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yeah she got to live 4X longer than the guy she just killed and will prolly live many more fucking old ass years in her fucking tank of a car pulling out on to roads with more riders on em. Fuck her... Wish i could have lended him my car, or took it for him in my car, i would love to take out the trash... fucking old bitches
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....Darwinism...
Quoted from his MySpace page:
"HI! I like to drink, and ride my R1, and drink!"
Quoted from his MySpace page:
"HI! I like to drink, and ride my R1, and drink!"
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One of the consequences of such notions as "entitlements" is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.”
Thomas Sowell (American Writer and Economist, b.1930)
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Dude, I'm sorry for your loss, but you yourself said that
Aka, this could have been avoided by more aggressive defensive riding.
As riders, we cannot depend on the other users of the road to be aware of our presence. We need to ride as if EVERY car can pull out infront of us. Not some of them, EVERY SINGLE CAR should be viewed as the grim reaper. We need to believe that we are completely invisible to the other users of the road. Anything less and death is inevitable when our luck runs out.
Even though i was not there, I am convinced that if Andrew had been more vigilant and careful he would still be alive today.
I doubt speed had much to do with it.
I dare you to prove me wrong.
he didnt see the car till the last secound he tryed to stop he hit the brakes so hard he was on the front wheel when he hit the brakes
As riders, we cannot depend on the other users of the road to be aware of our presence. We need to ride as if EVERY car can pull out infront of us. Not some of them, EVERY SINGLE CAR should be viewed as the grim reaper. We need to believe that we are completely invisible to the other users of the road. Anything less and death is inevitable when our luck runs out.
Even though i was not there, I am convinced that if Andrew had been more vigilant and careful he would still be alive today.
I doubt speed had much to do with it.
I dare you to prove me wrong.
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im the other rider
andrew was my brother
he wasent speedin . i was doin wheelies way before it happened.
so where ever u fucks get your info from your all wrong.
he was a goos kid and followed all laws he didnt even know how to do a wheelie. some bitch pulled out in front of him and he didnt ahev a chance to stop i saw it all happen right in front of me. he didnt see the car till the last secound he tryed to stop he hit the brakes so hard he was on the front wheel when he hit the brakes.
so think OF me and his family before u talk shit u mother fuckers
R.I.P. ANDREW P. NAPPI
12/13/83-5/26/07
andrew was my brother
he wasent speedin . i was doin wheelies way before it happened.
so where ever u fucks get your info from your all wrong.
he was a goos kid and followed all laws he didnt even know how to do a wheelie. some bitch pulled out in front of him and he didnt ahev a chance to stop i saw it all happen right in front of me. he didnt see the car till the last secound he tryed to stop he hit the brakes so hard he was on the front wheel when he hit the brakes.
so think OF me and his family before u talk shit u mother fuckers
R.I.P. ANDREW P. NAPPI
12/13/83-5/26/07
Dude, I'm sorry for your loss, but you yourself said that
Aka, this could have been avoided by more aggressive defensive riding.
As riders, we cannot depend on the other users of the road to be aware of our presence. We need to ride as if EVERY car can pull out infront of us. Not some of them, EVERY SINGLE CAR should be viewed as the grim reaper. We need to believe that we are completely invisible to the other users of the road. Anything less and death is inevitable when our luck runs out.
Even though i was not there, I am convinced that if Andrew had been more vigilant and careful he would still be alive today.
I doubt speed had much to do with it.
I dare you to prove me wrong.
Aka, this could have been avoided by more aggressive defensive riding.
As riders, we cannot depend on the other users of the road to be aware of our presence. We need to ride as if EVERY car can pull out infront of us. Not some of them, EVERY SINGLE CAR should be viewed as the grim reaper. We need to believe that we are completely invisible to the other users of the road. Anything less and death is inevitable when our luck runs out.
Even though i was not there, I am convinced that if Andrew had been more vigilant and careful he would still be alive today.
I doubt speed had much to do with it.
I dare you to prove me wrong.
...and too many people project guilt rather take responsibility for their actions.
we all make mistakes.... at least be man enough to admit it.
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Thomas Sowell (American Writer and Economist, b.1930)
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Geez... Have a little sympathy. The kid died. I know we preach defensive riding and all but sometimes there really is nothing you can do. You can ride as if every car is going to pull out in front of you, go 5-10 under the speed limit just to "be safe", and end up getting rear ended because you are being so "careful".
I believe I am one of the most defensive riders around. I do everything I was taught in the MSF course plus everything else I can think of such as wear reflective clothing and gear, flash my brake lights when stopping/stopped, expect cars to pull out, etc. I have still had one car pull out that I could not avoid (I was able to almost stop thanks to defensive driving so it wasn't so bad) and I have been rear ended twice at stop lights.
Bottom line is no matter how great of a rider you are, if you ride on public streets at some point some idiot is going to hit you. Some riders are skilled/lucky enough to go for years and years without it happening, but it will happen. If you have never been in an accident it is just as much luck as it is skill.
I believe I am one of the most defensive riders around. I do everything I was taught in the MSF course plus everything else I can think of such as wear reflective clothing and gear, flash my brake lights when stopping/stopped, expect cars to pull out, etc. I have still had one car pull out that I could not avoid (I was able to almost stop thanks to defensive driving so it wasn't so bad) and I have been rear ended twice at stop lights.
Bottom line is no matter how great of a rider you are, if you ride on public streets at some point some idiot is going to hit you. Some riders are skilled/lucky enough to go for years and years without it happening, but it will happen. If you have never been in an accident it is just as much luck as it is skill.
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i was a witness to the accident and yes speed was involved. im not saying it was hit fault tho. everyone know that these things are made for one thing and one thing only. speed. andrew changed my life and i know he'll never be forgoten. i'v herd that he was a great person to be around. and jsut my honest opinion, i really dont think he had time to even hit the breaks.... i never seen the tail lite come on. he may have seen her but by that time it was already to late. miss ya man. RIP
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Pasco: Motorcyclist dies in crash with a car
HUDSON - His family and friends tried to talk him out of it. They thought it was too dangerous. But Andrew Phillip Nappi bought the Yamaha motorcycle Feb. 20 anyway.
It took only a few months for their worst fears to materialize: Nappi, 23, was killed in an accident Saturday evening after colliding with a car on State Road 52. He was wearing a helmet, but the impact threw him from the motorcycle.
"If I could change anything, I'd smash that motorcycle into a million pieces, " said his father, Andrew E. Nappi. "The helmet protected his face and head, but it didn't protect the rest of his body. Between steel and flesh and bones, there's no question who will win."
The younger Nappi was traveling west in the center lane of State Road 52, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. His family said he was on his way to visit a friend who works at Ice Cold Air on U.S. 19.
Shortly after 7 p.m., 79-year-old Patricia O. Machtinger began crossing SR 52 from Laredo Drive in her Lincoln, pulling into Nappi's path, the Highway Patrol said. The two collided. Nappi, of 8023 Mockernut Lane in Port Richey, was thrown to the roadway and pronounced dead at the scene.
Machtinger sustained minor injuries, but was not taken to the hospital. Reached Monday, she declined to comment for this story. No charges have been filed and the accident is still under investigation, the patrol said.
Arlene Nappi said family and friends tried to talk her son out of buying the motorcycle "for exactly this reason."
She had spent the day before the accident putting baby pictures in plastic bags in case of a hurricane, but when she arrived at the accident scene, she absorbed a different life-changing image. She said she watched her son's body for three hours as it rested under a sheet in the highway median.
"Part of you is gone and you're not going to get it back, " she said.
But his family and friends were left with fond memories. His parents described him as loving, hard working and always willing to help. He graduated from Ridgewood High School in New Port Richey in 2002, where he played on the school's undefeated roller hockey team.
He was manager of two Wendy's locations for about five years and just finished the management training programming at Panera Bread on Little Road. His father said he dreamed of owning a restaurant. He recently finished a degree in business marketing through University of Phoenix Online.
His family said he used to race cars at the speedway off Ulmerton Road and loved his Siberian husky, Rocky. He was also a huge Florida Gator fan.
"He loved life, " his father said. "My son lived every minute of his life."
Friends can attend the visitation, which will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Faupel Funeral Home, 7524 Ridge Road in Port Richey. A memorial service will follow.
"If I could get every kid to trade (their motorcycles) in for a car so their parents wouldn't have to feel this, I would, " his father said.
HUDSON - His family and friends tried to talk him out of it. They thought it was too dangerous. But Andrew Phillip Nappi bought the Yamaha motorcycle Feb. 20 anyway.
It took only a few months for their worst fears to materialize: Nappi, 23, was killed in an accident Saturday evening after colliding with a car on State Road 52. He was wearing a helmet, but the impact threw him from the motorcycle.
"If I could change anything, I'd smash that motorcycle into a million pieces, " said his father, Andrew E. Nappi. "The helmet protected his face and head, but it didn't protect the rest of his body. Between steel and flesh and bones, there's no question who will win."
The younger Nappi was traveling west in the center lane of State Road 52, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. His family said he was on his way to visit a friend who works at Ice Cold Air on U.S. 19.
Shortly after 7 p.m., 79-year-old Patricia O. Machtinger began crossing SR 52 from Laredo Drive in her Lincoln, pulling into Nappi's path, the Highway Patrol said. The two collided. Nappi, of 8023 Mockernut Lane in Port Richey, was thrown to the roadway and pronounced dead at the scene.
Machtinger sustained minor injuries, but was not taken to the hospital. Reached Monday, she declined to comment for this story. No charges have been filed and the accident is still under investigation, the patrol said.
Arlene Nappi said family and friends tried to talk her son out of buying the motorcycle "for exactly this reason."
She had spent the day before the accident putting baby pictures in plastic bags in case of a hurricane, but when she arrived at the accident scene, she absorbed a different life-changing image. She said she watched her son's body for three hours as it rested under a sheet in the highway median.
"Part of you is gone and you're not going to get it back, " she said.
But his family and friends were left with fond memories. His parents described him as loving, hard working and always willing to help. He graduated from Ridgewood High School in New Port Richey in 2002, where he played on the school's undefeated roller hockey team.
He was manager of two Wendy's locations for about five years and just finished the management training programming at Panera Bread on Little Road. His father said he dreamed of owning a restaurant. He recently finished a degree in business marketing through University of Phoenix Online.
His family said he used to race cars at the speedway off Ulmerton Road and loved his Siberian husky, Rocky. He was also a huge Florida Gator fan.
"He loved life, " his father said. "My son lived every minute of his life."
Friends can attend the visitation, which will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Faupel Funeral Home, 7524 Ridge Road in Port Richey. A memorial service will follow.
"If I could get every kid to trade (their motorcycles) in for a car so their parents wouldn't have to feel this, I would, " his father said.
This is going to be quite a story when it appears as a follow up to the original in the paper very soon. Now since I am buddies with someone too, I will tell you the trooper didnt ticket the old lady because he told his sgt it would be like ticketing his grandma. Oh yes, sarge was written up too. Seems the trooper also said the kid was riding without a license, not true. Letter of apology written to family from secretary of highway safety and motor vehicles. Oh, all that BS about two to three time the speed limit? How about physics showing max speed possible was 47? Cecil's entire post was BS but IT WAS the essence of the traffic homicide report as originally written.
His buddy's report was BS. Two write ups for the corporal, one for the sgt and one for their commander. Remember kids, don't believe everything you read, even when it is by someone who is a legend in their own mind. And for God's sake never ever accept an FHP report at face value. They are only cops because they couldnt qualify for a better job.
