on my way to work this morning the bridge had cones down the center with only one lane of traffic. i stopped on the bridge behind a pickmeup truck. a dodge caravan hit me at (i'm guessing) 50 or 60 kph. the bike ended up under the pickmeup truck, i fortunatly was thrown a bit left and rolled into the closed empty lane. a lady is screaming at me not to move. she sounds pretty freaked out so wonder if she's seeing something that i'm not feeling yet. i want to take a look but she screams at me again. then i decide that if i was in shock my knee wouldn't be hurting so much. i tell the gathering crowd that i'm ok again. i get up through the continued protests of the well meaning very enthusiastic woman. she said that 911 told her to keep me still. i reminded her that i've told her 5 times that i'm ok and that she can tell the police that i'm uncooperative.
the guy who hit me said "nice bike" i told him that there is thousands of dollars damage so we better have the police attend. the woman assures me that the police and ambulance and fire department are on their way. then the guy who hit me said he rides too and feels for me.
everyone was telling me what was going to happen next. tow truck, hospital etc.. i explained that what was going to happen next was that after the police had there pictures i was going to supervise the truck pull off my bike. if the bike is rideable i'm going to ride to work and open my restaurant. i handed a police officer my windscreen and a mirror assemply and asked her to drop them at my store. i wouldn't let anyone help me lift the bike. partly because someone with watches and rings may have grapped the tank or bags. mostly just pride. i signed off that i was refusing the ambulance and rode to work.
the police finished the report in my lot. i lasted about an hour at work then took my bike to the dealer. then i went to the hospital. the guy in the next bed on the other side of the curtain asked a nurse if she was involved with the bike accident on the bridge. i said i was. turns out he has on 03 fjr and a severed akileeze tendon. (slapnpop can make note that i didn't even attempt to spell that correctly) x-rays showed that my knee wasn't broken. while waiting for the results i noticed a huge swelling in my right armpit (but no pain there) so now i'm home icing my knee and noticing a sore and bruised back.
damage to the bike is extensive but it's not a write off.
when my bike was run down while parked in september i told the guy that " that's why they call them accidents" this time i'm feeling a little less forgiving. also feeling pretty damned lucky.
derek
the guy who hit me said "nice bike" i told him that there is thousands of dollars damage so we better have the police attend. the woman assures me that the police and ambulance and fire department are on their way. then the guy who hit me said he rides too and feels for me.
everyone was telling me what was going to happen next. tow truck, hospital etc.. i explained that what was going to happen next was that after the police had there pictures i was going to supervise the truck pull off my bike. if the bike is rideable i'm going to ride to work and open my restaurant. i handed a police officer my windscreen and a mirror assemply and asked her to drop them at my store. i wouldn't let anyone help me lift the bike. partly because someone with watches and rings may have grapped the tank or bags. mostly just pride. i signed off that i was refusing the ambulance and rode to work.
the police finished the report in my lot. i lasted about an hour at work then took my bike to the dealer. then i went to the hospital. the guy in the next bed on the other side of the curtain asked a nurse if she was involved with the bike accident on the bridge. i said i was. turns out he has on 03 fjr and a severed akileeze tendon. (slapnpop can make note that i didn't even attempt to spell that correctly) x-rays showed that my knee wasn't broken. while waiting for the results i noticed a huge swelling in my right armpit (but no pain there) so now i'm home icing my knee and noticing a sore and bruised back.
damage to the bike is extensive but it's not a write off.
when my bike was run down while parked in september i told the guy that " that's why they call them accidents" this time i'm feeling a little less forgiving. also feeling pretty damned lucky.
derek
