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Jun 9, 2009 | 12:12 AM

LilBudyWizer

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Cherohala Bites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfdMptdeIMU

I came across this today filming a run across the Cherohala. I believe the rider of the bike in front of the white suv is laying in the ditch by the bike parked on the road. I believe the driver of the bagger is the one in the light blue shirt. Neither the suv nor sports car looked to have been hit so I assume they stopped after the fact.

No, I didn't stop. By the time I could have stopped the only place to get in was behind the sports car. I didn't see what I could do to help and figured with no shoulder I would just be adding to the problem. Afterwards it occured to me that I have a Spot satellite tracker I can use to call for emergency services where there's no cellphone service.

Jun 9, 2009 | 07:23 AM

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Should have stopped dude. We need to be there for each other. Don't beat yourself up over it...Just think about it next time. Could have pulled in between the two cars?

Jun 9, 2009 | 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by LilBudyWizer

I have a SPOT tracker too. In April during my annual visit to The Dragon, I witnessed a nasty highside accident of a rider on a sportbike (he was 60+ years old). He got forcefully ejected about 10-12 feet up and flew about 50 feet before coming down HARD on the back of his helmet, smashing the rear of his Arai helmet and knocking the guy unconscious. As my group of 3 riders stopped to render assistance... we thought the guy was dying, it also dawned on me that I had a SPOT tracker in my pocket. Activated it, and about 15 minutes later, a paramedic came rushing up in his private pickup truck. He had a radio, and when the SPOT company called the Graham county Sherriff, they dispatched by radio a Sherriff car, and the paramedic intercepted the call and came on his own. We were nowhere near cellphone coverage and the nearest payphone was about 10 miles away.
Anywho, the guy survived, with just a concussion and a broken ankle. His helmet was trashed (looked like a broken egg shell) his riding gear was thrashed absorbing the rash he might have received. The bike just some bent bars, foot controls and scratches.

Unintended side effect of the SPOT 911 activation. They call whoever you put on their list. I had my home, wife and kids cellphones. And my 80 year old parents. Took me about 45 minutes before I could get to a cell phone to assure everybody I was allright, and the accident was not mine.
Bottom line, don't put 80 year old parents on that emergency contact list.

Jun 9, 2009 | 11:46 AM

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Yeah, wish it had of occured to me that they likely couldn't use their cellphones to call for help. It didn't occur to me until I was 10 miles down the road. Part of it was I had a good run going, I crossed from Tellico Plains to Robbinsville without a single car ahead of me. If I thought there was anything I could do or there wasn't allready three other vehicles stopped I would have stopped anyway, but as it was felt I would just be a gawker. The only thing I could think was take pictures and give them contract information should they need it for insurance/court. I thought that might get me in a fight though as someone got a mistaken impression I was just being morbid.