I encountered a falling phone line!!!

[patricia]

Well boys and girls, today's lesson is: what to do if a dump truck hits a telephone pole as you are coming by on your bike:  DUCK!!

Yes, I was driving along on my bike , coming up on a stop sign luckily, when a dump truck working on the side of the road backs into a telephone pole causing the line to swing down in front of me like a freakin jumprope.  Didn't have time to even downshift, just brake and duck

I saw the potentially decapitating line hit the bottom of my windshield , slide up it and over the top of my helmet.  The three vehicles behind me didn't make it through, they had to stop and wait for the fire dept .  to get there and fix it.

I made it to the stop sign, pulled into the gas station there and got my kickstand down before my shaking legs gave out.  I pulled my jacket, helmet and gloves off just in time to see three more sportbikes coming the opposite direction and heading right for what I just barely escaped with my head intact.  I gave them the repeated palm down signal and of course I was a bit frazzeled so the turned around and asked me what was going on.  I told them what they were heading for and they were VERY grateful for the warning.

Just thought I would let my story be a reminder of things you more experienced guys already know but might not be thinking about at the moment.  I am so glad I put a windshield on my GS500 or that line could have got hooked on my light or something and who knows how this would have ended up...

[Hi-T]

Holy fricken crap!!  That is beyond insane- I had my closest call yet today but nothing that.... crazy.

Seriously- glad you're OK!

[dublinjail]

Sh+t! Glad to hear you made it!

[dgyver]

Good thing you were paying attention and had a windscreen. I guess there are times when not being fully naked is a good thing.

[chinox22x]

wow, i'm glad you're ok.   :kiss:

-Chino

[johncam4]

i hate it when that kind of stuff happens.....makes you question why you ride.....then you get back on and remember....on yeah...thats why i like this thing.

[bluedevil]

Damn... to close I should say.  I'm glad you're ok Patricia.  I guess it's always good to keep a good close of what's up ahead and have that windshield for anything that happens to hit or Fall from the sky.....

Good to hear you're good!

[scratch]

Wow! What an experience! Glad you're ok.

[JohNLA]