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Grandsatsuma

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I crashed! Ouch. Leg. Pain.

Someone decided to overtake the car coming towards me about 10 foot away from me. on a 40 mph road. In the wet.

It had just started raining so the road was like candlewax and this asshat decided he wanted to gain 2 inches of tarmac and over took a car. Clearly he did not look because somehow he did not notice the bright fudging orange bike with the main beam on less than 20 foot away from him. I had three choices. Brake and crash, don't brake and get hit or try to swerve. I chose the later. I went right to the curb and scraped the wheels up (no rim damage) I almost lost it over the left onto the pavement but managed to correct it but over corrected and went down on my right. I had all my gear on apart from trousers (stupid I know. They were wet.) I shredded my right leg, everywhere else was fine. My bike slid about 30 foot with me under it along the road, I know this because I went back and where the foot peg and handle bars went there are two big scratches along the road. Everyone apart from the overtaker stopped until I got up then they all fucked off, so I could get no witnesses but I thought its ok, I had the camera on. When I hobbled to work with a bent and twisted bike I looked at the drift to find it had ran out of battery and only got 4 seconds of my ride -.- Dammit. However, my bike was saved by the foot peg, rear brake lever and handle bars. the fairing doesn't have a scratch. After work I spent 3 hours dismantling and unbending the bits and now its good as new.

I have whiplash though, I think. I cant move my right side too good.

Also my rear brake lever was bent like nobodys business. it took 45 mins to bend it back it was almost at a right angle in 3 places.

Anyway, ramble over.
 
Wow, something so small can do quite a bit... I have cracked 3 ribs, broken my hand (by the wrist little finger side) and chipped my tibia right on the end under the knee cap. Ah well, should be ok in a few weeks. Won't stop me riding my bike :P
 
What are the laws there? Here in the states if you cause and accident and leave you'll be in a shitload of trouble when/if the authorities catch you. I'd check and see if any cctv cams got footage of the asshat that caused the wreck. I hate when people cause a wreck, but feel "in the clear" because their vehicle never actually made contact.
 
TrailChaser said:
What are the laws there? Here in the states if you cause and accident and leave you'll be in a shitload of trouble when/if the authorities catch you. I'd check and see if any cctv cams got footage of the asshat that caused the wreck. I hate when people cause a wreck, but feel "in the clear" because their vehicle never actually made contact.
it is a (not quite) hit and run over here probley not insured eather if they run because no sane person would.
 
I already checked and there are no cameras or anything like that nearby :[ oh well, not that bad. I will know the car however and I will kick the living S--t out of the driver when I find it. - Friendly gesture of "don't do it again"
 
mrtommygunwhite said:
probley not insured eather if they run because no sane person would.

Not true.

About 2 years ago, I was in a taxed, insured car, with someone who had a licence. My (former) mate was drifting in a council estate, and messed up. We ended up in a garden wall.

We fled, because its human instict. Fight or flight. Stay, we get in the shit. Leave, and theres a risk we avoid the shit. The driver in Grandsatsuma's case fled.

Coincidentally, the front numberplate was left buried in the wall, along with the front bumper. My (former) mate lost his licence.
 
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