I was hit by a van today!

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There goes my 20+ year spotless history of riding motorcycles.

I always knew it would be a matter of "when" not "if", so today is the day.

I was about 2 blocks from work at an intersection that the cross traffic street has to stop at. The street I was on doesn't stop and is a 35-mph zone. It has a blind corner into this intersection and I always anticipate people not stopping and/or not seeing or looking and have been cut-off at this intersection more times than I can count.

I saw this lady in her mini-van stop at the sign and then moved 4-5 feet forward and stop again, which is the only way to see around this blind corner. When I saw her stop the first time and started to move forward I started to slow down to about 20. Then when she stopped the second time I "assumed" she saw me and was stopping for me, WRONG!

She pulled out right into me and broad sided me, after that things got a little blurring and all I remember is watching the left side of my bike hitting the cement, bounced back up and rolled ghost rider style down the road. Mean while I'm flipping through the air and must have landed on my head and shoulder and rolled into the sticker bushes and stinging needles.

 

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Bike Carnage

Here are a couple pictures

 

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Gear Carnage

Suprisingly there was very little damage to my helmet.

 

[TigerGenetics]

Ouch. Any major body damage? (to you, not the bike ) Glad it wasn't any worse. I'm assuming/hoping the lady stopped and didn't just move along like nothing happened.

 

[CtrlAltDl]

No, I'm pretty good. Except some deep bruising in my back-side, back, hips ribs, and leg I'm not too bad.

This was only the second time this year I didn't wear my riding pants, but I did have jeans on and I had very little road rash.

 

[toofless]

glad youre ok...
time for bike #7?

 

[CtrlAltDl]

She didn't go anywhere, but it did take her awhile to calm down long enough to get out of her van.

There was two guys who came over to help out from a near-by business. They made sure I wasn't moving, but after I did the leg, arm, neck and back check I knew I was all good and took my helmet off and stood up and hiked out of the sticker bushes.

 

[BrueThru]

I hate bad news. I'm 23 years with no incidents involving another vehicle.

Mind you I have laid it down so many times I loose count but all because of my own dumb ass. High side, low side, end over ends (tequila shots and ganga do not mix with a two wheeled conveyance), doing burn outs, doughnuts and wheelies in warehouse back lots. All contributed to alcohol, weather and other "things". :disapprove: This was in my late teens and very early 20's. I should be dead many times over.

Glad to hear you are well and mobile.

Pics of the bike all bashed up are much more preferable to pics of you all bashed up any day.

Not much you can do when a cager is determinded to not pay attention.

 

[Spunky99]

Did the Police come since there was a motorcycle involved and that usually means injuries to the rider?
Did they cite her for failure to yield?

The pain and suffering you have is worth something ya know....

I am really glad you seem to be OK for now but I bet you are sore as a mutha tomorrow.

 

[dndfindley]

Glad you're okay relatively speaking. For the most part I detest most, not all, lawyers and have contempt for people filing frivolous lawsuits. However in this case I think you should sue unless there are facts heretofore unknown or if her insurance company settles with a generous sum. David

 

[Rcnewton]

Hope you are ok. Did you go to the E.D. To be checked out? That deep bruising needs to be x-rayed don't want to develop a deviated trechia or spontanious numothorax from a broken rib tearing your lung.

 

[Roaddawg]

Glad your alright. Good thing you slowed down and anticipated that intersection.

 

[e.blackadder]

Oh man! Glad you made it.

 

[Hoops 09Raven]

Stupid mini vans...

Glad your doing ok. tomorrow may be another story, take it real easy.

 

[Detrich]

ack! this totally sucks! but, at least you're not badly hurt. make sure to go see a doctor and get checked out. And, like everyone said, make sure her insurance covers everything.

ur bike damage doesn't look too bad. new fairing, levers, turn signals, shifter etc. etc. prolly around $1500+ damage roughly? (well, based on the pix- i know could be more.)

what is it with soccer moms (women) and suv's & mini-vans anyways???? i've almost been mowed by them more than once myself, and i have to say i'm starting to loathe the way they drive... sigh.

get well and hope u get the bike fixed soon too.

 

[cavcuz05]

Glad to hear you are okay.

Did you have frame sliders?

 

[Rabbitman109]

That really sucks man. I am really getting tired of stupid people and the way that they drive. They just seem to get a slap on the wrist, it never seems to have any affect on how they drive.

It is really frustrating, Like when I was riding with my dad a few weeks ago, a car pulled out in front of us... The ironic part is that on the back of their vehicle they had the yellow diamond that has the picture of a motorcycle and says: "Watch for Motorcycles". I just laughed...it is just so annoying. Why can't they just pay attention when they are driving? When I am caging around, I am always looking for bikes. I don't know how many times I have seen a young kid driving around, cell phone attached to ear, swerving around...I guess the only way for these people to learn is to kill someone. That is how motorcyclists and car drivers alike get killed....It just seems to keep getting worse. When will people realize that when you are driving you have to pay attention?

 

[99vengeur]

Glad you're mostly alright. Sorry to hear about the bike.

I think we need a physicist to invent a force field to protect bikers! Anyone/vehicle that comes within a certain distance at a given speed would be instantly vaporized!

 

[Marthy]

Glad you're alright. Take it easy...

 

[kevin8198]

Damn, that sucks!! I hate hearing about another rider down, people need to pay freaking attention :rant: Theres a bunch of construction going on around my work and cagers are getting all fired up and driving crazy and making stupid lane changes. I am about to just drive my car to work until it's done because there's been at least a few close calls in the past couple weeks for me.