We wrecked tonight

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tortus · #1 Unread post by **tortus** » Wed May 09, 2007 9:00 pm

Yup night in the ER for me. I can't sleep so I already blogged it. I'm sure there are a lot of wreck stories on TMW, but if interested it's at

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It was a pretty uneventful wreck, reading may not be too interesting

Anyway, I'm done with bikes for a while, but I'll be back!!

Shorts · #2 Unread post by **Shorts** » Wed May 09, 2007 9:11 pm

Hey man, sorry to hear of the wipeout. I just read your link. Your right about its good you had gear on and the circumstances worked out that there were no oncoming cars.

Best now to get healed up. Take care.

ps. driving a stick with one hand, either left hand drive or right hand drive vehicles, is possible

#3 Unread post by **Wrider** » Wed May 09, 2007 9:31 pm

Ooohhhh, Sorry to hear that man... That sucks! And yeah, +1 to Shorts. Friend owns a 94 Stealth and drove it every day while his right hand was in a cast. Best advice I can give you from watching? Avoid shifting in curves/turns and make sure your knees are able to touch the steering wheel.
Wrider
PS, as a secondary thing,
1. How're the bikes
2. What kind of car?
EDIT: Nevermind, I like the TCs, how do you like yours?

tortus · #4 Unread post by **tortus** » Wed May 09, 2007 9:34 pm

Thanks for the support guys.

bikes? no idea. I'm going to look into that tomorrow. Both bikes were 4 days old

I have a scion tc. I've done my share of one handed driving while eating and such, but never an entire trip. I think it's doable.

One thing is for sure, this left hand won't be able to work a clutch for a while...

EDIT: i really like my little tc a lot, great car for the price and has some cool unique features (like two sunroofs)

IcyHound · #5 Unread post by **IcyHound** » Wed May 09, 2007 10:16 pm

Sounds like you have a nice concussion as well.

If your helmet is 'banged' up your head bounced several times. Even thou the helmet absorbs a lot of the impact your brain still bounced around a good bit.

If you get nauseous or vomit, call 911 immediately. Use your house phone and don't worry if you can or can not talk. Landlines are almost always tied into the system so they can pull your address from it. If you only have a cell try to say your address if nothing else. They will come.

Thu May 10, 2007 1:03 am

IcyHound wrote:Landlines are almost always tied into the system so they can pull your address from it. If you only have a cell try to say your address if nothing else. They will come.

Unless you have vonage...

flw · #7 Unread post by **flw** » Thu May 10, 2007 1:23 am

You mentioned the bikes were only a few days old. Did you have over a 100 miles on the tires? That and some sand left over from winter in a turn caused me some grief.

With all the new stuff going on with a new bike, remembering things like the 100 miles tire rule is easy to forget. Just like riding below your ability until you really get the feel of your bike in various situations.

I almost took a solo night ride myself last night and decided that I was too tired to be safe. I don't mind riding at night on roads I know well, but I try to pay attention to my body.

Glad it was not any worse. Get well and soon.

scan · #8 Unread post by **scan** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:03 am

Great story. Gravel.... it scares the heck out of me. I saw a guy go a little wide in a turn on a twisty bit of road and down he went and into a ditch. He was lucky though, as he landed in mud and it seemed to absorb all his impact body wise. On curvey roads you need to be able to see the surface for debris. I'm sorry you had to go down.

Ian522 · #9 Unread post by **Ian522** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:15 am

Sucks dude. Could have been worse though. Stuff like that makes me scared to ride at night.

Thu May 10, 2007 2:21 am

Heal fast! How did the bike make out?