ibsrp
Junior Member
It happened last Saturday morning around 10:30 am. I was going about 50-55 mph in the left lane when a pickup truck pulled out of a parking lot on the right and was heading right in front of me.
I laid down on the horn and hit both brakes hard. The other driver stopped just as he entered my lane but my back wheel locked up and when it came around I high sided.
I don't remember the impact but when I came around it was obvious that I was banged up pretty bad.
9 broken ribs (all this on my left side)
a broken collar bone
a broken scapula
a fracture pelvis
3 days in surgical ICU and 2 days in a regular room.
I must say that as bad as that sounds it might have been much worse. I had on a full face helmet, jeans with chaps, leather gloves and boots.
To those of you who wear anything less than a full face helmet you are flirting with disaster.
The bike came through the accident much better than I did. (I have not seen it only second had accounts from my brother)
The left side footpeg is gone. The fairing sustained some damage, but the mechanic that looked at the bike said if my deductible is $500.00 then I didn't even need to file a claim.
Another interesting note is that in Alabama, since the other drivers vehicle didn't make contact with mine he is clear of all responsibility. He or she never came over to say sorry or anything. Just got back in the truck and went on their merry way.
I will probably give up riding after this. I love riding, but with cell phones and the rising lack of attention and respect of other drivers toward motorcycles, it is just too dangerous for me.
My bike had less the 525 miles on it as this took place. I had just that morning done the headlight mod to have both headlights on all the time.
I was lucky that I had also replaced the stock horn with a much louder one from Advanced Auto (Fiam I think) or the driver might not have stopped and I shudder to think what might have happened to my right leg.
I am very thankful to be at home alive and well and in a few hours will be taken to my brothers house to spend the day with his family.
I am also very thankful for all the wonderful nurses that cared for me this week in the hospital. Nurses are tops in my book. They always have been and they forever will be.
I am also thankful to my boss who came by my room Wednesday morning at 5:45 am and sat and talked with me for an hour and who told me that I must take as much time as I needed off work to heal properly and even said if I needed to do a few hours a day when I start back that would ok. (I have a desk sales job so no problem there.)
I am thankful for my family who have been there for me every step of the way and have sacrificed much to see me thru this.
I am most thankful to God for saving both my life and my soul (nearly 30 years ago now) and who would have taken me to be with him had the outcome been its worse.
I wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your families.
I laid down on the horn and hit both brakes hard. The other driver stopped just as he entered my lane but my back wheel locked up and when it came around I high sided.
I don't remember the impact but when I came around it was obvious that I was banged up pretty bad.
9 broken ribs (all this on my left side)
a broken collar bone
a broken scapula
a fracture pelvis
3 days in surgical ICU and 2 days in a regular room.
I must say that as bad as that sounds it might have been much worse. I had on a full face helmet, jeans with chaps, leather gloves and boots.
To those of you who wear anything less than a full face helmet you are flirting with disaster.
The bike came through the accident much better than I did. (I have not seen it only second had accounts from my brother)
The left side footpeg is gone. The fairing sustained some damage, but the mechanic that looked at the bike said if my deductible is $500.00 then I didn't even need to file a claim.
Another interesting note is that in Alabama, since the other drivers vehicle didn't make contact with mine he is clear of all responsibility. He or she never came over to say sorry or anything. Just got back in the truck and went on their merry way.
I will probably give up riding after this. I love riding, but with cell phones and the rising lack of attention and respect of other drivers toward motorcycles, it is just too dangerous for me.
My bike had less the 525 miles on it as this took place. I had just that morning done the headlight mod to have both headlights on all the time.
I was lucky that I had also replaced the stock horn with a much louder one from Advanced Auto (Fiam I think) or the driver might not have stopped and I shudder to think what might have happened to my right leg.
I am very thankful to be at home alive and well and in a few hours will be taken to my brothers house to spend the day with his family.
I am also very thankful for all the wonderful nurses that cared for me this week in the hospital. Nurses are tops in my book. They always have been and they forever will be.
I am also thankful to my boss who came by my room Wednesday morning at 5:45 am and sat and talked with me for an hour and who told me that I must take as much time as I needed off work to heal properly and even said if I needed to do a few hours a day when I start back that would ok. (I have a desk sales job so no problem there.)
I am thankful for my family who have been there for me every step of the way and have sacrificed much to see me thru this.
I am most thankful to God for saving both my life and my soul (nearly 30 years ago now) and who would have taken me to be with him had the outcome been its worse.
I wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your families.
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