accident report from another group I frequent.

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http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID 950

I was riding this weekend with a couple of my Goldwinger friends scouting
out Wing Washington sites (http://www.lakewashingtongold.com/WingWa/ ) and we
had just left Ford making our way back to Ephrata when we came upon this
accident.  We were there MAYBE two minutes after it happened.  The guy's
buddy was just coming up to him and trying to call 911, but there was no
cell service.

We ended up doing traffic control till the sheriff got there.  One of the
cars of people I stopped said they'd seen these two a while back and they
were going 80-100 mph.  (Based on the damage, I believe them).  Before I
left I spoke with the driver of the car.  He was making a left turn into a
driveway (this was a very rural area, forested, and the driveway was gravel,
but the house was within 30-40 feet of the road).  He said he saw a PT
cruiser coming in the opposing lane, and had plenty of room to make the turn
into the driveway.  Just as he was entering the driveway, the bike hit him.
He said he never saw it.  (The PT cruiser, BTW, was the person who first
went to a phone nearby and called 911, then she came back and pulled over).
I am pretty sure what happened was he passed the PT cruiser going 90+ just
as the car was turning left.  (It was a no passing zone, I think).

The devastation was amazing.  He was off the side of the road on the left
(next to the opposing lane).  He still had his helmet on, and was basically
panting.  I think when I saw him he was unconscious.  I only saw him from
the back, I didn't want to look at him from the front.  Jerry, on of my
riding buddies, said his leg below the knee was sort of hanging.  The bike
was mostly off that side of the road.  The frame/engine was in one piece,
the tank was off about 10 feet away, and all the plastic was in a zillion
pieces all over the road, etc.  The visor from his helmet was on the road, a
good 30 feet behind where he was, as was one of his tennis shoes. (His
helmet was still on).  The front tire (not the wheel, just the tire) was
about 30 feet off the road ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD.  We parked our
Wings in a little flat spot on that side, and as we were getting off, we saw
the tire sitting there.  We cleared some of the debris off the road at first
to let people through, and then once the sheriff showed up they had traffic
going in one direction at a time.

The car was probably totaled.  The right rear quarter panel was totally
smashed in, the RR tire was at about a 45 degree angle.  Both airbags
deployed, and the car was spun around almost 180 degrees.

We left before the airlift got there, and he was moaning. His buddy was
fine, he apparently was going slower, and got there after it happened.  His
bike was parked on the side of the road and he had his helmet off by the
time we got there.

Not sure I need to spell out the moral of the story.  For me, it was
enlightening, as I'd never seen the aftermath of something like this.  If I'd
just seen the car, I'd have sworn it was hit by another car, but it was a
140lb guy on a sportbike.

After I left, it hit me.  I'd seen a TENNIS SHOE on the road.  Then I
remembered that he was not wearing boots, was wearing jeans, I don't think
he was wearing any sort of armor.  I think he just had a light jacket on.
The other guy was dressed the same.  I remember flashing that he didn't look
like he was riding, as he didn't have any gear.

Not sure why I didn't take any pics, respect for their privacy, I guess, but
I wish now I had.  (name censored) said he took a few, so if he sends them
to me I'll post them.

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This sounds like a bad one. there is a debate going on - on the board this
was posted on whether ATGATT would have helped.
Blunt force trauma is our enemy!
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Andrew
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http://www.weltner.net/reardan_accident.htm

 On Oct 15, 2:17 pm, "Andrew"

(Snipped accident report)


Yep.  I think a little bit of rider common sense would've been more
valuable in this particular incident than any amount of protective
gear.

 Andrew wrote:

What a horrific smashup. Gives me the willies; for two reasons
(1) I ride a bike, and (2) I also drive a van, and when I make
a turn how do I know if some biker is going to come tearassing
up out of nowhere and plow into me.

Sean_Q_

 

By making a proper observation before the manoeuvre.


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