meganiimarie
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...because the ground hurts. I was heading to work Tuesday morning minding my own business when a lady ran a stop sign at a three-way intersection at full speed. I was going about 50 mph when I finally saw her, pretty much in the intersection. When she finally saw me after running the stop she panicked and hit the brakes as well. I went to quick stop, knowing I couldn't swerve around because of the dust and gravel on the road, but my tires weren't sticking. I tried not to panic as well and laid it down right before hitting her.
The right peg caught the ground and put the bike in a slow spin down the road and missed her car. I found myself laying in the middle of an intersection watching the bike slide away from me. What a horrible feeling.
Luckily, I did not hit her. I was wearing my gear, used my experience to make the right call in a horrible situation and walked away relatively alright. My knee is a pretty busted and my whole body is sore and bruised, but I'm breathing and still have my skin. I'll be getting an MRI soon to check for soft tissue damage and most likely physical therapy so my knee isn't messed up for life.
When I heal and get my mirror fixed, my plan is to get right back on again. A lot of people think I'm stupid, and to be honest part of this post is to get past the mental pain lingering from the incident. I really don't want to play the what if game... what if I left 30 secs sooner, what if there was one more car on the road between my house and the crash etc etc. It's counter-productive and I plan to take the MSRC again here in Italy to practice my quick stops. I'm not done yet and I don't plan to let an idiot that ran a stop sign at full speed ruin something I love.
TL;DR I crashed, plan to get back on again, everyone please be safe out there.
Update #1 Had to make another trip back to the ER for abdominal pain. Turns out I probably fractured a rib, have some trauma to my intestines, and a good amount of blood in my right abdomen. Nothing can be done for a fractured rib other than time, but as long as I don't show signs of infection or start vomiting all should be well.
The right peg caught the ground and put the bike in a slow spin down the road and missed her car. I found myself laying in the middle of an intersection watching the bike slide away from me. What a horrible feeling.
Luckily, I did not hit her. I was wearing my gear, used my experience to make the right call in a horrible situation and walked away relatively alright. My knee is a pretty busted and my whole body is sore and bruised, but I'm breathing and still have my skin. I'll be getting an MRI soon to check for soft tissue damage and most likely physical therapy so my knee isn't messed up for life.
When I heal and get my mirror fixed, my plan is to get right back on again. A lot of people think I'm stupid, and to be honest part of this post is to get past the mental pain lingering from the incident. I really don't want to play the what if game... what if I left 30 secs sooner, what if there was one more car on the road between my house and the crash etc etc. It's counter-productive and I plan to take the MSRC again here in Italy to practice my quick stops. I'm not done yet and I don't plan to let an idiot that ran a stop sign at full speed ruin something I love.
TL;DR I crashed, plan to get back on again, everyone please be safe out there.
Update #1 Had to make another trip back to the ER for abdominal pain. Turns out I probably fractured a rib, have some trauma to my intestines, and a good amount of blood in my right abdomen. Nothing can be done for a fractured rib other than time, but as long as I don't show signs of infection or start vomiting all should be well.
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