Serious Sideswiped By A Minivan

Damn! Close call on that one! Glad you made it out alright. I'm always extra wary of cagers that just changed lanes into the one next to mine because if they DO jump over another lane there's basically 0 chance that they've seen you since their side view mirror is just pointing down the lane they just changed into. Hence why you're LEGALLY supposed to have your blinker on for a minimum of 100 ft (at least in CA). Did you report him to the CHP or anything?
 
JustJosh said:
Damn! Close call on that one! Glad you made it out alright. I'm always extra wary of cagers that just changed lanes into the one next to mine because if they DO jump over another lane there's basically 0 chance that they've seen you since their side view mirror is just pointing down the lane they just changed into. Hence why you're LEGALLY supposed to have your blinker on for a minimum of 100 ft (at least in CA). Did you report him to the CHP or anything?
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We're in Texas. We have a similar law about turn signals, though. I didn't report him, although looking back I really should have got off the highway, done a closer inspection on my bike and called the cops. They could have easily caught him because it's a toll road with cameras. I was actually just happy that I was able to keep myself upright and not crash and do a rag doll down the highway. I knew I had done more damage to him than he did to me. I lost the tip of my brake lever, which I was able to get 2 new levers for $28. I'm pretty sure I fucked up his mirror and gouged his paint so he took more damage than I did.
 
Huge props for not panicking yourself into a wreck, you seemed so calm right there. You definitely caused more damage to him than he did to you. How did your shoulder feel?
 
Booo on the mommy missle! booo. Good save though. Glad no one go seriously injured. Should've ripped that mirror off and ate it, digested it, ejected it, packed it up in a nice little box, sent it to the mini van driver, and then punched them right in the friggen kissah!
 
wolfxandxcrow said:
Booo on the mommy missle! booo. Good save though. Glad no one go seriously injured. Should've ripped that mirror off and ate it, digested it, ejected it, packed it up in a nice little box, sent it to the mini van driver, and then punched them right in the friggen kissah!
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Would have like to take that mirror and feed it to him
 
Why didn't you stop and report the attempted murder? He hit you and you just rolled on like it was a gnat. Great control of the bike and not panicking but after almost being killed I would have stopped and called the man for sure.
 
At the end of the day, the saddest part of this is that I bet the minivan driver believes you to be at fault because to him you probably "came out of nowhere". Meaning because he wasn't looking for you, he didn't see you, and somehow that is your bad not his.

I have a string of expletives to describe that person, but I will abstain because I'm trying to keep my blood pressure low. :D
 
mykb93 said:
Why didn't you stop and report the attempted murder? He hit you and you just rolled on like it was a gnat. Great control of the bike and not panicking but after almost being killed I would have stopped and called the man for sure.
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You're 100% right. Looking back, that's exactly what I should have done.
 
RogueMogul said:
At the end of the day, the saddest part of this is that I bet the minivan driver believes you to be at fault because to him you probably "came out of nowhere". Meaning because he wasn't looking for you, he didn't see you, and somehow that is your bad not his.

I have a string of expletives to describe that person, but I will abstain because I'm trying to keep my blood pressure low. :D
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Yeah, he probably went home and showed his wife the busted mirror and said "This biker came out of nowhere and smashed my mirror! Asshole bikers!"
 
Damn that was a close call ... you're the calmest guy on the planet lol ...i might have vented a bit ...glad you're ok bud
 
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