Got rear ended by pick-up truck yesterday afternoon. Slowed for right turn, heard brakes, bam. He wasn't close when I started slowing, came up on me fast. I high sided to left and rolled a couple times. Bike came to a stop behind me.
Not too bad. Skinned knees, skinned left elbow, sprained right thumb, and broken left clavical. Bone should heal in about 6 weeks. Bike and gear hauled away, will check it out in a couple days. Symax helmet did it's job, my head and pretty face are intact. <G>
Purp skipped the scene. Good witness got his license number and LEO told me he was on his way to jail before I left by ambulance for hospital. <VBG>
Sure glad I kept the old Hondamatic. Most serious damage is on my left side and I can ride it with my right hand. Left arm will be in a sling for awhile. Should be riding again in 6 weeks or first time wife isn't looking, whichever comes first. <G>
Jack
Sorry to hear about that, but glad your okay.
Also, very nice to hear someone saw the criminal's license plate number!
Any idea how fast he was going when he hit you? Did the guy at least try to stop or was he just out of it?
Take care.
DAMN...... Glad you're still around to tell us about it Jack.
Glad they caught the guy- My guess is he has a suspended license/ no insurance- and was probably drunk driving.....(Some variation of that).
I REALLY hope he has insurance.
Tell your lawyer to swing for the fences.
Damn.....Heal fast man.
Glad you're okay, glad they know who it is.
Out of curiousity, since I'm from the area, what parts of NE Ohio did this happen?
Sorry about what happened, and glad that you are still in good spirit. Take your time before riding again. Six weeks will fly by soon enough.
It sounded the run away driver is a total jerk and drove recklessly. Take care.
That is my worst fear. Having some jerk tag me from behind. :o
Glad you will heal okay, Jack.
Listen to your wife and heal good before your next ride.
This place would not be the same without you. Don't make me get all sappy, now.
Get better fast Jack. Very happy to hear they caught him. If it's any consolation, myself a veteran of two broken clav's I can speak from experience, the figure eight brace will do wonders for your posture! ;)
Keep the brace on and buy the strongest deodorant you can find. :o
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Also, sleeping upright (LaZeeBoy) for a few days is the trick for getting ZZZZ's.
Sorry about the spill Jack. It good to see that you are in good spirits, I hope everything heals up quick.
damn cars :x
that's why i keep looking in my mirrors untill the car/truck stops behind me, and if i have to stop behind a car/truck i take a position so that i can hit the gas in case a car doesn't stop
i broke my right clavicle once to :(
GSJack, I hope things go well for you and that that bastard gets time...
Let's us know how the court case does!!! get your lawyer to push for the chair! :guns:
I only wish you got to hit him back! POW right in the nose! Maybe somebody else will do it for you! ;)
Glad to hear you are sorta ok... keep your chin up and keep smiling! As everyone says- 6weeks will fly by.. its the first couple of days that suck the most!
And please, if you get lucky and the guy has insurance.... get all that you can!
Heal fast!
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Glad you made it through and that they caught the bad guy. Ride on!
Glad to hear you will be around to ride another day......what a jerk to hit you and then run :guns: At least this time they got the guy...bet you can't wait to say a few choice words to him :nono: Get well soon Jack...you will be riding before the colors start to change.
Wayne
Wow! Hit and run? That's horrible. I'm glad they got the guy and that you're relatively okay. Getting hit from behind is my big fear. I hate being at the mercy of other drivers. Don't go easy on him, Jack!
Good to hear you are ok Jack!!! Let us know if you need anything for that GS!
OMG Jack..
Glad your still in one peice. The bones will heal and soon you will be ready to ride once again.. until then take it easy :)
Good to hear your ok and they caught the guy :thumb:
Just be careful about the wife. Mine would go after the other arm untill both are healed :bs:
Seriously good to hear that you walked away from it. Get well soon!!! :cheers:
C.J.
sorry to hear about your accident!! Get well soon!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you're alive! Hope you heal well. I hope the other guy has insurance.
Take your time and concentrate on healing.
Good luck on the recovery, They should make him ride in the centerlane of a highway on a bicycle!! :x
Jack, Glad to hear you made it with minor(?) injuries. It could always have been worse. Can't believe people that try to flee the scene! On a side note, for those that heard about the trajedy in santa monica (10 dead, 40+ injured) when a car plowed through two blocks of the local farmers market...turns out he may have been fleeing the scene of a car fender bender. That happened 2 blocks from my office-total chaos that day.
Jack-get back on the bike when you're ready...it'll still be there waiting for you. Good luck collecting from the deadbeat driver too. Likely no insurance.
Take care and heal up!
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Jack, Am so glad you're ok. (Relatively speaking) You're pic always puts a smile on my face in when I am having a bad day in the dog eat dog corp world!! (Which is OFTEN!!!) God- go get 'em as far as a lawsuit! People have HUGE COJONES if you ask me when it comes to hitting someone and then LEAVING THE SCENE!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! I get so mad when I read about this!
Take good care and rest up!
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Cam
Glad you are okay and the criminal got caught!
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Get well soon.
nice to hear your okay jack. i had a smilar iccident taking a turn saturday. i was riding pretty aggressive and there was gravel in the middle of the road so i tried to get around it. unfortunetly i came within 6 inches of hittin a truck head-on at about 60 mph. scared me to death. glad to know they caught and make sure you put a big lawsuit on him.
Good mate of mine bought it in a similar fashion. Broad daylight, dry road, doing the speed limit, got hit from behind by a YDH doing (the cops estimate) about 180km/hr. The driver was unlicenced (from DUI) and drunk, car was unregistered and unroadworthy, the skidmarks were more than 50m long for both rear tyres, and the driver WAS NOT EVEN CHARGED because his old man was a friend of the local cops. The guy removed my mate's helmet and threw it into the bushes, then said he wasn't wearing one. May not feel like it at the moment, Jack, but you were lucky.
Glad it wasn't worse and you're attitude is so great...keep riding (no quilting!!)
Don't let this make you give up riding! You still have a good 50 or 100k left in ya :thumb:
Can't believe the dude ran :o What a moron what was gonna just be an accident turned into a hit and run. Lucky you're alive, when I read the story and you said you were turning I was like, I hope he didn't high side. And sure enough you did and got hurt. :cry:
Get well soon, feel free to whore it up here to help pass the time while you heal.
Quote from: Michaelhit from behind by a YDH
For those of us North of the equator, what's a YDH?
Jack,
Sorry to hear about the hit and run, but glad to see that you are ok.
If you feel like it, will you discuss the details leading up to the collision
so that we may be better prepared to take evasive or defensive action if we find ourselves similarly situated.
Phil