darn   Im sad to hear about your bike but happy that you didnt get totaled yourself.

dssaak wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:


Good that you weren't hurt too badly.  Sorry about the spill and injuries...road rash is tough too.  Was the bike rideable after the spill?

The left turn in front of a rider is a classic.  And all the driver was thinking about was getting home, most likely.  Now, that you can look at this in retrospect, do you think that a headlight modulator would have given you more visibility?  

Which bike were you riding?  What time of day?  Were you doing the speed limit?

dssaak:

Glad you are OK and still have other bikes to ride.

After a small crash last September with a spoiled little rich b**ch of 20 years old, in daddy's SUV , with a cell phone in one hand, and a Tim Horton's coffee in the other, I truly understand how you must feel.

I now ride as if everyone doesn't see me, or perhaps sees me, and doesn't give a $hit. I stay at least 50-feet behind any other vehicle, unless it is impossible due to congested city traffic.

I also assume that someone is gonna change lanes or turns in front of me, and adjust my speed accordingly.

When someone pulls up to the stop sign from a side street, I always assume they are going to dart out in front of me, so I slow down, and make eye contact.

Sometimes I think I am over careful, if there is such a thing. I just don't want to experience that awful feeling again. I bounced off that truck like a rubber ball.

The bike suffered only a broken windshield, and a scraped front fender. .....If I had not been wearing a helmet, i would not be telling this story today. I only got a scuffed elbow out of it, and was quite sore for a couple of days.


I had some old guy pull the old turn and stop in front of me, in the center of my lane last week. Bet ya his ears are still ringing. I followed him into the mall he was heading to, and told him that he should consider giving up his licence, for the safety of others. He denied he was at fault, even though his wife was telling him he was, so i let him have it.   I got 2 words for people like that......".Public Transportation".....

Pre 1960 here in my area, you didn't even need a test, to get a licence.  It was just handed out to those who were of age, and applied...Imagine the bad habits they taught themselves over the years....At least the kids today need to successfully pass a written and a road test before they can drive.. With the exception of of a few , like the one that hit me, I believe most young people are pretty good drivers. There are always going to be exceptions to any rule.  A car, or any vehicle is a lethal weapon. Any little mistake can cost lives.

cheers


Michael

And in "no-fault" states, they seem to try to go that route instead of burning any calories to get to the real cause.  At least that used to be the case in Hawaii when I was home-ported at Pearl Harbor.