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Motorcycle drivers collide in South Boston; both bikes go up in flames

By adamg on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 10:36am
Flaming motorcycle

Photo by Live Boston.

Live Boston reports that shortly before midnight on Saturday, two motorcycle drivers collided at C Street and West Broadway in South Boston. The drivers, and a passenger on one of the bikes, ran away before firefighters or police arrived.

Neighborhoods: 
South Boston
Topics: 
Driving
Fire
Free tagging: 
Broadway
C Street


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Comments

By anon on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 11:07am.

Glad no bike riders were hurt... stop racing.

By BBW on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 1:16pm.

And glad no innocent bystanders were hurt. I’m guessing that this was the work of teenagers that often do this in the area. They also like to ride up on sidewalks at night. Police say they can’t really chase them because it’s dangerous but something needs to be done.

By anon on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 2:39pm.

Don't blame everything on teens... I see grown men racing cars down city streets.

By BBW on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 8:44pm.

Do you live in the area? Ok

By anon on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 9:57pm.

Nope, don't live in Southie. Have seen cars drag race down Beacon and down Comm. Ave. for years though. You new here?

By tachometer on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 5:45pm.

Not sure how effective this has been in the UK but at least they are trying something to get these kids.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-47376781

By bostondriver on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 8:33pm.

It will get in someones eyes and they will crash. Lots of these punks lack safety gear.

By bostondriver on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 8:25pm.

They are hurting..they will be limping for a while

By Brian Riccio on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 11:41am.

Things have really changed since ignoramuses used to throw beer bottles at buses carrying Black kids in Southie.

Or have they?

By BBW on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 12:24pm.

It’s 2020 so different ignoramuses but yeah stuff still goes on in the city.

By Tony on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 3:53pm.

What does race have to do with anything to do with this article how do you correlate or equate anything in this article to race. I saw nothing in that article about race you are so fucking left field.

Nor did he say anything about teenagers either what the hell are you are reading. They to the facts as you see them

By Lee on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 12:45pm.

.... that blasts down my street about 1 am every weekend sounding like a fireworks factory on fire.

By Tim Mc. on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 1:23pm.

making a quick-deploy cargo net I can string across the road.

By anon on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 1:54pm.

Do police have anything like that to safely stop a motorcycle?

They have tire spikes for cars, but that could cause a motorcyclist to fall and get seriously injured.

By Rob on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 3:42pm.

Ah - premeditated assault (if ever you were to carry through on it).

So much harder to defend, even when used against obnoxious menaces to safety.

...but I do sympathize.

By Tim Mc. on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 8:18pm.

or collateral damage, otherwise I would have looked into it more seriously. Also, while a cargo net was the most likely vigilante solution, it would be a serious engineering project.

By BobGoblin on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 12:47pm.

"The drivers, and a passenger on one of the bikes, ran away before firefighters or police arrived." Well, clearly they had been up to no good. Idiots.

By SamWack on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 2:01pm.

Lamborghinis involved?

By anon on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 3:02pm.

Ducati + Aprilia

By SwirlyGrrl on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 3:31pm.

I'm hearing a lot of crazy driving/noise/speed in my area at 2am as of late. I doubt this is confined to my area.

Last night I heard two different vehicles, neither with much of an exhaust system, moving through local streets slowly. Then they turned onto Rt. 38 and both revved up and peeled out together.

Not likely a mere Sunday Drive.