This Is What Josh Koeppel Getting Hit By An Oncoming Truck Looks Like
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 1, 2010 12:26 AM CDT
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As mentioned earlier this week, Josh Koeppel was involved in a traffic accident Monday morning when a pickup truck moving the opposite direction turned in front of him. He was treated for minor injuries at the UIHC and released shortly thereafter. That is all true. That also sounds almost routine, and according to video of the crash itself, Josh Koeppel's morning was not fucking routine:
Yep; that's Josh Koeppel flying through the air, and somehow not being seriously injured. If you're wondering how video of this incident could possibly exist, recall that the initial report about the accident indicated that a police officer witnessed the crash, and that certainly seems to be an iPhone video of a police car's dash cam. Also, the report indicated that the crash happened at the intersection of Gilbert and Burlington with Koeppel headed west and the truck driver east; all of those details are clearly consistent with this video. All of which is to say, this is legit.
In some of the least surprising news ever, Koeppel was declared out for the season opener against Eastern Illinois; despite his injuries not being severe, Koeppel is dealing with lingering soreness (having been hit by a car myself, I can attest to this first-hand: day 3 hurts more than day 1), plus it's just smart to spend a few days evaluating Koeppel before he's up to full-speed.
As you can imagine, Kirk Ferentz has never been a big fan of players using motorcycles or mopeds to get around Iowa City, but even he acknowledges that it's unavoidable:
This, by the way, is a completely reasonable stance by Ferentz. It would be nice to see him make a stand and say "no more two-wheel vehicles for anybody!", but from a practical standpoint, that's totally impossible without negatively affecting players' grades on a macro scale. Parking on campus is far easier for two-wheeled vehicles than for cars and trucks, and removing them as an option for transportation on a campus that stretches almost two miles east-to-west creates an unnecessary disincentive for players to take care of every obligation when time is a scarce commodity to begin with.
Still, though--these guys are more likely to wear a helmet on the football field than driving a moped or motorcycle? Really? In lieu of 500 more words about how vehemently we disagree with the logic, this one more time:
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Jesus tap-dancing Christ
Glad he’s OK…
Perpetually living between the click of a light and the start of a dream.
Chris Doyle trained. Tougher than steel.
by Steven Dailey on Sep 1, 2010 4:53 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
The truck is now totaled.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Sep 1, 2010 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
How in the hell is there no helmet law in Iowa?
Fucking Iowa…it never ceases to surprise.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
Keep in mind that there was no requirement
That children wear their seat belt in the back seat until a month or two ago. Common sense laws seem to slip through the cracks.
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by mikjones24 on Sep 1, 2010 6:48 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It's called common sense
For a reason. Legislating it just gives Marion Police officers another reason to ticket me (seatbelts, helmets, turn signals, I’m such a damned rebel). Rarely do I bother with a helmet. Why? Well, I don’t own one.
You see what I did there? Yeeeaaaaaahhhh.
Oh, and also
Making helmets a team policy would likely help a lot. But I’m definitely not a coach, and as I just said, I don’t bother to wear one, so I don’t know whose soapbox I’m standing on at the moment.
You see what I did there? Yeeeaaaaaahhhh.
Stupid Enter Key
Why not exceed the standard of the law and wear a helmet on your own volition? Especially when you’re a starting lineman on a Top-10 football team? Do yourself a favor: if you’re gonna ride a motorcyle, wear a helmet. Lawful or not, it’s just the right thing to do.
You realize the site you linked to is pro-choice on helmets?
They believe it should be a choice. Not a law.
He's a tough guy, all right.
But nowhere near as tough as he is lucky. Holy shit.
Re: not wearing a helmet… well, he’s lucky. As for anyone/everyone else who doesn’t wear helmets, I sincerely hope that they are all organ donors. On that note, hey, guess what the number one source of donated organs is?
"All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."
I think it looks scarier than it is. A young person’s body is pretty damn resilient, especially if he’s an athlete. My brother had a pretty similar motorcycle accident, he went over the hood of a car at 30 mph when it turned illegally in front of him. The only injury he got was a slightly sprained ankle when the bike fell on it. I went down at 80mph wearing flip-flops, track pants, a t-shirt, and no helmet, and all I got was some nice road rash on my forearms.
That said, it does look awful and he’s lucky to have only minor injuries. Head injuries are never fun, looks like he avoided that. They don’t call ’em murdercycles and donorcycles for nothing….
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Sep 1, 2010 6:44 AM CDT up reply actions
My aviation medical examiner
says that transplant surgeons — literally — are attracted to states such as Iowa because of the increased availability of donor organs. I don’t know if he was just cracking on me for still having motorcycles or not, but it makes for some compelling, logical black humor.
It’s getting harder and harder to enjoy motorcycles, though. I won’t ride them any more in suburbia: too many people doing too many things while behind the wheel of their vehicles. I mean, the subject of this video, had the truck been 12 inches to the right, could have lost his leg and landed on his head.
Mr. Boh Knows ...
That's a very upsetting video.
I really don’t think people pay attention when they drive, and whoever this kid is, (Koeppel or not) he is extremely lucky he pinwheeled onto his shoulder and not his head. My 73 year-old mother was hit in an effing crosswalk on Kirkwood, thrown 30 feet, and did land on her head, and that is a rehab no one wants to undertake at 73. The professional delivery driver “didn’t see her” while she was walking across a marked crosswalk and, surprise, he was on his phone accelerating from a full stop. He was not charged, incidentally, which is BS.
The driver of that truck is lucky he didn’t maim or kill someone, and it will be very interesting to learn what he was eating for breakfast and who he was talking to on his phone and how much coffee he spilled in his lap.
There are a lot of good arguments for helmets, but none of them is reason to blame the victim here.
My opinion is that most people are interrupt-driven when they drive: they wait for their sight picture to be disturbed before they actively scan, think, react. They’re watching TV, iow, with 4000 pound vehicles. It amazes me.
If I were Boss for a Day, I would not impose helmet laws on free people. I would make it very clear that cars are subsidiary to any pedestrian and any bicyclist — that the moment any person put one foot or one wheel in the street, cars would need to immediately yield.
Crested Butte, CO has this law, and a more civilized street environment you will never find.
Mr. Boh Knows ...
Bicyclists
Complain about vehicles and their operators at length, but let me know the next time you see a cyclist obey the traffic laws as they should.
"You're going to go out there with a dick full of confidence. Then, you're going to go out there and shoot that confidence all over the stadium." -Blue Mountain State
by Hawkaloogie on Sep 1, 2010 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
As a cyclist (both bicycle and motorcyle)
I agree with you that there are a lot of idiot cyclists out there, but it isn’t ALL of them. Even if it was and they are being idiots, we shouldn’t run them over for it. Children are often idiots too, running out from between parked cars, but you still slow down when you see them and stop when they do the stupid thing you know they’re going to do.
I obey the traffic laws on my bicycle and still have to avoid many more collisions than I do on my motorcycle. The motorcycles can at least be heard, some more than others. Bicycles are not only small, they are silent to anyone in a motor vehicle.
by KinnickNorthHawk on Sep 1, 2010 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions
You are right...
is isn’t ALL of them. I paint with a broad brush. Hobby Lobby was out of skinnier ones…
"You're going to go out there with a dick full of confidence. Then, you're going to go out there and shoot that confidence all over the stadium." -Blue Mountain State
by Hawkaloogie on Sep 1, 2010 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly.
I live in Chicago, and you know what? FUCK bicyclists. Not all, of course, but what certainly appears to be the majority of them (here, anyway). Fuck them, and fuck them if/when they scrape my car’s paint or get bloodstains on my hood. NO ONE on bikes (and again, by “NO ONE” I mean “what seems to be the majority”) ever stops at stop signs, obeys and kind of lane rules, wears helmets, signals when making a turn, etc, etc, etc. This town – the North Side especially (fucking hipsters) is lousy with retarded pants-leg-rolled-up hipster shitstains listening to iPods darting in, out, and in front of traffic at breakneck speeds with no warning. Fuck them.
"All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 1, 2010 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yep
I’m all for people biking, but I hate the fact they create their own set of rules. First, they should pick where the fuck they’re going to bike. Sidewalk? The street? The bike lane? Whichever it is, stick with it, and follow the appropriate fucking rules.
Here in Minneapolis, I’d argue that perhaps 10% of the bikers I see actually follow the rules when they’re sharing the road with traffic/in bike lanes. The rest? They’ll stop at stop signs/red lights where convenient, jump to the sidewalk where convenient, cut across three lanes of traffic , weave between cars…
I would kiss you right now if I could.
I used to ride my bike to work and was astounded at how many people do not obey traffic laws, ride on sidewalks, don’t take designated bike routes, etc. Self-righteous cyclists want protection from motorists but behave in a manor that makes them a menace to nearly everyone they come near (don’t even get me started on the fixed-gear assholes). I would routinely scream at other bikers when riding for creating an environmental where all bikers are treated with contempt because they are above any set of rules.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Sep 1, 2010 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Right.
Not only are they endangering themselves and others, they’re making it more dangerous than it is already for that small percentage of cyclists who do follow the rules, wear helmets, pay attention, etc.
"All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 1, 2010 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions
As an occasional cyclist
I get frustrated in Iowa City. They have sought out designation as a “bike friendly” community by painting little bike logos along the side of several main roads and called them “bike lanes.” The problem is that so most, there is no extra space for a bike to ride next to car traffic so cars need to swerve to pass slower bike traffic. Second, they never clean these bike lanes (essentially gutters) so bikers often need to ride out in the middle of the lane to avoid trash, branches, crumbling concrete and sand bars accumulated from many snowplow applications all winter long. Probably half of the bike riders that I encounter will obey most traffic rules (it seems stop signs are optional for even the more responsible bikers); the other half really chap my shorts as they swerve from sidewalk to road and don’t seem to care which side of the road they use. I would have no problem if the ICPD applied traffic laws to bikers ans suspect that most serious riders would welcome it also.
the trailer hitch scrotum was my idea
Yeah, I've heard cyclist friends here say the same thing.
And the city should bear the responsibility of maintaining the bike lanes to prevent cyclists from having to do exactly what you describe. So it’s a bit of a two-way street.
"All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 1, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Bucket
I live not far from you, and I know what you’re getting at. But I’m going to disagree with you on the majority part. I actually see that most cyclists are courteous of drivers who give them the same courtesies, not blocking the bike lane, moving over a tad when passing, getting to the left side of the road when waiting at a light if you know a cyclist is coming, etc. I always remember the best advice my dad ever gave me. He would always say when I would leave the house “Watch out for the other guy.” And as stupid as it sounds, that advice has kept me out of many an accident.
The two issues I have with cyclists are the ones that try to justify how smart they are for cycling places because “I get there faster than if I were to drive” so they ride like maniacs. There are fewer of these than you would think. The other group that gets under my nerves are the ones you touched on, that will yell at you for “breaking a law” but then go and don’t stop at the stop signs, run red lights, don’t yield the right of way to cars or pedestrians, etc.
Yeah, you could be right,
in that the egregious minority just seem like a majority. Either way, it’s nerve-wracking & sometimes terrifying to simply drive anywhere up here.
"All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 1, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't know about that...
Just yesterday I was crossing the crazy Fullerton/Halsted/Lincoln intersection. Most days I see cyclists doing their weird “weave in and out of traffic” thing that they do to get around 6-way intersections without having to stop at the red light. This time, the cyclist cut off a truck that had the right-of-way and the truck tapped him.
The cyclist then decided that he was in the right, slammed the hood of the truck and then bolted like a pussy when the truck driver started to get out to give him the what-for.
Fuck bike riders…I’ve been hit by more than one as a pedestrian. Fuck them with a rusty fork.
Perpetually living between the click of a light and the start of a dream.
by hawkeyeguy85 on Sep 1, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Totally true.
I just don’t understand why most of them have to be so goddamn pretentious about riding (well, there is an obvious answer here; they’re hipsters). If you’re getting places quickly, good for you, but I don’t give a rat fart about your social opinion about it.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Sep 1, 2010 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I was just about to say...
cue a Bucket rant. As a now former north Chicagoan I totally agree. If you’re not wearing a helmet or obeying traffic laws you deserve to get hit by a fucking bus.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Sep 1, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Joking about killing people with your car isn't funny.
Bicycling should be added to politics and religion as verbotem topics around here.
/ bikes going through a stop sign at a clear intersection at 7 mph = cars going 7 over on the Interstate. People who become irate at either thing are looking for an aneurysm.
by The Final Gun on Sep 1, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I think cyclists rolling through a Stop at 7mph when there’s no one else coming is CLEARLY not at all what we’re talking about.
"All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 1, 2010 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
BOOGERFACE YO USHUT U!P!!
"All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 1, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Not only bikes on the street
but bikes on the Lakeshore trail almost hit pedestrians on a daily basis. I would go running, be as far right on the trail as possible and almost get hit by a bike flying by (going extremely fast since I assume they were training for a tri) while he yells out “on your left” like that makes it ok to pass within 6 inches of me going 20 mph. If I slip a little or for some reason I move a little bit, I’m getting hit by a bike. A friend of mine who is an avid runner got hit twice on one run by bikes… TWICE! I actually stopped running while living there because any place that’s good for running has idiots on bikes that act that way. Bikes always want drivers to watch out for them but they don’t extend the same courtesy to pedestrians and runners.
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Sep 1, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
As a cyclist/bike commuter, let me add my $0.02
I’ve started cycling in earnest since I moved out to Los Angeles, both as a commuter and as a racer. From what I’ve seen, there’s two major types of riders out there on the roads: your spandex-clad warriors and your urban riders. The spandexers tend to be more courteous and obey the rules more often, mainly because they understand how to ride correctly and are riding in areas less congested in order to get a good ride in. There are exceptions, such as the chuckleheads who feel the need to dominate trails; if you are worried about these idiots on a trail, run on the left side of the trail so you can at least see the shits coming.
Your urban riders are the ones that tend to be the ones who (deservedly) cause your respective ires. Due to a need to feel like they’re sticking it to the man/disrespect of authority/fear of car traffic, they’ll run lights and do what they please. You’ll also get your absolute newbies who ride on the sidewalk because they don’t know any better or they’re scared to death of riding in the street (my feeling on how a network of smartly-positioned bike lanes in urban areas would fix this problem is a topic for another day). Any shithead who feels cool because they’re riding a brakeless fixie without a helmet is a straight-up moron, and I hope to high heaven that this damn hipster/fixie fad passes quickly so bike/vehicle cooperation can finally come to fruition.
As someone who both rides as a sport and commutes, I see both sides of the coin. I get scared of riding to work sometimes because of how chaotic and coldblooded the traffic can get at times. Still, that’s no excuse to disobey the law, and I really hope that starts to get through to the masses out there. Until we as a collective entity stop being dicks in traffic, we’re going to keep these targets on our back. And frankly, while I do worry every day about getting hurt or killed while riding, I worry even more for what it would do to my family, friends, and everyone I know. That’s not something they should have to go through, and that’s why I hope that shit starts to get figured out to prevent this hatred between bikes and cars.
edible chammois cream? what the hell is wrong with you?
by With Ferentz Like These... on Sep 1, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
aw horseshit
to you and bucket and edr and mcannt below. let me know the next time you don’t pass a bike in your vehicle. passing another vehicle in town is illegal… the double standards both work both ways. I commute daily to and fro work via bike and train, and I have to listen to you drivers bitch and moan about cyclists not following traffic laws. works both ways chief. and riddle me this – if I sit at a red light that only turns green by weight detection, and I legally can’t ride on the sidewalk (so pushing the cross walk button is) how the fuck am I supposed to cross a street w/out going through the red light?
by KentuckyThunderPussy on Sep 2, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
It makes no sense to me that
we have all the federal guidelines about seatbelts, and the myriad of driver safety features required to build and thus drive in a automobile and then we don’t have a helmet law. John wooden taught his players, on day one, how to tie their shoes—in an age when 18 year olds were far more adult than now. No age based helmet law even in Iowa…it is just plain stupid.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
two problems with this
1. Personal choice. You have the right to be careless with your body. If you will only hurt yourself, go ahead. We haven’t banned smoking outdoors yet. I’m guessing there are a number of things as a country we allow that are statistically more dangerous than riding a motorcycle without a helmet. At accidents over the speed of 45 mph a large majority of riders don’t make it with or without a helmet. The body just isn’t designed to survive that much force. Should we ban bikes from exceeding 45 mph? What about 20 mph just to be safe?
2. Age based? If helmets are such a good idea, make everybody wear a helmet. Kids have to grow up some day. Being close to 30 I remember a definite gap in maturity from 18 to 21. You know what? There is a definite gap between 21 and 29. Should we require helmets til 60? I will use the old why can’t I drink argument. If a person can die for their country, why can’t they drink a beer? Or ride a bike I own how i want?
Freedom of choice is the right to choose. Even your choice is the wrong choice. Your choice might not be my choice but it is your choice. I don’t tell you how to live/die you stay out of my decisions. If you want public heath statisticians making all your decisions move to England.
football players on scholarship have given up many aspects of personal freedom
There is no reason that Ferentz could not require that all team members wear a bike helmet on their scooters at a minimum. That video showed a fairly low speed collision that sent a 300 pound man flying through the air like a rag doll. Had he landed on his head, hawkeye land could be memorializing the young man today.
the trailer hitch scrotum was my idea
If it is your time, time is up. Helmets or not.
I understand they lose some personal freedoms, but we can’t babysit these “kids” all the time. I venture a guess that these football players get hurt more often on the field than off. Are we gonna ban football as a potentially dangerous activity? Won’t somebody think of the children?
Or do we treat them like the commodities we seem to think they are. They are no good to us hurt so no bikes without a helmet. No basketball for that matter (too hard on the knees). No fun, work and school. No normal life. I understand we “pay” them with a college education but this isn’t the NFL.
Koeppel is a senior btw. He would be older than any age related helmet law in the nation.
Somer
This isn’t Iran. The essence of personal freedom is not at stake with this issue. People just doesn’t think brains splattered all over their highway when it can be prevented is a good idea.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
lots of people don't think ever riding motorcycle is a good idea
I understand both your and herbs point about being a good idea but if they choose to do something that is a known hazard then they have to deal with the consequences. I looked over the findings of the Hurt Report and concede that helmets are a good idea. I think a required learners class would go a lot farther toward saving lives/brains. I believe information is a better persuader than laws. I know it may be hypocritical that I have no problem mandating classes but not helmets. That is how I roll.
I just don’t like people telling me how to do something. As long as I know the risks, I should be able to be a dumb ass (as long as I don’t endanger others). I think people should be given info and then have to deal with the consequences of their decisions. I think it is a dumb idea to go to casinos and waste your money chasing a jackpot. I don’t see Iowa banning the casinos from preying on old people who don’t have enough to gamble with in the first place.
Maybe I’m an ass but I believe that I won’t tell you how to live so you had better not tell me how to live.
Everyone and everything is telling you how to live...
that is what living in a civil society is all about. That’s what advertising is doing every day, telling you how to live. That’s what a lease or a mortgage is telling you, how to live. If you have insurance, it’s telling you how to live. Your life is governed more than you can possibly imagine.
And you like it. Cause if you didn’t you would take Ricky’s advice….
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
Most of those are contracts that I am privy to
I have a choice in most of the contracts you mention. I can look for another alternate contract if the one I am currently using doesn’t fit my needs/situation. I have a say in what contract I enter. Luckily I have good insurance through work and I can be as unhealthy as I wish.
Without going political, you have NO idea how much I don’t like the current state of things. I don’t see much civility when suing others is the proper thing to do. Look you were a dumb ass by putting the coffee between your legs. Deal with the pain. Way to much lawyer speak in the current society. Sure someone may be legally correct but that doesn’t mean that the same outcome is the right outcome. This current way of using lawyers/laws to get things done is crap. I have a friend who was ticketed for going 27mph on a pedal bicycle in a 25 mph zone by a cop in our hometown. Was it breaking the law to ride a bike that fast downhill? yes. Should you get a ticket? no. The cop was later fired cause he was being a to the letter guy. You can only harass so many high school kids before you tick off the wrong parent.
Advertising has some power but not much. I am about as uncool (ask Vint) as one can be. I am happy as I am and don’t need to be given directions on what I like. Hint:I like to argue
Have actually thought about moving to rural Montana where I can be a hermit, but I am too lazy and I need the internet…
I know I am told how to do things all the time. Why do you think I rant when there someone thinks it is a good idea to force more laws on us simpletons who don’t know enough for our own good.
last sentence may be a little harsh
eh, we disagree on the absolute need of helmets.
At least we both like the Hawks.
And... you're given the choice to drive a motorcycle, right?
You can enter into that contract or not, can’t you?
You could look for an alternative way to be free, right?
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
I think the division in his name goes between the E and the R
Also, without tarring and feathering the Iowa legislature (sounds patriotic!), I think this problem could be solved on a team level. Because, after all, that video is terrifying as fuck. A scholarship means giving up certain freedoms regarding drinking (if you’re caught), curfews, housing opportunities, grades, and the like. I would think helmets would go with that. In fact, seeing as how Coach Ferentz is unhappy about his players’ conduct regarding helmets, I’m surprised he doesn’t mandate them. That’s about a million times easier than making two-wheeled vehicles VERBOTEN.
You see what I did there? Yeeeaaaaaahhhh.
You're not really seeing the point.
Certain states in the Union and a handful of other countries around the world enforce seat-belt laws because the number of automobile related deaths due to the driver/passenger not wearing a seat-belt is rather high. It drastically prevents these deaths from happening and often prevents serious injury. Same obviously goes for helmets, even more so I would say than seat-belts. Families are losing members and paying obscene medical bills because of these kinds deaths and injuries related to motorcycling without a helmet. Creating laws against riding without one would help prevent these from occurring so often.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Sep 1, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Taking the personal freedom argument a bit far?
Here in Virginia our general assembly just passed a law about personal freedom. Patrons are now allowed to carry a firearm while in a bar/club. The stipulation is that the person carrying the concealed weapon cannot drink. Because yea, no one underage or not allowed to drink is ever able to get served. Also no fights happen in that environment that might escalate.
I enjoy freedom but I also enjoy public safety. Some things don’t mix IMO 1. Guns and Drinking. 2. Unprotected Skulls and Motor Vehicles. When I go to a bar I don’t want to worry about some dip-shit with a Glock getting bent out of shape and I think helmets are a really easy way to stop skulls/brains from being splut marks on the road.
(sorry if this is getting close to approaching the no politics limit, wasn’t meant as a political statement at all)
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi
by The Bacon Explosion on Sep 1, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
You can go to a bar and not drink?
That’s like saying you can go to an all-you can eat buffet and not feel guilty. Ignoring the “Personal freedoms” debate (like the plague, Jacobi), that’s the most retarded compromise in the history of anything ever since 6 o’clock this afternoon.
I keed, I keed.
You see what I did there? Yeeeaaaaaahhhh.
Welcome to Virginia
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi
by The Bacon Explosion on Sep 2, 2010 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
sucks for that guy's kids and family who might depend on him then.
guess if he and his wife are out riding without helmets and the kids get orphaned, no one should pay for them. After all, it was his parents’ free choice to give them a chance for being orphaned.
People don’t die in a vacuum.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Is that a shoe??
Flying about 30 feet in the air? Kind of gives you an idea of the force involved here…
"You're going to go out there with a dick full of confidence. Then, you're going to go out there and shoot that confidence all over the stadium." -Blue Mountain State
I think so
I didn’t notice that right away but wow, i wonder when that thing came down.
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Sep 1, 2010 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions
O_o
HOLY FUCK! Thank goodness he’s ok. I hope there are no hidden injuries!
Going, going, going, going, going, going, going, going.... Alright, I'll stop for now.
Not sure how this video got on the internet
I’m sure the ICPD will have some ’splainin to do, however, I hope that if at least one person sees this video and decides to start wearing a helmet.
And to lighten the mood, a joke:
What is the last thing the redneck said before he died?
Hey, watch this…
Everybody wants a little milk of Michael
Rednecks?
Like this one?
Going, going, going, going, going, going, going, going.... Alright, I'll stop for now.
by EnergizerHawk on Sep 1, 2010 8:10 AM CDT up reply actions
And the defense rests
You can’t argue against that evidence. wait? Was that Eustachy coming back from a Missouri away game?
Everybody wants a little milk of Michael
I love how the cop knows the redneck.
“Hey, Steve. Steve! You’re fixin’ to get Tased! Come on man! Come on bro!”
“GGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! OH, SHI-!!!!!!!!!!! GGGGGAHAAAAAHHHH! I THINK I CRAPPED MY PANTS!”
You see what I did there? Yeeeaaaaaahhhh.
Seriously? Tasing that guy was the best way to get him off the lawnmower?
I see excessive force.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Re: 'splainin to do
An internal investigation has already begun. http://hawkcentral.com/2010/09/01/iowa-football-police-investigating-leak-of-josh-koeppel-crash-video/
My favorite part is in the web address and “Iowa Football Police”
by KenOKeefeIfuckinghateyou on Sep 1, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Pat Harty quote
Iowa City and the university are to parking what Adrian Clayborn is to opposing offensive linemen.
I can kind of understand what this means but what the hell does this mean?
the trailer hitch scrotum was my idea
My thoughts exactly
Does the ICPD tackle parked cars? Does the University completely shut down one side of town to parking, forcing all the cars to be parked on the other side of the offensive line city? Come on, FPharty. Do better.
You see what I did there? Yeeeaaaaaahhhh.
I know it is inappropriate but
this song keeps going through my head.
the trailer hitch scrotum was my idea
Dude is very, very lucky.
Physical conditioning definitely playing into him surviving the impact with minor injuries. Also, landing on his side vs. his head made a big difference on the outcome.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Sep 1, 2010 8:44 AM CDT reply actions
Holy
Fucking Christ and all the fucking apostles… That is NOT what I had originally imagined when I pictured the accident in my head.
Even if there isn’t a helmet law in Iowa, the University should have one, or at least the teams should. Koeppel didn’t fly over the hadlebars. He ran headfirst into a truck, and then it almost looks like he smashed his face onto the hood. Hard to see, but his head looks like it whips forward, hits the hood, and then snaps back. Horrific.
AJ, were you in Iowa City when you were hit by a car? Just asking, because I’ve nearly been smushed by a car more times in the IC that I have in the rest of my life combined.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
Yes, but it was entirely my fault
About to cross Dodge on Jefferson, going east. Two cars coming down Dodge, the one in the far lane a little ahead. Light’s turning yellow, and the one in the far lane begins slowing down. I take that to mean the other car—a Chevy van, for whatever it’s worth—will slow down as well, so I saunter into the intersection, because this is what people in Iowa City do. We are asshole pedestrians.
Well, the van had decided to punch it through the light, and that wasn’t about to end well. I jumped right before it hit me—this is an involuntary reaction to impending contact—and it knocked me into the intersection. Traffic hadn’t started going yet—remember, I was walking into the street before Dodge’s light was even red—so it’s not like I was in any danger from that. But once the shock of getting hit by a damn car wore off, I got up, noticed I was fine, apologized to the freaking-the-fuck-out driver for spilling my soda on her windshield, and went the rest of the way home.
It wasn’t until the next day that my leg—where the bumper or grille had hit—started to get pretty sore, but that passed. Oh, and I went to a house party that night, and some dude said he saw it happen and high-fived me. So all in all, pretty much a draw.
Ceci n'est pas un blogue.
Can the program give them helmets and make them wear them?
Or would that be some type of NCAA violation?
cool
I actually captured this video because I have a camera mounted on my handle bars of my moped. I’ve caught all sorts of cool things on there. I’ve got an awesome vid of a homeless guy pissing on some flowers too, if anyone’s interested.
Too bad the video ends before the truck burst into flames
And Koeppel launched it into orbit.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on Sep 1, 2010 10:41 AM CDT reply actions
Holy Schnikes
Adam
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I gotta say...
He damn near stuck that landing. Even the French judge would’ve given that a 10.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Sep 1, 2010 12:02 PM CDT reply actions
What is more impressive
not shown in this video is he gets up, in a 3 point stance and asks the driver to come again.
Give me #52
My thoughts...
and I must preface these by saying that I did not read the entirety of every comment above, but I just skimmed most.
1) That video is scary, and I am grateful that Koeppel is alive.
2) Everyone riding a motorcycle, mo-ped, bicycle, unicycle, tricycle, ATV, skateboard, segue, or any type of unmotorized scooter should be forced to wear a helmet. Adults, kids, animals, trannies, everyone. If you have to wear a hardhat on most construction sites in this country, then I think “personal freedom” has been eroded enough that we can ticket people who aren’t wearing a helmet when riding on a precariously balanced vehicle.
3) Be alert while driving, and yield to people who have less metal than you do. So, tanks yield to automobiles, autos yield to motorcycles, motorcycles yield to bikes, bikes yield to walking pedestrians. If you are riding the smaller vehicle, be courteous and try to get out of the way when possible (for instance, bicyclists can ride on the sidewalk to avoid cars, and can move to the grass when they encounter pedestrians.)
4) Finally, if you are against helmet laws, then you are against safety. If you can afford a $1000 to $20,000 motorcycle, you can afford a $150 helmet. And you should have to wear that helmet.
5) RAGBRAI sucks.
That is all.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
Good lord, I agree with Chazz.
This might be the end times. I’m off to buy some canned food for my bunker.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Gilbert
It crazy to have Video of this, and I hope Josh is Ok. The only thing wrong with the article, is that Gilbert runs north-south, not east-west. Hopefully that police officer wasnt tne one that wrote that…..
aw horseshit
let me know the next time you guys don’t pass a bike in your vehicle. last I checked passing within city limits is illegal… yet that doesn’t stop you from passing a bike. you want bikers to act like drivers, but as drivers you still wanna treat bikers like bikers. the double standards exist on both sides.
I commute daily to and from work via bike and train, and I have to listen to you drivers bitch and moan about cyclists not following traffic laws. works both ways chief. and riddle me this – if I sit at a red light that only turns green by weight detection, and I legally can’t ride on the sidewalk (so pushing the crosswalk button is out) how the fuck am I supposed to cross a street w/out going through the red light?
by KentuckyThunderPussy on Sep 2, 2010 11:02 AM CDT reply actions
You're right.
Cars should totally drive 4 MPH uphill so we can avoid passing cyclists within city limits. That’s clearly the best solution.
by The Mexican't on Sep 2, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
if I have to 'drive' like a motorist
then I deserve to be treated like a motorist too.
by KentuckyThunderPussy on Sep 2, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
can't have it both ways
all I’m saying.
by KentuckyThunderPussy on Sep 2, 2010 1:12 PM CDT reply actions
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