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wrightme43
OK WEAR YOUR FREAKING GEAR!!!! Thats the lesson I got from seeing this about 15 minutes ago.
I am walking down the road to the end of the street to meet Trinity at the bus. So I hear, Paabb Pabbb Pabbbb!!!!!! I think wow thats fast for this road. Then I hear CHINK CHINK Thump Thump. And I see this man, flying thru the air. Followed by a brand new yellow sportster. He actually flies all the way across my road and lands on his left face and left shoulder on the grass. He flips onto his other side and then rolls onto his back. The bike missed him luckly. I run towards him dialing 911 and the neighbor girl runs towards him. He is bleeding slightly from his ear and the side of his face. His collar bone is obviously broken, his wrist is broken and he is not coherent. He said his pelvis feels broken. He is able to tell us where he lives, and keeps asking for his wife. I am talking to state police and emergency medical. The first responders are here in less than 5 minutes, the ambulance in less than 10. He says he is having trouble breathing, but i think that is from broken ribs. No gear unless you count fingerless gloves.
He never touched pavement with his body, just skipped it completely. Very lucky.
I pushed his bike up the road and gave his keys to his wife when she showed up. 998 miles on the bike.
Accident reconstruction (MY OPINION) based on the corner, the tire track in the grass and the wreck.
He came what he thought was too fast for the corner, did not counter steer, did not brake, just went straight, locked the rear in the grass, hit the neighbors driveway, launched bike and rider, shot over a bunch of grass, a road, and landed in another neighbors grass.
Lessons.
Wear your freaking helmet! Practice countersteering, practice braking. Had this man had a helmet, and armored gear on, he would likely of broken his collar bone as well. I doubt he would of been as mentally incoherent, his hands would be fine, his legs would ok. His pelvis might of still been hurt, but maybe not.
Anyway he will be ok. It just could of been a lot worse had he hit the road instead, and it could of been a lot better had he worn gear. A full face helmet would of made this a lot less traumatic.
I am walking down the road to the end of the street to meet Trinity at the bus. So I hear, Paabb Pabbb Pabbbb!!!!!! I think wow thats fast for this road. Then I hear CHINK CHINK Thump Thump. And I see this man, flying thru the air. Followed by a brand new yellow sportster. He actually flies all the way across my road and lands on his left face and left shoulder on the grass. He flips onto his other side and then rolls onto his back. The bike missed him luckly. I run towards him dialing 911 and the neighbor girl runs towards him. He is bleeding slightly from his ear and the side of his face. His collar bone is obviously broken, his wrist is broken and he is not coherent. He said his pelvis feels broken. He is able to tell us where he lives, and keeps asking for his wife. I am talking to state police and emergency medical. The first responders are here in less than 5 minutes, the ambulance in less than 10. He says he is having trouble breathing, but i think that is from broken ribs. No gear unless you count fingerless gloves.
He never touched pavement with his body, just skipped it completely. Very lucky.
I pushed his bike up the road and gave his keys to his wife when she showed up. 998 miles on the bike.
Accident reconstruction (MY OPINION) based on the corner, the tire track in the grass and the wreck.
He came what he thought was too fast for the corner, did not counter steer, did not brake, just went straight, locked the rear in the grass, hit the neighbors driveway, launched bike and rider, shot over a bunch of grass, a road, and landed in another neighbors grass.
Lessons.
Wear your freaking helmet! Practice countersteering, practice braking. Had this man had a helmet, and armored gear on, he would likely of broken his collar bone as well. I doubt he would of been as mentally incoherent, his hands would be fine, his legs would ok. His pelvis might of still been hurt, but maybe not.
Anyway he will be ok. It just could of been a lot worse had he hit the road instead, and it could of been a lot better had he worn gear. A full face helmet would of made this a lot less traumatic.
