Kiter hit by a car in San Francisco

[nw30]

[theq]

[MalibuGuru]

Kiting is no more dangerous than giant slalom skiing.

[jp5]

or Russian Roulette.

[MalibuGuru]

[windmaddness]

Come on change the title/subject to "A car hit by a kiter in San Francisco" or something like" Even cars get hit by kiters in San Francisco" it's more relevant to the true story and less pitty.

[MULLDE102f]

After watching this thread develop into a series of rants about how much safer windsurfing is than kiting, and jokes about Russian roulette, I searched on the ikitesurf forums to see if there was a similar tone of animosity toward windsurfers.
After looking at a couple of hundred threads that involved windsurfing, I found a consistant trend of concern for maintaining good relations with windsurfers, for policing their own ranks for kiters being dangerous or rude to others, and a wish to work with windsurfers to keep sailing access open.
There was almost none of the vitriol that I've seen on threads here towards kiters.
I think we can do better in memorium to a fellow sailor that was tragically killed. The man has family and friends that are suffering his loss.

I extend my sincere sympathies to his survivors, and wish the best to them and the kiting community.

[mac]

Thanks for the high road posting.

[chand2]

We've lost a few people just around the Bay Area from windsurfing. There have been some shocking deaths over the years.

[Jorionw96]

Absolutely! Someone lost there life. As a ws these comments are embarrassing.