I had a near fatal crash on the 26th of June. Spent a week in a coma and another week in the hospital. I broke six ribs, both wrists, collapsed a lung and have lots of missing skin. The thing that saved my life was that I was wearing my helmet!
I’ve been riding since 1970 and never had an accident and they say I hit another biker from the rear (I don’t remember). If i’d been wearing my leathers the rest of the damage would have been a lot less.
I love to ride but I really don’t think I’m going too after this one.
“I had a near fatal crash on the 26th of June.”
That’s rough, sorry to hear it. It’ll probably take something like that to stop me from riding, the minor mishaps I’ve had so far haven’t. I worked with a guy who had a similarly bad crash years ago and while he didn’t ride for years, he did eventually come back.
Good luck in the recuperation department - the motorcycling, despite what some say, is not as important as your life.
I'm glad you're doing ok.
My uncle was killed while riding a motorcycle. A driver turned in front of him, and he left behind a pregnant wife and 4 year old daughter. When my husband insisted that he wanted a motorcycle, I wasn't happy to say the least.
But, he's an adult, so I just insisted that he up his life insurance another $100,000. If I'm going to be a widow, I might as well be a rich widow, right?
Hubby had a small accident (going slowly, narrow rural road, moved over to let a car pass safely and his front wheel went off the pavement) and ended up breaking his wrist and his elbow, numerous scrapes and bruises.
He rode the bike once more. Then he sold it.