Jerry, if i could of seen the lil hunk of fecal matter comeing i would of waited for him to pass.
He was'nt speeding and on the cell phone it wouldnt of happened.

Bill, i aint no kid, im 51.

Whats really sucks is ive driven everything from enduro bikes to loaded semis for 35 years in 8 states and never even had a fender bender. I was kind of proud of that.

No im not posting pertinate details online untill its settled. Im not stupid.

Necks sore as hell, left hip and left shoulder.
BBH, you offering a massage??
Kim, i was still takeing it easy. Just now getting to where i can kinda pick heavier stuff up. Didnt need to pick my d@mn bike up though!

I admire your restraint. If it was me he hit while talking on his cell, he would need an operation to have it removed from as far up his rectum as I could shove & kick it!!!! I've warned several people that I've had close calls with & it's funny how the color drains from their face when they realize I'm serious.

Hope it all works out for you & your injuries aren't serious.

Really sorry to hear about your accident. Glad you are ok, mostly.

Sucks about your bike too.

Is there a law in Missouri about driving with cellphones?

Not sure if every state has the laws against it yet.

Wolf, I know you're right but you know how some things are a 'trigger' to bad behavior. I'm not sure I could contain myself in that situation.

And I know exactly what you mean about seeing details in a split second. When I raced I would often amaze my wife, daughter, & friends by telling them about something I saw in the stands during a race. It wasn't that I was trying, it's just that in the moment time seems to slow down around me. The first time I had it happen I was 14 & sliding on my butt towards an old lady who backed out in front of me. Seemed like that slide took FOREVER! That's also when I made up my mind to NEVER reliquish control by laying the bike down to 'avoid' an accident. Kind of defeats the purpose & there are no consequences for the person causing the incident. Now the time warp seems to occur in almost every emergency situation, which is a good thing because it gives me a better chance to react.

JOG, yesterday about 2:20 PM, there was a single vehicle wreck where a Mitsubishi Montero with 2 adults & 8 children left the highway, hit a culvert & rolled, resulting in the deaths of a 3 & 9 year old so far. I don't know what the driver was doing at the time but I would bet distraction of some sort played a part in it. At  least one who died wasn't wearing a seatbelt (7 pass. vehicle). But the adults were wearing their belts! This happened on St. Hwy. 361 which runs STRAIGHT down the island for about 18 miles & has a full lane shoulder on both sides.

THE IDIOTS ARE OUT THERE & THEY WILL KILL THEMSELVES & YOU GIVEN THE CHANCE!!!

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/20/11 at 08:23:37:

Justin, for every 100 females born about 105-107 males are born. Not a great answer to our survival, but an easy answer to remember.

Wouldn't make any difference- there is a full ban on them here and people just ignore the law. Cops have better things to do than bust people for talking on the phone while driving (this from a cop LOL).

Hope you can get the bike fixed soon.  Let us know what happens.  Did that other rider get seriously hurt?

Speaking of fricken cagers....  Riding home from dinner last night, I come up behind a little slow moving car.  I'm thinking its a little old man, so I back off a little.  Then I feel a shower!  He had turned on his windshield washer and was splattering me.  I let off a little more and waved my hand.  A few feet later, he puts on his left blinker, moves into the left lane to make a turn, so I pulled up beside him, looked at him and said "thanks for the shower"....  It was a middle-aged dude.  I thought what an a$$hole.  I guess now it was pretty funny, but just another example of people who don't think twice about motorcycles.    

Here is a no cell phone law while driving. However it doesn't
seem to matter to most.
What they didn't do when they made the law was, not have
it effect your insurance. Just a flat fine fee.
I do think the fee needs to be higher and have it effect
your auto insurance rates.
You have to at times hit their pocket books or wallets
to get their attention.
Also parents riding around on cell phone, with children
in the auto, great teaching skills.. kim