Official Accident Aftermat for my Fellow Gun Nuts

Tamara, along with the others, I wish you, and yours, a speedy recovery.

I miss my scooter.

Just read the other, earlier thread on your 'scratch'. I thought - 'tis but a scratch - came from Mercutio; I don't know much about the Monty Python guy.
Well, thank God that 'marry, 'twas NOT enough.'

[This message has been edited by TMoney (edited June 24, 2000).]
 
Tamara-
Wishing you a fast recovery and maybe a change of mind about bike ownership. I just sold my Honda Magna after many years of bliss but I felt I was pressing my luck. In the 10 years I have been biking with various bikes I never put one down until recently. I was stopped behind two cars who were at a stop sign. I look in my rear view mirror and see a truck coming over the ridge behind me with no driver in sight. Before I can get it in gear I get hit from behind. The woman driving the truck had just bent down to get her pocket book off the floor. Lucky for me she was only going about 15 MPH and I think it helped that I took the brakes off. That was not the end of it. I had the bike repaired at our local Honda dealer ($2000 damage) and the mechanic left off the cotter pin on the brake torque tube . I had just slowed down from a very high speed test run and was going around a turn when I put on the rear brakes. I then found the bike going into a slide as the torque tube dropped to the road and the brake rod wrapped around the axle totally locking up the rear wheel. Had there been a car behind me or if this happened during my test run I would be...I was able somehow to get on top of the bike as it sled and had minor injuries.
I have had too many friends injured by other drivers in ugly ways not to think about maybe I was pushing my luck. One friend was passing a car, on the left, as the car driver put on a right turn signal. The driver then changed his mind (what mind) and tried to make a left. It was a very bad accident. This is related to guns in that it seems there are more idiots today than in days past. The good gun owners as well as drivers are being affected and catarorized(?) and penalized because of these idiots.Anyhow, wishing you well!
 
I will play a little of devils advocate. I think it is really getting too dangerous to ride these days. People's complete lack of total responsibility, be it behind the wheel or in court when slick lawyers get murderers off the handle by changing the focus of the trial (ala O.J.). I wish we could pass a law that all a cop had to do was to see you using a handheld cell phone in a car, and he could confiscate the phone, and write a big fat ticket.
I lost a friend on a bike about a year and a half ago, the 17 year old blond bomber who crossed the center line and hit him head on said this, "I had a call, and I was trying to read the caller ID, I wouldn't want to talk to just anyone!" (I'm not sure, but she was probably smacking gum, and bobbing her head from side to side as well :mad:!) Her total punishment was community service, and being forced to take a driver improvement course :mad:!

There are just too many people like that now, people historically don't look for bikes. Cell phones make people not look for anything!

I would never try to discourage anyone from the joy and beauty of riding, but, the odds are definantly stacked against you.

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I thought I'd seen it all, until a 22WMR spun a bunny 2 1/4 times in the air!

[This message has been edited by DOCSpanky (edited June 24, 2000).]
 
Post script:

I would like to write a book,

On the cover would be a cell phone, and a set of car keys. I would title it:

"UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED!"

Stolen name yes, but very true!

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I thought I'd seen it all, until a 22WMR spun a bunny 2 1/4 times in the air!
 
CMOS, put me down for one of the Tamara clones and while you're at it see if they can shorten my model up, anywhere from 3"-10" would be fine.
 
From a Gawga boy, here is hoping for your speedy recovery. You are a brave soul to ride a bike anywhere near Atlanta. Sorry that the stupidity of others has caused you such pain. I mean dang, the Vaquero and the bike, just dang. Best Wishes for you and your toys.

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Know Yourself, Know Your Weapon, Know Your Enemy; then Know Victory! ---DaHaMac
 
Hey, Jeff, I have yet to stand up post-accident. I may be 3"-10" shorter, at least on one side! ;) (They had to string bits o' tibia onto that rod like add-a-beads... yowch...)

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"..but never ever Fear. Fear is for the enemy. Fear and Bullets."
10mm: It's not the size of the Dawg in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!
 
Tamara, OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW!

Best of luck to you darlin'. I hope you heal up good as new, and I hope you come out the same height on both sides.
 
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