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Got Owned by a Car

obiwanblee

obiwanblee

Expert Monkey Wrench
Joined
Nov 3, 2005
Location
Santa Clara
Moto(s)
'05 SV1000S (RIP) / '07 DL650 (Weee!) / '07 GSX-R750 (Stolen :( ) / '10 Ducati Streetfighter
Well a car finally hunted me down. Going down a straight street with no stop signs but many inlets (multiple T intersections). I usually go pretty slow because of the lack of visibility and today was no different. Right as I thought I was clearing an intersection though a lady in a green Pathfinder pulls out and I end up slamming into her front fender. Did a nice helicopter spin 20 feet away and landed. Lady stopped but didn't even ask if I was ok. :thumbup to the random guy in the Tacoma that stopped and called 911 for me.

Amazingly I have no road rash but there is some stuff joint/bone wise bothering me. I was wearing a Suomy helmet, Shift jacket, and Racer gloves. Just jeans and sneakers on the bottom. I credit my backpack (Crumpler Beerpack) for basically saving my spine since it has a hard foam pad built into it which I landed on. My laptop inside it was also untouched.

A police officer came into the ambulance when I was being pulled away and told me that he was writing a report where the lady is put at fault so I'm hoping the claim and everything goes smoothly.

From what I saw my bike's front end was absolutely destroyed :( She was a good bike...

Be careful out there guys!

P.S. Mirror -> balls = OW.
 
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How did your mirror end up hitting your balls?!
 
RhythmRider said:
How did your mirror end up hitting your balls?!
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Not got much of an imagination do ya there? :rolleyes

Bike hits car. Bike stops. Rider keeps going, up and over the tank and a bit to one side or the other. Mirror, having stopped with the rest of the bike gets in the way of das testaclies, which being attached to the rider (for the moment at least) are moving pretty quick. Rider can now claim to have had a "street vasectomy" whenever he doesn't want to deal with a condom.
 
glad to hear your ok bro.....except for the go-nads.

stupid cagers...should be dragged out to a field and:sniper

btw i think i need glasses...when i first read the title i thought you got owned by a cat......

hope you get well and back on the saddle soon
 
Gee! I can only guess what her excuse was :rolleyes

glad you weren't seriously injured :thumbup

Oh! and here's a lil somethin' for your pain :Port

:ride
 
obiwanblee said:
Well a car finally hunted me down. Going down a straight street with no stop signs but many inlets (multiple T intersections). I usually go pretty slow because of the lack of visibility and today was no different. Right as I thought I was clearing an intersection though a lady in a green Pathfinder pulls out and I end up slamming into her front fender. Did a nice helicopter spin 20 feet away and landed. Lady stopped but didn't even ask if I was ok. :thumbup to the random guy in the Tacoma that stopped and called 911 for me.

Amazingly I have no road rash but there is some stuff joint/bone wise bothering me. I was wearing a Suomy helmet, Shift jacket, and Racer gloves. Just jeans and sneakers on the bottom. I credit my backpack (Crumpler Beerpack) for basically saving my spine since it has a hard foam pad built into it which I landed on. My laptop inside it was also untouched.

A police officer came into the ambulance when I was being pulled away and told me that he was writing a report where the lady is put at fault so I'm hoping the claim and everything goes smoothly.

From what I saw my bike's front end was absolutely destroyed :( She was a good bike...

Be careful out there guys!

P.S. Mirror -> balls = OW.
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Sounds like hit and run to me. If she didn't exchange info and just left thats fucked up.:wow
 
Actually.. glad to hear your laptop is OK.. it gives me more faith in my hard shell backpack.
 
Glad your injuries are not serious
Hope the cager takes this lesson to heart, yeah I'm dreamin'.
heal fast.
BTW which bike was in the accident?
 
obiwanblee said:
P.S. Mirror -> balls = OW.
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I know from (extensive) previous experience how much that fraking hurts like hell. Glad to hear it sounds like nothing major got injured.
 
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She didn't even ask if you were OK? Dude, that's where my smartass nature REALLY kicks in. I'd end up looking at her after a few minutes and just say something like ...

"I know I burdened your day by riding down the street and having the discourtesy of being where you wanted to be and I had the right of way. I know that 2 tons of steel and plastic your driving is all damaged and if you had paid a bit closer attention to traffic it wouldn't have been. Since I've inconvenienced you already let me be the first to say, I'm a bit bruised and I can tell my bike is probably totaled thanks to your inability to see what is around you and your complete and utter lack of concern for the damage you have caused me and my motorcycle is truly touching. I'm glad you can have such compassion for your fellow man, thanks for simply asking about my well being in that completely silent manner you did. It's really touching."

but like I said, I'm a REAL smartass and stuff like that just sets me right off.

Glad you're OK tho, really. That could have been a heck of a lot works. Any time you can walk away from an incident it's a good thing.
 
whoa. glad you made it out ok. our balls will heal. Treat them with tender care.


also, was she on the phone?
 
It could be very useful to get a copy of the police report and have your lawyer on standby just in case.

X-rays, multiple doctors visits for bone/joint pain + totalled motorcycle can get expensive quick. You don't want to pay for any of that right?

Just a thought.

I do hope her insurance covers everything for you and with out any hiccups for either party.

~Espi
 
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