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I love motorcycles. I was out on some back country roads in July visiting my parents. It was a beautiful day, when an inattentive 93 year old man decided to mak
by computerex 8y ago
I love motorcycles. I was out on some back country roads in July visiting my parents. It was a beautiful day, when an inattentive 93 year old man decided to make a left turn into oncoming traffic. I was on a skinny 2 way double yellow road and his truck had a trailer, he blocked both sides. I broke every bone in my right leg and was lucky to not have it amputated. I was wearing racing gauntlets, helmet, jacket, armored jeans and riding boots so I was relatively uninjured. The hospital staff told me typical motorcycle accident patients aren't even responsive when bought in.
Not sure if I will ride again. I love it but despite my gear, practice, having taken advanced riding courses, it really creeps me out that I got into a situation where I could only minimize my injuries.
- WhompingWindows 8y agoUnfortunately, I only see the issue of inattentive elderly drivers getting much worse in the coming decades as the boomers age. There is not an effective mechanism in place to ensure drivers with limited sight, vision, reaction time, and mobility are actually still capable of passing a drivers' test.
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoI see this when I'm cycling, years ago the problem was agitated young men, now it's most definitely inattentive old people.