Biker down!
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Biker down!
Was out riding yesterday down A1A beachside in Daytona. Speed limit is 35 and I was doing 35 just cruising along enjoying a beautiful warm day. Its Turkey Rod Run time here and all the streetrods are in town. So as I'm going along, a guy on a newer bagger passes me on the left , not fast, maybe 40 mph.
I noticed he was looking around alot and not paying attention to the road ahead. Traffic was pretty light. Beachside has these crosswalks that have ped signs that flash when people are crossing. You MUST stop at these crosswalks when the signs are flashing.
Well, the bagger guy was behind 2 cars and a pickup directly in front of him approaching a crosswalk. Bagger guy was following way too close to the truck and still looking all around. I could see it comming. I blew my horn to alert the guy to stop but was too late. KABOOM!
Right into the back of the truck. Folded the bike up pretty good. Numerous people raced over to help him. I stopped and helped block traffic. As I witnessed this event unfold, there were several things I noticed. First of all he was not going at excessive speeds, just a little over the limit. He was wearing all his gear. Leather jacket, gloves, boots and a 3/4 helmet.
But what really got my attention was when he went down he came off the bike and rolled 3 times across the pavement. As he was rolling, his head impacted the pavement atleast 6 or 7 times. The guy was able to stand after the crash as was actually in pretty good shape. The jacket and gloves saved him from road rash, but the helmet saved his life.
What I learned: Wear a damn helmet!
I noticed he was looking around alot and not paying attention to the road ahead. Traffic was pretty light. Beachside has these crosswalks that have ped signs that flash when people are crossing. You MUST stop at these crosswalks when the signs are flashing.
Well, the bagger guy was behind 2 cars and a pickup directly in front of him approaching a crosswalk. Bagger guy was following way too close to the truck and still looking all around. I could see it comming. I blew my horn to alert the guy to stop but was too late. KABOOM!
Right into the back of the truck. Folded the bike up pretty good. Numerous people raced over to help him. I stopped and helped block traffic. As I witnessed this event unfold, there were several things I noticed. First of all he was not going at excessive speeds, just a little over the limit. He was wearing all his gear. Leather jacket, gloves, boots and a 3/4 helmet.
But what really got my attention was when he went down he came off the bike and rolled 3 times across the pavement. As he was rolling, his head impacted the pavement atleast 6 or 7 times. The guy was able to stand after the crash as was actually in pretty good shape. The jacket and gloves saved him from road rash, but the helmet saved his life.
What I learned: Wear a damn helmet!
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Nov 27, 2022, 11:12 AM
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Somewhere, there's a internet thread by a guy complaining about a rider who was camped out in the left lane, blew the horn, diverted his attention and made him hit the back of a pickup 
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Somewhere, there's a internet thread by a guy complaining about a rider who was camped out in the left lane, blew the horn, diverted his attention and made him hit the back of a pickup
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know what I learned in '75?
While downtown in traffic, don't be looking at the legs in Daisy Dukes on the sidewalk...
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know what I learned in '75?
While downtown in traffic, don't be looking at the legs in Daisy Dukes on the sidewalk...
..L.T.A.
