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Biker died after losing control on Cliviger road, inquest told
10:00pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010 in
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- By Alex Willmott » Reporter
A BIKER died on a notorious Burnley Road just weeks before his son was born, an inquest has heard.
Friends and family members of Paul Brabazon, yesterday paid tribute to the 36-year-old who was killed in Burnley Road, Cliviger The biker from Littleborough in Rochdale, was leading a group of friends on the outskirts of Todmorden back in June last year when the accident happened, Burnley Coroner’s Court heard.
Mr Brabazon, who had been riding since the age of 17, overtook a minibus before approaching a bend in the road where he lost control.
Speaking at the inquest, PC Richard Harrison, from East Lancashire’s accident investigation unit, said: “The weather conditions were fine and there was nothing about the surface of the road which would have affected motorcyclists.
“Paul’s machine was a brand new one and did not have any defects which could have caused the accident.
“The road markings show that he tried to dramatically reduce his speed after pulling in front of the mini bus but lost control on the bend.
“He was thrown from his bike into some road bollards which were on the road at the time.”
Speaking at the inquest, John Dodrill, Mr Brabazon’s brother-in-law, said: “Paul was the life and soul of the party and was always safe on the roads.
“He was a season-ticket holder at Manchester United and loved sport including martial arts.
“He and my sister were married and they were about to have their first son Ethan, who was born three weeks after the accident.
“We all miss him so much and we all loved him.”
During the inquest yesterday, eye witnesses described how Mr Brabazon tried to apply the brakes as soon as he hit the bend. But the bike wobbled and threw him into the road.
East Lancs Coroner Richard Taylor said: “On another day he may not have tried to overtake the vehicle in front of him because he was an experienced, cautious rider.
“Maybe his mind was elsewhere because he was expecting his first child but usually he was a diligent, safety conscious road user.”
Mr Brabazon, an engineer, died as a result of his multiple injuries.
Comments(7)
Markr
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8:36am Wed 3 Mar 10
Feel sorry for the son who will never see his father.
Bikes are great machines if rode sensibly but they can become so deadly with very lttle effort.
HarwoodBiker
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8:57am Wed 3 Mar 10
brossen99 wrote:Possible, but unlikely - a lot of new bikes still use carburettors instead of fuel injection and there is no computer to control that.
What about the Toyota alleged " stuck on the carpet " accelerator stuck wide open syndrome ? Far too many experienced mature bikers killing themselves loosing it in bends on roads they must know like the back of their hand. Like with Toyota, there must be a software problem hiding somewhere, but difficult to prove as it will vanish once the ignition is switched off after the event.
Mikeee47
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11:03am Wed 3 Mar 10
HarwoodBiker wrote:Most superbikes from year 2000 onwards are fuel injected, & are fully computerised, including flyby wire accellerator, where do you get carbs' from? unless your a chopper rider, & they're going fuel injection too.
brossen99 wrote: What about the Toyota alleged " stuck on the carpet " accelerator stuck wide open syndrome ? Far too many experienced mature bikers killing themselves loosing it in bends on roads they must know like the back of their hand. Like with Toyota, there must be a software problem hiding somewhere, but difficult to prove as it will vanish once the ignition is switched off after the event.Possible, but unlikely - a lot of new bikes still use carburettors instead of fuel injection and there is no computer to control that.
Even so it's very sad to hear of yet another fellow rider losing their life.
HarwoodBiker
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12:13pm Wed 3 Mar 10
Take the new Kawasaki ER-5 for example - still using carbs.
Anyway, seems disrespectful to split hairs here - RIP to a fellow rider, what a shame.
SoapBox
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2:55pm Wed 3 Mar 10
The reason why people like myself and Paul Brabazon alike chose to ride motorcycles is the sense of freedom and the thrill of the performance (where legal) is second to none and although I'm sure it's not much consolation to his family I'm sure he died doing something he loved.
Deep condolencences to the family from a fellow biker!
burger face
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1:42am Sun 14 Mar 10
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brossen99 says...
12:07am Wed 3 Mar 10