Evening everyone
As many of you know you, I decided to leave the gun hobby to pursue motorcycles. I bought my first bike, then a 2nd bike, and passed my riders course which got me my MC endorsement. I'd been enjoying both bikes and had them basically dialed in and set up to my liking. It's been a good time, despite idiot drivers who don't pay attention, especially to motorcycles. The good times began to end for me last Saturday and came to a screeching halt just a few days ago on Thursday night.
Saturday on my way to my daughter's band competition, a car ran me off the road while merging into my lane on 469 at hiway speed. I was not in his blind spot, he never even so much as glanced over before he forced his way over to my lane. Thankfully, I was able to swerve into the center shoulder and avoid being killed. Later that day, while pulling into my driveway, with my turn signal on, another driver decided he wanted to pass me. Again, I avoided an accident by emergency braking.
Thursday evening, my luck ran out with stupid drivers. While on my way home, I was in the process of turning onto a street, when a car cut me off, leaving me no choice but to lock the brakes up, which caused the bike to lay down on me. The 500lb bike landed on my left foot, I then tumbled and landed on my knees and spilled myself onto the street. Thankfully good people stopped, got me help and I took an ambulance ride to the ER. A broken toe, a bruised leg/knee/pectoral were the results. I'm currently in a boot, on crutches, and dealing with a bruised rib. Tues the ortho doctor will determine the repair path for my foot.
The bike took minimal damage. A broken mirror mount, broken off floorboard, and some scrapes/scratches. When we picked it up at the impound, it fired right up. I had my P365XL on me and it's currently sitting in police evidence as they had to take it before the ambulance ride. I get the gun back a week from tomorrow. As for the car who cut me off, it appears they fled the scene and I will be following up with the PD tomorrow to see if they are investigating or just leaving it as a single vehicle crash with no further police work. I have liability only on the bike, so all of my expenses are on me currently. Yes I do have medical insurance. Regardless it's still gonna be expensive.
For an undetermined amount of time, I can't do much of anything. I tried doing some things this morning and my foot swelled up like a balloon, then the wife yelled at me to get my ass on the couch elevate my foot. The crutches suck, my bruised rib makes using them even more difficult.
These pictures make the bruises look wayyyy better than they are. The broken toe is next to the big toe. The foot is bruised under the toes, along both sides, underneath, and on the back of the heel. It felt like the bike tried to fold my foot in half. The knee is swollen and bruised. The chest bruise is from my cell phone in my coat pocket. I think it jabbed me when I fell.
Here is the bike. Again, minimal damages. It's a 2001 Honda Shadow Sabre 1100.
As many of you know you, I decided to leave the gun hobby to pursue motorcycles. I bought my first bike, then a 2nd bike, and passed my riders course which got me my MC endorsement. I'd been enjoying both bikes and had them basically dialed in and set up to my liking. It's been a good time, despite idiot drivers who don't pay attention, especially to motorcycles. The good times began to end for me last Saturday and came to a screeching halt just a few days ago on Thursday night.
Saturday on my way to my daughter's band competition, a car ran me off the road while merging into my lane on 469 at hiway speed. I was not in his blind spot, he never even so much as glanced over before he forced his way over to my lane. Thankfully, I was able to swerve into the center shoulder and avoid being killed. Later that day, while pulling into my driveway, with my turn signal on, another driver decided he wanted to pass me. Again, I avoided an accident by emergency braking.
Thursday evening, my luck ran out with stupid drivers. While on my way home, I was in the process of turning onto a street, when a car cut me off, leaving me no choice but to lock the brakes up, which caused the bike to lay down on me. The 500lb bike landed on my left foot, I then tumbled and landed on my knees and spilled myself onto the street. Thankfully good people stopped, got me help and I took an ambulance ride to the ER. A broken toe, a bruised leg/knee/pectoral were the results. I'm currently in a boot, on crutches, and dealing with a bruised rib. Tues the ortho doctor will determine the repair path for my foot.
The bike took minimal damage. A broken mirror mount, broken off floorboard, and some scrapes/scratches. When we picked it up at the impound, it fired right up. I had my P365XL on me and it's currently sitting in police evidence as they had to take it before the ambulance ride. I get the gun back a week from tomorrow. As for the car who cut me off, it appears they fled the scene and I will be following up with the PD tomorrow to see if they are investigating or just leaving it as a single vehicle crash with no further police work. I have liability only on the bike, so all of my expenses are on me currently. Yes I do have medical insurance. Regardless it's still gonna be expensive.
For an undetermined amount of time, I can't do much of anything. I tried doing some things this morning and my foot swelled up like a balloon, then the wife yelled at me to get my ass on the couch elevate my foot. The crutches suck, my bruised rib makes using them even more difficult.
These pictures make the bruises look wayyyy better than they are. The broken toe is next to the big toe. The foot is bruised under the toes, along both sides, underneath, and on the back of the heel. It felt like the bike tried to fold my foot in half. The knee is swollen and bruised. The chest bruise is from my cell phone in my coat pocket. I think it jabbed me when I fell.
Here is the bike. Again, minimal damages. It's a 2001 Honda Shadow Sabre 1100.
