Wife down, but is OK

[DuckRyder]

Originally Posted By: madRiver


Hopefully was wearing a helmet in our idiotic live free or die or become vegetable lacking helmet laws. ...


Shoei is a helmet. (and apparently autocorrect wants to change “Shoei” to “shoes”)

 

[WhizkidTN]

Glad she is OK!

A friend of mine worked in the ER. Can't tell you the horror stories he's seen. I stay away from riding (even though it would be loads of fun) and give them a wide berth when I'm on the road in my cars. Some seriously stupid people on the road these days.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Originally Posted By: madRiver
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.


She was in full riding gear-helmet, armred jacket, armored overpants, boots, and gloves. She suspects she may get more crom the insurance company to replace the helmet than she gets for the bike.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Give her our best! Thank God she's ok. Glad she's a helmet rider. I ALWAYS wore a helmet,even when I was in the dirt. I had a Vetter full face,never started my bike without it on.

 

[KrisZ]

Good to hear she's OK. Material objects can easily be repaired/replaced, loved ones and their health is irreplaceable.

 

[Al]

Glad she is OK. I stop riding when the kids were young. I ride now occasionally now that I am expendable (age 71) There are two types of riders..those that have gone down and those that will.... Its a fact of life. I would never allow my wife to ride and I only ride bc she has givben me permission..she understands risks.

She made out fine "this" time.

 

[CT Rob]

Glad she's ok and that's one of the reasons i sold my bike.Way too many morons in cars these days doing everything but paying attention to the job of driving.

 

[SeaJay]

People these days do not hesitate to cross over the yellow line.

They will make sure to stay at least 6-7 feet away from anything on their right, crossing over the yellow line with absolutely no fear of a head on collision.

Often times when rounding a curve to the left, they are too lazy to stay on their side of the yellow line and drift over with no concern at all for traffic in the other direction, assuming (sometimes incorrectly) that the other driver will get out of their way.

When making a left, sticking their vehicle a foot or three into the oncoming lane is common. I guess they figure with a head start they can take advantage of a very small opening to make the turn.

And don't get me started on u-turns on a busy road with only small openings available to make the turn.

The roads are dangerous enough in a 4 wheeled vehicle these days. Glad there weren't any serious injuries

 

[Silverado12]

FWIW I ride with a modulating headlight (goes from low beam to low intensity 4X per second) and a bright safety green/yellow armored jacket. This setup mitigates the possibility of a crash from left turns. Hopefully you wife doesn't lose her will to ride, but can understand if she does.

 

[Jarlaxle]

She's riding again...to work Thursday and Friday. Hope to ride together today.

And I was right: insurance DID pay as much for the helmet as for her bike.

 

[hpb]

That's good news, glad the ordeal hasn't put her off riding. Was the bike written off or repaired?

 

[Jarlaxle]

Written off...it was worth basically nothing, and had serious damage. (Bars, pegs, forks, front wheel and tire, seat.)

 

[hpb]

That means it's bike shopping time then!

 

[LoneRanger]

Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
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.


Jarl, sorry i missed this thread when you originally posted it. Sorry to hear of the accident, but glad she's okay. The Shoei saved her head just like the Nolan 104 saved mine !!

 

[Matagonka]

Did the driver stop?

 

[Jarlaxle]

Originally Posted By: hpb
That means it's bike shopping time then!


No-she has another bike. Just bought a new helmet...sort of...and her new gloves shipped today.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Originally Posted By: Matagonka
Did the driver stop?

Yes...and he had insurance.