Was a case of a driver going down the road, window open, and his left elbow resting on the door....A wasp flew into the sleeve of his short-sleeve shirt, and he wound up out of control, flipping his vehicle 5 times. He died a few days later.
Bottom line in these cases. Pay attention. Don't get distracted. It will kill you.
Heh. I was cruising down a little dirt county road on my dirt bike about 25 years ago and a yellow jacket got in my helmet somehow. Didn’t cause a wreck but I recall the old Elsinore was unceremoniously flung to the ground while I stripped my helmet off.
Just goes to show that even if you're going ~60 on a dirt road you can stop pretty quickly if you're really motivated.
Damn yellow jackets. One got inside a beer can once when I was fishing. That caused some momentary excitement.
I don't have a whole lot of fears but a wasp flying into my vehicle while I'm driving is one of my strongest phobias.
This happened to me once. I had a yellow jacket fly up my skirt. Fortunately I had slowed down to go through a gate and was able to pull over and jump out. Got stung 3 times though!
Yep. I hate it when a fly, or worse a bee or wasp, flies into my motorcycle helmet. If the damn thing doesn't die on impact, it requires real force of will to avoid distraction, lemme tell ya.