The former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning band Mastodon, Brent HInds has died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta. He was 51.

Not sure if this belongs here or not but I thought it was relevant.

He died in a motorcycle accident that apparently wasn’t his fault. An SUV failed to yield and hit him.

He was a hell of a player. Crack the Skye remains one of my top 5 albums.

  • Damage@slrpnk.netEnglish
    913·
    2 months ago

    Yeah, why didn’t he partecipate in the vehicular arms race?

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      124·
      2 months ago

      this is not a slippery slope issue. you can drive a reasonable car to keep yourself reasonably safe.

      • acockworkorange@mander.xyzEnglish
        51·
        2 months ago

        Or anticipate that all people are fallible and can fail to stop or yield at any time. A friend lost a leg in a similar accident. It’s obviously not their fault, but being whole and alive beats being right. Even when I’m driving a car I look for road joins and defensively give everyone coming a wide berth. You just can’t trust strangers.

        • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          51·
          2 months ago

          yes that has been my point from the beginning. you are going to get hit by someone at some point on the road, and when that happens you’re far better off with crash structures, air bags, and a seat belt around you.