Laws are unpopular but, It forces people who wont make the right decision to do the right thing.

!!! HELMETS ROCKS !!!

Just get a kick * looking helmet so you want to wear it and wear it with pride! My hemet has skulls on it, I figured if I was gonna ride something small I might as well have a badass helmet that looks like a HD rider might wear it! I have bounce my head off the pavment a few times skateboarding and the like and my helmet saved me!

patthesoundguy wrote:Just get a kick * looking helmet so you want to wear it and wear it with pride! My hemet has skulls on it, I figured if I was gonna ride something small I might as well have a badass helmet that looks like a HD rider might wear it! I have bounce my head off the pavment a few times skateboarding and the like and my helmet saved me!

HD guys don't wear helmets though

+1 for cool helmets though, I like to show mine off as much as possible. I may be out in shorts + a tshirt most of the time, but you'll be hard pressed to find me out of the driveway without my helmet.

Wearing a helmet is a smart thing to do. It is a choice that has to be made every time that I start up.