The carnage continues

Wow, fellow riders are picking at each other when there is a bigger problem which affects us all.
It is the warped public perception of motorcyclists caused by sensationalist anti-motorcyclist news stories written by reporters like J.M. Brown, fueled by the 'observations' of CHP officer Jennifer Taylor's ignorance of motorcycle physics.

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_8829519

Look at this:

First sentence of the story - not good: "Old San Jose Road, a windy, two-lane mountain road residents say is prone to wrecks caused by speeding motorcycles."

Ride a motorcycle = No CPR for you:
"She checked for a pulse and called for medical assistance, but she said it was too late to save the man."

Zero mention of failure to yield on the part of the car driver:
"Taylor said the motorcyclist's speed was the main factor in the crash"

A sourceless, damaging and unsubstantiated statement:
"Old San Jose Road residents said the 13-mile stretch that connects Los Gatos to Soquel from the Summit to Highway 1 is popular with motorcyclists, some of whom race each other around the road's tight curves and narrow lanes."

No mention of car wrecks, so motorcycles are the only vehicles that crash on OSJ road, also lacks source (several who?):
"Several said they were used to the road being closed for motorcycle accidents or weather problems."

Again, presumed fault lies with the motorcyclist:
"Officer Taylor said two witnesses at Anna Jean Cummings Park about 4½ miles south saw the motorcyclist speeding toward the mountains."

Placing blame on the biker for (1) coming fast and (2) not going around the car stopped in his lane, WTF:
"Taylor said the driver looked both ways, but by the time he started pulling out, the motorcyclist was coming fast. The driver applied his brakes, thinking the motorcyclist would go around, but "the next thing he knew, the rider was on his windshield.""

Ridiculous degree of ignorance on the part of the CHP officer to say this:
"Taylor thinks the rider pulled his hand brake, causing the bike to flip over backwards and ejecting the driver before it rolled several times and stopped."

If the statements in this story aren't bad enough, click on the reader comments section beneath the story to see exactly how much every Tom, Dick and Harry hates motorcyclists in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

I am going to complain to the Sentinel about this very biased "story" and it's author, J.M. Brown. I hope some of you feel strongly enough about the misstatements in this article to submit your own complaints to:
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/submitletters