It's Dangerous out There

SMSW

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I hope this post serves as a sobering reminder - our lives can change in an instant.

Three weeks ago, our club's past president was out riding. He stopped at a stoplight and was involved in an accident. Today I found out the details that his family wanted to keep private until his recovery was assured. As I said, he was stopped and waiting for the light to change when a hit and run car nailed him. The collision broke his femur, cracked his pelvis and did enough damage to his leg that the doctors had to amputate it just above his knee. He will be getting out of the hospital today or tomorrow. It is my understanding that his family has contacted a company that makes prostheses for veterans.... The family thinks they have a video that will lead to the offending party.

It's dangerous out there - be careful.
 
Hit and run... I do not harbor good thoughts for these drivers, with the exception of being carjacked which this was not.
While not perfect, I do check the mirrors as I come to a stop... while leaving room in front of me to evacuate the spot I'm in, if needed.
 
Another reason it's a good idea to have a camera installed but still can't do much when someone hits you from behind - I assume that was the case - Hope he heals well soon.
 
My motorcycle "dash" camera has two cameras; one for the front and one for the rear. It would record the car and driver as they hit the bike.

Like Mellow wrote, "Hope he heals well soon."

Chris
 
drbuzzard said:
front and rear cameras, hope your friend recovers well
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The Vsysto system was a very nice setup... my issue with it was the mounts didn't give me much flexibility and the RT doesn't have a lot of good places for a simple flat mount... The ST would be much better


I ended up going with the Innovv K6 due to it's simplicity and flexible mounting options.
 
Sad day for the biker community, we're all affected when such a thing happen. My prayers go out to him and family. Someone once said: "ride like everybody's out to get you" and, while I'm trying to leave paranoia out when I go out and ride, sometimes I wonder...

Lastly, I hope they catch the MF...
 
Ouch times two! I hope they, and others who have had similar experiences, heal quickly. Like my other 'love' (aviation) riding is a constant balance of risk and enjoyment; as long as the second outweighs the first, it's fun, but as was mentioned, that can change in a heartbeat, and too often be due to circumstances out of your control. Keep doing your best to mitigate that first category!
 
rwthomas1 said:
Hit and run should be an automatic attempted murder charge and ten years mandatory.
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Never happen. Nor should it. "Automatic" is a knee-jerk emotional reaction and that kind of legislation is to be avoided at all costs.

Weaselinsuit said:
Hopefully they catch the miscreant who did it. Nothing dirtier than a hit and run.
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+1 x many. There is nothing in my mind that could ever justify not voluntarily coming forward ASAP assuming there was some/any kind of actual exigent circumstance that justified not stopping immediately. "Hit and run" however defined is a cowardly and selfish act that deserves a strong sentence on that alone. Combined with injury makes it heinous. The degree of injury as a result should be a separate and additional factor in sentencing with separate guidelines. Maybe toss in more consecutive sentencing. But I digress.
 
Beginning of the riding season is particularly dangerous as people are just getting use to seeing motorcycles back on the road. Plus the fact that some of us still have cob webs from last season makes it even more so. I try to the best of my ability ride a whole lot safer and smarter than I use to. Some may say I ride like an old coot or a senior citizen but that's ok. Nothing to prove at 70 anymore as now the priority is to live and ride another day:dr11:
 
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