FrankieD
Scooter
Don't forget gauntlet style riding gloves and over the ankle boots!!!
As the title accurately reads, I was drilled by a car on my way home from work. It was one of the final days of this past June and the sun was shining bright. I was headed westbound approaching an intersection on a 4 lane with a left turn lane for eastbound traffic.
I saw the approaching Mitsubishi Lancer come up to the intersection, slow and nearly stop in the turn lane with his signal on. I slowed and held steady as it seemed that he was stopping for me as my light was green…
or so I thought!
He darted across traffic, leaving me less than 15 ft to stop from 45 MPH. I’m certain he was timing the car behind me that was over 12 car lengths back. I jumped hard on both brakes but didn’t have a choice. I knew the driver hadn’t seen me and I t-boned the Lancer in the passenger rear quarter panel. Just before impact, I made the conscious decision to get my feet off the pegs and try to get over his trunk.
I was thrown over 30 ft and I luckily stayed in my lane, then onto the shoulder. I was thrown from my shoes and that sound of impact will live in my head forever.
The bike split at the forks, smashed the headers, and is totally fucked. The car was totaled and had to be towed from the scene. The driver apologized a million times as I laid on the ground waiting for ambulance and he could pretty much only mutter, “I’m sorry! I didn’t see you!”
As for me, like an idiot in tennis shoes, I had 4 fractures in my left foot and 1 in my right. My right knee has a partial ACL tear. That knee was split wide open and took 8 stitches to close. My left shoulder is diagnosed as impinged with a possible tear. My gloves were NOT gauntlet style and upon impact the right side of the handlebars went up the sleeve of my leather jacket putting a 3 inch puncture into my arm, severing two tendons just above my wrist. I had surgery that night to reattach both. Arrived by ambulance to the hospital at 6:30PM and left after surgery just after 3AM. The jacket and gloves prevented any roadrash on my arms, body, or hands. Leather for the win! The helmet definitely saved my face and head. Contusions just about everywhere! Jeans don't hold up for shit.
Without further delay, some pics.
My typical commute:
The aftermath:
Pre-Surgery but Post-Morphine...Obviously
9 stitches
Thanks, Shoei!
Thanks, Triumph leather! Held up great!
1 surgery to reattach two tendons in my right arm, 4 left foot fractures, 1 right foot fracture, right knee ACL tear, left shoulder impingement w/ possible tear, 9 stitches in my right knee, a just a bit of rash on the left knee...Lame!
As the title accurately reads, I was drilled by a car on my way home from work. It was one of the final days of this past June and the sun was shining bright. I was headed westbound approaching an intersection on a 4 lane with a left turn lane for eastbound traffic.
I saw the approaching Mitsubishi Lancer come up to the intersection, slow and nearly stop in the turn lane with his signal on. I slowed and held steady as it seemed that he was stopping for me as my light was green…
or so I thought!
He darted across traffic, leaving me less than 15 ft to stop from 45 MPH. I’m certain he was timing the car behind me that was over 12 car lengths back. I jumped hard on both brakes but didn’t have a choice. I knew the driver hadn’t seen me and I t-boned the Lancer in the passenger rear quarter panel. Just before impact, I made the conscious decision to get my feet off the pegs and try to get over his trunk.
I was thrown over 30 ft and I luckily stayed in my lane, then onto the shoulder. I was thrown from my shoes and that sound of impact will live in my head forever.
The bike split at the forks, smashed the headers, and is totally fucked. The car was totaled and had to be towed from the scene. The driver apologized a million times as I laid on the ground waiting for ambulance and he could pretty much only mutter, “I’m sorry! I didn’t see you!”
As for me, like an idiot in tennis shoes, I had 4 fractures in my left foot and 1 in my right. My right knee has a partial ACL tear. That knee was split wide open and took 8 stitches to close. My left shoulder is diagnosed as impinged with a possible tear. My gloves were NOT gauntlet style and upon impact the right side of the handlebars went up the sleeve of my leather jacket putting a 3 inch puncture into my arm, severing two tendons just above my wrist. I had surgery that night to reattach both. Arrived by ambulance to the hospital at 6:30PM and left after surgery just after 3AM. The jacket and gloves prevented any roadrash on my arms, body, or hands. Leather for the win! The helmet definitely saved my face and head. Contusions just about everywhere! Jeans don't hold up for shit.
Without further delay, some pics.
My typical commute:
The aftermath:
Pre-Surgery but Post-Morphine...Obviously
9 stitches
Thanks, Shoei!
Thanks, Triumph leather! Held up great!
1 surgery to reattach two tendons in my right arm, 4 left foot fractures, 1 right foot fracture, right knee ACL tear, left shoulder impingement w/ possible tear, 9 stitches in my right knee, a just a bit of rash on the left knee...Lame!
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