Safety Advocate Larry Grodsky, R.I.P.

[Logan]

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=25446

Motorcycle safety advocate and trainer Larry Grodsky, 55, died Saturday, April 8 after a collision with a deer in Texas. He is survived by his parents, Harold and Violet Grodsky; his sister Marcia Grodsky; and Mary Ann Puglisi. A funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania at Burton L. Hirsch Funeral Home, 2704 Murray Avenue, (412) 521-2600.

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There's a lot you can do to make things safer... but you'll never be totally safe in this world. :saaad: :saaad:







http://www.stayinsafe.com/

[Squelch]

Never mind. I see that someone already posted in General Forum, but with an ambiguous title...

[Logan]

Nice Write-up on the AMA Site: http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/Grodsky.asp

Motorcycle safety expert Lawrence Grodsky killed in collision with deer


Lawrence Grodsky, well known to thousands of motorcyclists for his monthly magazine column on safety and his on-the-road training courses, died April 8 in Texas when his motorcycle collided with a deer. He was 55.

At the time of his death, Grodsky, who was also an AMA member, was returning home from a Motorcycle Safety Foundation conference in Long Beach, California. He lived in Pittsburgh.

Grodsky devoted his professional life to motorcycle safety and training. Several AMA members who have submitted personal stories to the Crash Course column in American Motorcyclist magazine have credited lessons learned from Grodsky with saving them from disaster.

His “Stayin’ Safe” column appeared monthly in Rider magazine since 1988. He also was the founder of Stayin’ Safe Motorcycle Training. He both provided one-on-one instruction to riders and led his Stayin’ Safe training tours through some of the best roads in the eastern United States, as well as an annual tour to Spain. Grodsky’s tours combined valuable personal instruction with great riding and memorable dining and accommodations.

A motorcycling life, cut too short
One of his tours was the subject of an article, “Roads Scholarship,” in the April 2004 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine.

Prior to his death, Grodsky had been working with the AMA on plans to help improve and expand rider training. A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m., April 11.
http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/Grodsky.asp

[Cinder]

Thoughts and prayers are with the family.