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12-03-2012, 12:12 PM
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Not Dead Yet
Joined: Oct 2010
Location: Living in a van down by the Schuylkill River
Oddometer: 2,483
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Still Not Dead Yet
Heading this way, when as far as I can remember the truck in front of me turns right.
 A woman coming the other way decided she was going to make a left without having any idea what might be behind that truck.  As the truck is clearing the intersection and my path, all I can see is the woman in her SUV turning directly in front of me.  I apparently launched over the SUV and landing somewhere on the other side. The bike's front wheel and fork where embedded in the side of the SUV. I was pretty much unconcious till I heard the paramedics arriving. They strapped me to a board and took me to the emergency room. I had pain in my groin, probably from riding up and over the tank, so I was given a pelvic x-ray. I also was given a CAT scan of my brain due to me being unconscious and having a concussion. Both the x-rays and CAT scan where negative. No broken bones, no bleeding brain, no internal injuries, so I was released. No work today though, and probably not tomorrow either. |
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12-03-2012, 12:19 PM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Nov 2006
Oddometer: 1,789
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 Wow. I think you should take tomorrow off, too.  And hire an attorney to protect your rights and cover the bills that will undoubtedly arrive. 
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12-03-2012, 12:22 PM
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Not Dead Yet
Joined: Oct 2010
Location: Living in a van down by the Schuylkill River
Oddometer: 2,483
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This is what's left of my bike ...
     ... and the front end.  
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12-03-2012, 12:30 PM
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Not Dead Yet
Joined: Oct 2010
Location: Living in a van down by the Schuylkill River
Oddometer: 2,483
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The culprit's vehicle.
  She apparently had her eight year old daughter in the front passenger seat. Thankfully, from what I was told by the reporting officer, both mother and daughter are OK, thanks at least in part to the vehicle they were in. I'm not worse off than I am, at least in part to being fully geared up. Not gonna play the ATGATT nazi card, but there's not much doubt it saved me a lot of trauma. Some stuff I was able to rescue from the top case. 
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12-03-2012, 12:31 PM
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too few miles
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Hammond
Oddometer: 60
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It's a shame, glad to hear you're okay. That was a beautiful zuk too.
I wonder how many folks saw the damaged bike and figured it was some squid
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12-03-2012, 12:46 PM
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All systems go
Joined: May 2012
Location: DDB country
Oddometer: 755
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Glad you are not too badly injured my brother. It could happen to any of us at any time.
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12-03-2012, 01:12 PM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Jun 2003
Location: Central NJ
Oddometer: 7,886
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Glad you got out of it ok. Buy a lottery ticket!
Looks like the car's side airbag deployed. The people were lucky as well. 8 is kind of young to be in the front seat.
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12-03-2012, 01:38 PM
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Wannabe
Joined: Oct 2011
Location: Philly, PA
Oddometer: 930
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Easy fix
Some duct tape and wire, good as new!
Glad you're ok mate. So tired of cagers hurting our brothers. |
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12-03-2012, 01:39 PM
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Checks in the mail.
Joined: Feb 2008
Location: SW PA.
Oddometer: 2,971
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Wow!
We will all be a little more careful of the blind left turner, so your crash won't go to waste. Thanks for wearing all the gear so we will have the opportunity to shake your hand at the next getogether.
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12-03-2012, 01:52 PM
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Studly Adventurer
Joined: Dec 2010
Oddometer: 752
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Wow
Bikehigh, glad you are ok. Your dive, tuck and roll along with good luck were in your favor for sure.
Hope any healing needed is simple and quick. Sorry to see your bike so busted up, from the looks of it I would not expect to see you available for the photoshoot. Good luck with everything, I think you should take off the week! |
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12-03-2012, 02:35 PM
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Shaken, Not Stirred
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: Harveys Lake, PA
Oddometer: 2,357
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Make them buy you a new bike! Glad you are OK. I swear I have been at that intersection before....
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12-03-2012, 02:39 PM
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cyborg
Joined: Dec 2008
Location: 07020
Oddometer: 859
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12-03-2012, 02:56 PM
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To many Ideers.
Joined: Apr 2011
Location: Delco, Pa
Oddometer: 438
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Charles, glad ur okay. Man that sucks but bikes can be replaced....you can't be.
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12-03-2012, 03:16 PM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Glen Mills Pa.
Oddometer: 1,389
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Terrible news Charles but glad you weren't hurt too bad!
How many miles did you have on that bike, you sure put some miles on it? |
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12-03-2012, 03:34 PM
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Olds Cool Adventurer
Joined: Apr 2011
Location: Sierra Nevadas
Oddometer: 2,666
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Once again it sounds like the cager's brain was looking for a car, so overlooked the possibility of a narrower vehicle hidden by the SUV. This topic was being discussed elsehwere on advrider, and my thought was that driver training should encorporate more motorcycles into their videos, books, and pictures in an effort to train young brains to keep us in mind.
Glad you are around to post about it. |
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