Cedric Benson has passed away - RIP 🤘​​​​​​​

[MirrOlure 15185]

Why the fuck do either of those sections of Mt. Bonnel Rd open up onto 2222? The people on the Cat Mountain side can get out on Mesa. And I seriously doubt closing the Mt. B side would disrupt anybody.

[Bone3421 716]

Damn....R.I.P Benson

One of the greats

[Bartles 769]

Mt Bonnell / 2222 is a traffic light - either the bike or minivan must have run a red light, I guess? Even late at night I doubt that signal would be blinking yellow

[The Tower 372]

Damn.  RIP Cedric.

You were one of the greats.  

[GreenspointTexas 9933]

This is awful

 

Anyone know how long he had the bike or if anyone suspects alcohol involvement at this point?

[Bigpoppapump 535]

RIP big dog

[ButtFumble 5246]

RIP Ced need to do something to honor him at the first game

or better yet the LSU game by kicking the shit out of LSU by 32 points

I remember when 2222 used to have all the desconzos for the crotch rocket riders that would go out there and lose it

[ChickenSandwich 9918]

14 minutes ago, BrazilHorn said:

Fuck 2222 - shit road altogether 

RIP Cedric. 

Is there a light at Mt Bonnell and 2222?  

[MirrOlure 15185]

It’s a disjointed intersection. No light on the Cat Mountain side:

 

 

 

[futureman 22664]

3 minutes ago, ButtFumble said:

desconzos

descanso

[elguapo 4620]

RIP Ced

[GreenspointTexas 9933]

4 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Is there a light at Mt Bonnell and 2222?  

Yes. And almost all of the roads to the east and west of mt bonnell road 1/4 mile all “T” into 2222. Something doesnt add up?

[Hagbard Celine 11159]

CoA has ignored the 2222 situation for decades, just like the insane at-grade intersections on 290/71.   Even if you drive the speed limit, it is impossible for traffic pulling out on to 2222 to see you coming from more than 10 locations in less than a mile.  In essence, it's a "gun it and hope" strategy.  The only fixes are 1) an elevated concrete 4-lane monstrosity that will get full-nimby, or 2) a tunnel 2.7 miles long under the Mesa neighborhood from mopac to 360, at a cost of approximately $350M-$400M.

[Chopper 17429]

 

 

[Sgt Hulk 14330]

Mother of god 

[Horn80 6313]

1 hour ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

When I was in my teens I had to drive that road to practice every day. I was almost killed one night by someone driving on the wrong side of the road on the curvy section going down towards county line. Probably one of the more dangerous stretches of road in Austin.

Went running once on 2222 in 1970s and it was dangerous then. Never ran it again.

[PsychMike 1553]

so sad, RIP Ced😢

[Bateshorn 9989]

Damn. 

My first memory of him was trucking Huston Street in the State Championship. 

He certainly squeezed every ounce out of life.  RIP. 

[markstanco 12773]

About to have a segment on him on ESPNU.

[Hagbard Celine 11159]

14 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:

 I seriously doubt closing the Mt. B side would disrupt anybody.

Several thousand houses that need access to 360?

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2649]

Woah.  This fucking sucks 

[Born Burnt 6231]

RIP

[coolsax 49]

RIP Ced Benson.  Was a beast when he played for us.

[mdmost 43850]

RIP Ced

[Hagbard Celine 11159]

welp, if there was ever a time to break out the all-black mean-machine uniforms, this might be it.

edit: greatest tragedy to hit the program since steinmark in my opinion

Edited August 18, 2019 by Hagbard Celine

[ShaggyBevo RIP 3873]

RIP Ced

[Chopper 17429]

2222 splits Mt Bonnell Rd but both sides of MBR don't connect to each other. Traffic on MBR coming from the north (Cat Mt neighborhood) doesn't have a traffic light at 2222 but vehicles from the south (Mt Bonnell neighborhood) do in fact have a traffic light.

Edited August 18, 2019 by Chopper

[BrickHorn 18424]

14 minutes ago, Bartles said:

Mt Bonnell / 2222 is a traffic light - either the bike or minivan must have run a red light, I guess? Even late at night I doubt that signal would be blinking yellow

Mt. Bonnell doglegs at 2222.  There’s a light for the southbound leg, not northbound.  Visibility is really poor at that intersection. There’s a hill obscuring the view of westbound traffic.  Certainly could have been the van driver’s fault, but my guess is Ced probably wasn’t observing the posted speed limit and there was no chance for either party to avoid the collision.  There’s just not a lot of room for error at that intersection.

[cactusflinthead 27626]

Dammit. F that shitty road. 

Rest well Ced. You were one of the good guys in addition to being a bad ass.

[MirrOlure 15185]

Woah.  This fucking sucks 

I had forgotten there is a traffic light on that section.

[Big Frog II 522]

My deepest sympathy to the Benson family.

[Neonmoon 38130]

RIP

Pretty sure Benson lived up on top of Shepherd Mountain on Courtland Drive. 

[B00M 6725]

18 minutes ago, ButtFumble said:

RIP Ced need to do something to honor him at the first game

or better yet the LSU game by kicking the shit out of LSU by 32 points

 

This! 

Such a gut punch. RIP 

[CockadoodleHorn 40]

Do we know who was on 2222 and who was on road from mt Bonnell?

[Hagbard Celine 11159]

5 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

RIP

Pretty sure Benson lived up on top of Shepherd Mountain off Courtyard Drive. 

edited

[Rustic Horn 929]

Damn...RIP Ced.

[Thatguy 9293]

RIP my brother. Just heard. Sad!

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[Saint Tacky 1647]

RIP El Ced. 

I remember seeing him for the first time in DKR against The Woodlands.  He had a long run down the home sideline that I will never, ever forget.  Speed, finessin, and power.  This sucks.

[Sejjr 3250]

Really fucking sad. RIP Ced. You were one of the Greats.

[ChuckNorrisActionJeans 2692]

Just senseless.

Life is awful sometimes.

Screw that road and screw motorcycles.

Rest easy, Ced.

[elnimo 55]

RIP Ced. 

[futureman 22664]

9 minutes ago, CockadoodleHorn said:

Do we know who was on 2222 and who was on road from mt Bonnell?

read in a story that he was westbound 2222.  not sure which side of mt bonnell minivan came from.

[UTEX90 589]

This is just terrible news. I hate motorcycles and would disown my children if they ever got on one but I understand those that love them.

Such a tragic loss. Thoughts and prayers to his family and the family of his passenger.

Loved watching him play football.

RIP

[Scheiss Meister 8449]

RIP and Hook 'em, Ced.  Thanks for all the great memories.

[Lou Loomis 929]

I’ve always had this odd wish there could have been some wrinkle in time and Ced, Derrick Johnson,  Nate Vasher and a few others could have been on the team that won the MNC.

Prayers for the family. Hook ‘em

[Newy25 7894]

One of the all time greats at Texas. Way too young. RIP

[Jersey Man10 3748]

Fuck man....

[Jomac0928 76]

Still pissed Mack didn't put him in against OU his fr year.

[mdmost 43850]

And the next week he got 136 yards against oSu. 

[NowThis 931]