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From: Dallas tx
I'm glad you're ok! I hate it when idiots do that to me. A year or so ago a bike rider got rear ended on hwy 75 near me. Traffic came to a stop and a tailgater behind the bike did not. The bike was crushed between the two cars. The rider wound up on the hood and windshield of the tailgater, with a broken back.
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From: South Florida
I honestly think he got mad after I gestured at him to back off at the light before he hit me. Must have been thinking something to the effect of "u thought I was close before? Let's see how u like this" and got as close as he possibly could and stayed there even when I switched lanes.
When we were waiting for the police he was talking on the phone with someone, most likely his wife, who must have talked sense into him because he apologized and said sorry I hit you after that phone call and ran up admitting he was at fault when the cop pulled up behind me. Possibly a bit of road rage? Who knows. All I know is he put me in a dangerous situation without any thought to the possible outcomes of his actions or regard for my life. He'll pay for it. Definitely won't be gesturing at people to back off anymore. I'll just pull off and let them pass.
Thank you everyone for all of the well wishes. I'll be back on the road soon. It's a bit hard now though since my bike is my only transportation.... And I'm having bike withdrawals.
When we were waiting for the police he was talking on the phone with someone, most likely his wife, who must have talked sense into him because he apologized and said sorry I hit you after that phone call and ran up admitting he was at fault when the cop pulled up behind me. Possibly a bit of road rage? Who knows. All I know is he put me in a dangerous situation without any thought to the possible outcomes of his actions or regard for my life. He'll pay for it. Definitely won't be gesturing at people to back off anymore. I'll just pull off and let them pass.
Thank you everyone for all of the well wishes. I'll be back on the road soon. It's a bit hard now though since my bike is my only transportation.... And I'm having bike withdrawals.
That is 1 of the toughest things I had to swallow.
Don't **** off the cagers. Don't kick their car, give them the finger, etc....
'juss figure it is a losing proposition and the playing field is NOT NOT NOT even.
VERY hard for me to swallow. Over the years, I finally learned to expect stupidity on all levels. Expect (whish not) but be aware and expect dumb things to happen.
GLAD u r doing well.
GLAD the guy realized what he did was WRONG (even if possibly his wife had to drill it into him) and he apologized.
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From: Santa Fe NM
You picked the best possible day to post this. Glad you're ok, and as you said you're thankful you weren't seriously hurt. Amazing how territorial and petty we can sometimes be while driving. I hope you are able to talk with the guy again in a more relaxed state (both of you), and let him know how asinine he acted and how he could have very easily killed you. It just might save someone else's life somewhere down the road with this guy. Your bike will get fixed and he'll pay one way or the other, but I really hope he learns a valuable lesson from this. One that has nothing to do with the financial side of it.
Glad you’re ok and handled it well after the fact. My wife was rear ended at an intersection while stopping for an ambulance with lights and sirens going through. The pick up behind her didn’t stop. Presumably he was going to drive into the ambulance? The ambulance driver made an excellent witness and also radioed for another crew. She was banged up, but ok...
Only bigger issue didn’t surface till 15 months later. She apparently tore her shoulder rotator cuff in the impact, but it didn’t surface as a problem until she started swimming. Surgery fixed it, but too late to relate to the incident. You may feel fine, but get FULLY checked out.
Only bigger issue didn’t surface till 15 months later. She apparently tore her shoulder rotator cuff in the impact, but it didn’t surface as a problem until she started swimming. Surgery fixed it, but too late to relate to the incident. You may feel fine, but get FULLY checked out.
This was not an "accident". It was assault. People like this guy ought to be prosecuted as criminals. Easy for me to say but if it was me I'd be thinking seriously about contacting the DA and urging them to consider prosecution. Way too many so called accidents are the direct result of willful negligence or outright malice like this bozo. We need to change the whole culture around this kind of behavior like we have with drunk driving.
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Glad you're OK... it could have been much worse.
While there are many idiots in cages that rile me when I'm out riding my motorcycles, I have to admit there are proportionally as many idiots I see riding motorcycles, when I'm driving in my cages....
An idiot is an idiot, is an idiot..... regardless of what they are doing.... There are many of them out there, and I'm pretty sure they could give a damn about what anybody else thinks of their actions...
I have a friend who always needs to give "idiots" a piece of his mind.... I try to educate him to the fact that if someone is acting/driving like an idiot, you are being foolish at best, to think that they will; 1) follow any "direction" you may give them about their actions, or 2) actually give a damn about what you think about their actions... Doing anything other than puling over and letting them pass (if necessary) is an excise in futility... and if you happen to "irritate" someone who is actually unhinged, you are putting your health at risk...
While there are many idiots in cages that rile me when I'm out riding my motorcycles, I have to admit there are proportionally as many idiots I see riding motorcycles, when I'm driving in my cages....
An idiot is an idiot, is an idiot..... regardless of what they are doing.... There are many of them out there, and I'm pretty sure they could give a damn about what anybody else thinks of their actions...
I have a friend who always needs to give "idiots" a piece of his mind.... I try to educate him to the fact that if someone is acting/driving like an idiot, you are being foolish at best, to think that they will; 1) follow any "direction" you may give them about their actions, or 2) actually give a damn about what you think about their actions... Doing anything other than puling over and letting them pass (if necessary) is an excise in futility... and if you happen to "irritate" someone who is actually unhinged, you are putting your health at risk...
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From: Santa Fe NM
Glad you're OK... it could have been much worse.
While there are many idiots in cages that rile me when I'm out riding my motorcycles, I have to admit there are proportionally as many idiots I see riding motorcycles, when I'm driving in my cages....
An idiot is an idiot, is an idiot..... regardless of what they are doing.... There are many of them out there, and I'm pretty sure they could give a damn about what anybody else thinks of their actions...
I have a friend who always needs to give "idiots" a piece of his mind.... I try to educate him to the fact that if someone is acting/driving like an idiot, you are being foolish at best, to think that they will; 1) follow any "direction" you may give them about their actions, or 2) actually give a damn about what you think about their actions... Doing anything other than puling over and letting them pass (if necessary) is an excise in futility... and if you happen to "irritate" someone who is actually unhinged, you are putting your health at risk...
While there are many idiots in cages that rile me when I'm out riding my motorcycles, I have to admit there are proportionally as many idiots I see riding motorcycles, when I'm driving in my cages....
An idiot is an idiot, is an idiot..... regardless of what they are doing.... There are many of them out there, and I'm pretty sure they could give a damn about what anybody else thinks of their actions...
I have a friend who always needs to give "idiots" a piece of his mind.... I try to educate him to the fact that if someone is acting/driving like an idiot, you are being foolish at best, to think that they will; 1) follow any "direction" you may give them about their actions, or 2) actually give a damn about what you think about their actions... Doing anything other than puling over and letting them pass (if necessary) is an excise in futility... and if you happen to "irritate" someone who is actually unhinged, you are putting your health at risk...
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I was run over by a driver high on opiates and alcohol a few years ago. She got away but about 10 other cars followed her on the phone with the police. I now carry a Colt Commander in a Galco shoulder rig under my gear. If I ever get hit again and they drive away and I can, I'm definitely going to be returning a force of equal lethality showing as much disregard for their life as they were with mine. Luckily she was insured, I bought my house with the settlement from that. After I got my bike fixed, replaced every bit of gear I was wearing, and all the medical bills they basically asked me how much I wanted to make me go away and we settled on a number. Some doctors will not examine people involved in accidents, find one that will and is well reviewed. Even in a crash that is minor if someone else's insurance will pay for it why not, it could prolong your life.
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I was run over by a driver high on opiates and alcohol a few years ago. She got away but about 10 other cars followed her on the phone with the police. I now carry a Colt Commander in a Galco shoulder rig under my gear. If I ever get hit again and they drive away and I can, I'm definitely going to be returning a force of equal lethality showing as much disregard for their life as they were with mine. Luckily she was insured, I bought my house with the settlement from that. After I got my bike fixed, replaced every bit of gear I was wearing, and all the medical bills they basically asked me how much I wanted to make me go away and we settled on a number. Some doctors will not examine people involved in accidents, find one that will and is well reviewed. Even in a crash that is minor if someone else's insurance will pay for it why not, it could prolong your life.
Um, you may want to get some training in use of lethal force ...... these actions, as described, will get you into serious trouble... FWIW..
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From: Eagle River AK
I am a CCW permit holder, shoot IDPA and USPSA every season. My wife is a state police woman. We fly a black and blue flag at our house. Whenever I'm not sure about a scenario I'm feet away from asking, or we will call her Lt. In all honesty you are right, you should not fire at a fleeing threat. But carrying a gun is legal and using it doesn't mean you are in the wrong. In the CC world it comes down to scenario, intent, and what a reasonable person thinks of that intent. But i don't want to derail this thread with a CCW debate. It's just a practice I now susbcribe to after years of not on my bike after being hit one too many times.
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Update
Just wanted to post an update on my bike since it's been about 6 weeks since the accident. Repairs are almost complete. It went from replacement of the rear fender and associated parts to an entire frame replacement. The frame got tweaked/twisted from the force of the impact. Should have my bike back before the weekend! I've been going insane without her!
These pics show the twist in the frame. This is with the new fender support struts and fender mounted to the old frame. As you will see the fender is not square with the left side is sitting higher than the right.
Just the struts without the fender.
Here are a few pics of the progress I snapped this weekend.
New Frame
These pics show the twist in the frame. This is with the new fender support struts and fender mounted to the old frame. As you will see the fender is not square with the left side is sitting higher than the right.
Just the struts without the fender.
Here are a few pics of the progress I snapped this weekend.
New Frame
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