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In the past week, three people close to me have gone down. First a young co-worker, Terry, was riding his old Yamaha fz750 in to work when a car in front of him stopped suddenly. Terry was sliding the rear tire and fishtailing and got thrown highside off the bike. He grabbed his bike up and left the scene, but later went to the hospital and found he had a cracked wrist and ankle, not to mention some ugly road rash.
The next day, my Brother-in-law, Bernard, was riding his Goldwing to work when a deer ran across the road in front of him. He let off the throttle and was applying the brake when a second deer jumped right into him, knocking him off his bike. Bernard hit the pavement rolling and his only injuries were road rash to both knees and elbows and a sore everything. His bike laid over to the pegs and kept going till it lodged in a bush on the side of the road. It never laid down!
Third was my Step Sister, Doris, who just started riding. She and her husband were riding a mountain road near where they live and she ran off the outside of a curve and hit a rock in the ditch. I suspect she fixated on the rock instead of looking around the curve. She broke some ribs and cracked her ankle.
None of these mishaps were too serious, thank God, but you have to be on your toes. I am down three riding buddies from last year, First my co-worker Bob who shattered both wrists so bad he is on disability and can't work a clutch anymore, then My friend Wout's wreck took him and Amy off of their bikes, poss. forever.
Some in my family can't believe I still ride, but I have no plans to stop. At least 90 percent of bike crashes are avoidable if you are really careful. I ride much differently now than I did a year ago.
The next day, my Brother-in-law, Bernard, was riding his Goldwing to work when a deer ran across the road in front of him. He let off the throttle and was applying the brake when a second deer jumped right into him, knocking him off his bike. Bernard hit the pavement rolling and his only injuries were road rash to both knees and elbows and a sore everything. His bike laid over to the pegs and kept going till it lodged in a bush on the side of the road. It never laid down!
Third was my Step Sister, Doris, who just started riding. She and her husband were riding a mountain road near where they live and she ran off the outside of a curve and hit a rock in the ditch. I suspect she fixated on the rock instead of looking around the curve. She broke some ribs and cracked her ankle.
None of these mishaps were too serious, thank God, but you have to be on your toes. I am down three riding buddies from last year, First my co-worker Bob who shattered both wrists so bad he is on disability and can't work a clutch anymore, then My friend Wout's wreck took him and Amy off of their bikes, poss. forever.
Some in my family can't believe I still ride, but I have no plans to stop. At least 90 percent of bike crashes are avoidable if you are really careful. I ride much differently now than I did a year ago.
