I got worked in an intersection w/ pics. **WARNING** 2 are gross!

As the title accurately reads, I was drilled by a car on my way home from work. It was one of the final days of this past June and the sun was shining bright. I was headed westbound approaching an intersection on a 4 lane with a left turn lane for eastbound traffic.

I saw the approaching Mitsubishi Lancer come up to the intersection, slow and nearly stop in the turn lane with his signal on. I slowed and held steady as it seemed that he was stopping for me as my light was green…

or so I thought!

He darted across traffic, leaving me less than 15 ft to stop from 45 MPH. I’m certain he was timing the car behind me that was over 12 car lengths back. I jumped hard on both brakes but didn’t have a choice. I knew the driver hadn’t seen me and I t-boned the Lancer in the passenger rear quarter panel. Just before impact, I made the conscious decision to get my feet off the pegs and try to get over his trunk.

I was thrown over 30 ft and I luckily stayed in my lane, then onto the shoulder. I was thrown from my shoes and that sound of impact will live in my head forever.

The bike split at the forks, smashed the headers, and is totally fucked. The car was totaled and had to be towed from the scene. The driver apologized a million times as I laid on the ground waiting for ambulance and he could pretty much only mutter, “I’m sorry! I didn’t see you!”

As for me, like an idiot in tennis shoes, I had 4 fractures in my left foot and 1 in my right. My right knee has a partial ACL tear. That knee was split wide open and took 8 stitches to close. My left shoulder is diagnosed as impinged with a possible tear. My gloves were NOT gauntlet style and upon impact the right side of the handlebars went up the sleeve of my leather jacket putting a 3 inch puncture into my arm, severing two tendons just above my wrist. I had surgery that night to reattach both. Arrived by ambulance to the hospital at 6:30PM and left after surgery just after 3AM. The jacket and gloves prevented any roadrash on my arms, body, or hands. Leather for the win! The helmet definitely saved my face and head. Contusions just about everywhere! Jeans don't hold up for shit.


Without further delay, some pics.


Typical commute.


At scene.








Graphic "hole in my arm" pic.
Pre-Surgery but Post-Morphine...obviously



Days 2 & 3 were really painful!


Knee pic after 8 stitches. It was really nasty.


Thank you, Shoei!


Thanks Triumph leather, but I wish the wrist holes would have been a little tighter or that I would have had gauntlet style gloves.


Just got the cast off. Self portrait pic. 1 surgery, 2 reattached tendons, and 19 stitches later I have half assed functioning wrist & pinky finger. Some physical therapy should help, but definite permanent nerve damage. Lame!



Cliff Notes:
Wear gauntlet gloves
Wear riding boots.
Intersections can be hell.

Should be getting a nice check from the insurance company for all your pain and suffering.

Originally Posted by TRAVR6

Should be getting a nice check from the insurance company for all your pain and suffering.

Quite possibly, but I'd rather have full use of my wrist, pinky, and knee than a $100K check.

dang. heal up quick man, how you dealing with the loss of your bike?

Fuck me, really glad you are posting.

What is your recovery time looking like?

Im glad you are alive.

100k isnt even worth a knee. I speak from experience.

Please, please... get a good attorney and make him work for the absolute best medical and physical therapy care possible. and then do some more. then and only then, start talking about how much its worth.

Heal up. Rest well.

^ well said.

Dont settle until you are 100% healed, if you ever reach that point. Good luck on the road to recovery man.

Thank God you're alive.

Glad you made it out alive, man. Keep us posted on your recovery.