Then how come I've never run into Forge who is next to me or my wife who is on the back? I've been known to turn around and talk to both of 'em while riding.

So your entire argument is that this guy was not speeding or riding above his abilities, but crashed soley on target fixation because he may or may not have been staring at a telephone pole? Now, I know you're a girl, so I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt when it comes to failing logic, but c'mon!