80-year old man cycles cross country, gets killed by truck on last home stretch

Excessum · (#1 (**permalink**))

80-years old and biking across country. Amazing!

More amazing is that after biking for nearly 14 months, the fellow was hit by a truck and killed just 40 kilometers (25 miles) from home...
What is it they say? Most accidents happen within 25 miles of home? (Of course, people spend most of their lives within 25 miles of their home, too.)
Kamesaburo Harano was hit by a truck from behind while riding along a curved section in a tunnel.

Source: risingsunofnihon.com

kitski · (#2 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Excessum

80-years old and biking across country. Amazing!

More amazing is that after biking for nearly 14 months, the fellow was hit by a truck and killed just 40 kilometers (25 miles) from home...
What is it they say? Most accidents happen within 25 miles of home? (Of course, people spend most of their lives within 25 miles of their home, too.)
Kamesaburo Harano was hit by a truck from behind while riding along a curved section in a tunnel.

i read about it the other day.it's sad story.what a remarkable old fellow.he didn't deserve dying that way.
i have a neighbor.he is 85 and he still cycles every day.it's good to see old ppl who still do things that a little bit younger ppl do

Excessum · (#3 (**permalink**))

I bet that most of the young people these days would not be able to keep up with this guy... he really did not deserve a death like that...

kitski · (#4 (**permalink**))

yeah.even i couldn't keep up with him..maybe i could but i don't have time for cycling and to be frank i'm too lazy.i do love cycling but biking for 14 months..that's amazing.
even after biking for half a day i get exchausted.

konakona · (#5 (**permalink**))

14 months? I do enjoy a bit of fresh air now and then (yeah, I get up from my computer and everything ... it's amazing) but ... 14 months? That's really amazing, and very, very sad that he died like that. And so close to home, too, after being gone so long. That's a really admirable person, someone who definitely didn't deserve to die in that way. =////

Suki · (#6 (**permalink**))

So sad.

What's going to happen to the man who was driving the truck?

kyo_9 · (#7 (**permalink**))

only god knows why - kid rock
lol

gaijzilla · (#8 (**permalink**))

Oh man. Cycling in Japan (at least in Gunma) is dangerous. I've seen mild accidents (bicycles clipped by cars) and more serious ones (guy on scooter hit by truck).

When I bought my bike, I was told by a friend, "You WILL get get by a car. Everyone I know (except for me) has gotten hit by a car."

And guess what?

I did.

kitski · (#9 (**permalink**))

what???you got hit by a car..omg.that must have been horrible.how are you now?it happened some time ago,right?
how rude of me..welcome to JF

SweetSuicide · (#10 (**permalink**))

wow... that's so sad. I hope the truck driver goes to jail forever. =] sry. i like when the law is taken into matters like this.