Wife down, but is OK

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She was out riding yesterday...2-lane, mostly, wound up about 100 miles before lunch. (Her and her friend Tina; I was stuck at school.) They had just stopped to get lunch, and were riding through a business district, going maybe 30-35MPH in moderate traffic. They were riding staggered, with Tina (on her neon-yellow Buell Blast) leading on the left, with Liz (on her Hyosung Comet) a bit back, on the right. As they went, an idiot in a Ford Escape was coming the other way. As soon as Tina passed him, he cut the wheel left (did not signal) and went to turn...at the last instant, his pea brain processed that there was another motorcycle, and he yanked the wheel right again...her left bar just clipped the Escape; she went into what she described as a short tank-slapper, and then tumbling into a gas station's landscaping.

The tally: one bashed Hyosung GT250, one trashed Shoei, one ripped glove, some interesting bruises, and mulch in all sorts of uncomfortable places. That could have been much worse.
 
Glad she wasn't injured very bady. Hoping for a quick recovery.

Please post a picture of the damage.
 
Thank goodness she'll be ok is the important thing. Prob best you weren't there otherwise you may have wanted to yank the guy's head off.
 
Originally Posted By: Chris142
This is why I quit riding...i cant ride 6 miles from home to work without having to ride over a curb or through a planter....done with that.


+1

I rode dirt bikes for years, and thought about getting a street bike. I don't think I will ever get one though. I have friends who rode on the street then gave it up after 1 or 2 years from all the close calls. There are days I don't even feel safe in a car due to all the distracted drivers.

Major kudos to those who do ride, I just don't have the stomach for it.
 
Glad everyone is ok. Sounds very scary...

So he was driving towards them, but cut in front after only the first one had gone by?

Seems idiotic as moves go, but probably also means that visibility should be reconsidered. If you're not obvious in incoming traffic, bad things can happen.

Here's to a speedy recovery!
 
Originally Posted By: Chris142
This is why I quit riding...i cant ride 6 miles from home to work without having to ride over a curb or through a planter....done with that.


You just can't see motorcycles, like you do cars. Plus you don't come in contact with them often enough, which makes the problem worse. You almost forget they are on the road.
 
Glad she is OK for the most part ... could have been a lot worse.

Originally Posted By: JHZR2

So he was driving towards them, but cut in front after only the first one had gone by?

Seems idiotic as moves go, but probably also means that visibility should be reconsidered. If you're not obvious in incoming traffic, bad things can happen.


I thought of that too. I'm thinking the staggered riding distance between them hid her behind the first rider at the worst time. Around town I always follow farther behind anyone in front of me so it's like out in the open by myself for better visibility.
 
As a nearly lifelong Motorcyclist, it's a constant battle out there to not be flattened by a braindead cager.

Best wishes to your wife for a speedy and complete recovery, and to you for the anguish this has no doubt caused.
 
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I’m glad She is only minimally injured, hope she fully recovers speedily. Those bruises can last a while.

The bike, shoes and gloves are easily replaced.

That is a frightening call to get...
 
I am glad she is okay.

Hopefully was wearing a helmet in our idiotic live free or die or become vegetable lacking helmet laws. Driving is risky and motorcycle definite a whole other level.
 
'I thought of that too. I'm thinking the staggered riding distance between them hid her behind the first rider at the worst time.'


^^^ this ^^^ Glad to know she's OK.
 
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