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11/17/2008
Steve Lombardi
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Motorcycle Safety: Driving the wrong way, heading south in the northbound lane, with head-on collision resulting

Only 19 and with a promising career as a nurse the death of Miss Martin raises several questions one of which is why the motorcycle on which she was a passenger was heading south in the northbound lane of Kerper Boulevard. There is obviously more to this story than meets the eye. I know some boulevards are confusing and if wide enough can cause a driver to mistakenly turn too soon. The east bound off-ramp for I-80 and Merle Hay Road in Des Moines has that same confusing effect. The signage is terrible and if there are no cars heading south on Merle Hay Road a driver can easily turn north into the southbound lanes.

In this instance the mistakes were deadly. Of course wearing helmets may have helped save her life. As the person in the video says, "Don't put a cheap helmet on a priceless head."

I checked the Iowa State Patrol reports and no report have been filed. There are three fatality reports from September 16 to the 21st, 2008, but none from Dubuque. Obviously there is more to this wreck than is obvious.





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