71 Year Old Dies Of Excitement Riding His New Motorcycle For The First Time

[matcom]

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A 71-year-old man died from excitement the first time he went out on his new motorcycle, says a coroner.
John Parsons, a retired engineer from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, suffered a heart attack on his 125cc Honda and fell into the path of an oncoming car.

The bike was delivered the day before and he was "very excited" about riding on it, the Cardiff inquest was told.

Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Mary Hassell said Mr Parsons suffered a heart attack while riding his bike.

The inquest was told that Mr Parsons had wanted the bike for years but his wife Myra had prevented him buying one.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/6767457.stm

[Sanity Claws]

1. He died happy

I'd prefer to die happy than never having known happiness.

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. That'll learn 'im. n/t

[cobalt1999]

3. We guys are always just little boys when it comes to our toys.

At least he didn't have to hear his wife say "I told you so!".

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. sounds like a good way to go: happy and excited!

[Ptah]

5. I want to take away his last moment of horror.

RIP

[BrotherBuzz]

10. I want to take away last moment of horror of the driver of the "oncoming car"

I suspect that image will be haunting that person for many years to come.

[unpossibles]

6. wow. I actually kinda feel sorry for a Range Rover driver. Go figure

The hearing was told Mr Parsons suffered chest pains which caused him to wobble and fall under the wheels of a Range Rover on Five Mile Lane at Bonvilston in the Vale of Glamorgan last September.

Range Rover driver Stephen McKay said: "He came off and slid under the wheels of my car.

I imagine that would be a hard thing to get over, running over someone who fell off their motorcycle. And it's a good thing the car driver did not wreck trying to avoid the man. And I say this as a motorcycle rider, but I surprisingly feel sorry for the cager.

At least the man got to go out with a smile though.

[cloudbase]

7. I've been to Barry.

I'd be amazed that a 125 could get up any of those hills.

If you gotta go, you might as well go doing something you enjoy.

[Left Is Write]

8. I keep reading that as excrement, which is quite unfortunate.

[matcom]

9. ..

:rofl:

[SoCalDem]

11. "What a way to Go"..comes to mind n/t