Tragic motorcycle accident

I read this motorcycle board from time to time I have not read it in quite a while and found this link to it on another board.

When I first read it I was really shaken up, I still cannot stop thinking about it, I really felt terrible for the man involved and his family. The reason I posted the link is it is a tragic event and it made me realize how everything can change in an instant and how tragic the outcome can be, it really made me appreciate the life I have. It may make you never want to ride again but it could happen in any situation not just motorcyle riding, so as cliche as it sounds enjoy each day to the fullest as you never know what will happen next.

http://zrxoa.org/03Z1Rthreads/hitandrun.htm

 

WOW!



I almost fell off my chair when I read:



ADMINS NOTE: Eric took his life on Friday, June 4, 2004 due to depression and hopelessness brought on by this accident. If you would like to contribute to his 7 year old son's trust fund, please see the details here:

 

Man that was a gut wrenching story. I quit ridding two years ago after a accident that I could have been decapitated from. But with the good lord looking after me I spoted the line just in time to lay the bike down & slide under it. Six broken ribs, a punctured lung & some road rash. Thirty five years of riding & felt it was time to do something else. My father was killed by a cager April 1st 1952 so I rode for him for years. I never met him for I was still in my mothers tummy. But I knew him through my uncles & cousins who all rode.

 

Wow. I'm so sad for him; what a shame he didn't give it some more time, and see that even though he was changed forever, he was indeed blessed to have lived to share the story... I hope his son gets the strong, loving guidance his father won't be there to provide.

My sister and her husband were riding their bike last fall when a pickup turned in front of them. They were going under the speed limit, but he couldn't get it stopped before hitting the truck. Upon impact he was knocked unconscious and the bike went over sliding on both their right legs. He remained unconscious as the medics arrived, whereupon he was air-lifted to Harborview. My sister was taken to another hospital.

I picked her up (now on crutches, as was I because I'd broken my leg) and we went to Harborview. I'll never forget seeing him on the table in the Emergency room, pretty much incoherent and so badly hurt (bleeding, swollen). I would not have recognized this man I've known for over 20 years. It hurt my heart.

He's a Montessory school teacher, but due to head injuries has not been able to return to work yet. He's getting better every day, with functional therapy and multiple surgeries on his knee. For him and my sister, who have 2 children, it has been a very discouraging and trying experience. His medical bills are over 6 figures and counting.

I live daily appreciating the fact that I still have a sister and that my nephew and neice have both of their parents...

 

That is a shame he took his life and left his son, although I am not sure I wouldn't have done the same if it happened to me. He didn't die that day, probably to spread the word of riding and to let people know to be careful.



I had been thinking about getting a bike recently. I read this and now am not so sure.

 

hearing stories like this is never fun... i truely hope the guy driving the brown nissan truck is found, and tortured/beat to death. [i have some more choise words i'd like to say about the feelings i have towards this, but they would look like ****** ]

 

Cant find the words.

 

Stories like this one and personal experience is what have led me to vow to never ride on the street again. Too many people that don't see you no matter what or don't care to see a bike.

 

Motorcycle riding is dangerous

Motorcycling is very dangerous, street or track.



On the street, I've seen my friends gloved hand sticking out from under a Highway Patrol tarp after comming up on an accident. I missed the ride that day, and was spending the day with my girlfriend. I've seen the result of two motorcycles coliding head on at 140+ mph closing speed.



On the track, the day I got my racing license there was a guy killed in practice. He had all the right gear on, just unlucky. Another time a man was killed in front of his young son when he crashed in front of the pits.



I had a friend crash while trying to pass me in a corner at 105+ mph. He walked away. His bike, leathers, gloves, boots and helmet were a total loss, but they did their job.



Moral to the story is to wear all the gear all the time, but remember sometimes we are just unlucky. Riding is very dangerous, and you should think about who you will leave behind if you have an unlucky day riding.

 

I ride my bike almost every day, and I always wear my protective gear. Being a former cop, and being in the military, I am used to being around people that want to kill me, so driving in traffic doesnt bother me at all. All you can do is reduce the risk by paying attention to everyone around you, and look for ways to put more space between you and the cars.



Its too bad this guy killed himself. If all I could do was move my eyes, I would still be thanksfull that I could see my kids grow up.