wrong way on 35???

[SVTguy]

So this morning I go on a ride up Highway 9 and skyline with my dad(Ducati ST2) and my uncle(Triumph Sprint ST). We were going at a leisurely pace up to a lookout point that overlooks Palo Alto. As we were going around a left hand turn around 40-45MPH, this honda civic comes all the way into our lane. I mean ALL 4 tires were in our lane. My dad was in front, me following, and my uncle behind. My dad hit the brakes and tried to avoid her, but he had no chance and ended up lowsiding on his left. He slid, then rolled, and as he was rolling, his upper back and head hit the side of the ladies car, leaving a nice dent in her rear door and rear bumper. We had to move his bike out of the street because there was some traffic comming. We took care of traffic control until the sherrifs came. Luckily for us there was a sheriffs meeting a mile or so down from us. The ambulance came they C-spined him and then took him off to stanford. He ended up being lucky with no broken bones. But he did walk away with some scratches, one that required several stitches in his arm. His Left knee is also banged up and swollen pretty good. We will find out if his Duck is salvageable or not later in the week

If the Gentleman on the Harley is on this board, thank you for helping us with the traffic and making sure we were safe.

[RhythmRider]

Originally posted by SVTguy
the ladies car
I believe this clearly explains the cause of the problem. :laughing
Honestly, though, sorry that happened to you guys. Hope your Dad is O.K. That lady have insurance? I hope you tore her a new one for that stupid move.

[SVTguy]

I think he is going to be ok, we will see how his knee is in a few days, it looks like he may have damaged something. I got her insurance, as well as the police being there and getting the stories, she said she was swerving to miss a bird :bs

I ended up droping my bike as well, but I was at an almost stand still, trying to avoid my dads bike and move for my uncle who was comming up behind me.

As I was checking for traffic I was yelling at her asking her what the hell she was thinking and why she was on the other side. She just stood there silent, almost petrified

[Bikerx260]

Well, I guess it was worth it, she DID miss the bird, right? WTF is this world coming to? :mad

[budbandit]

Originally posted by SVTguy
As I was checking for traffic I was yelling at her asking her what the hell she was thinking and why she was on the other side. She just stood there silent, almost petrified

You, sir, have a great deal of control. Well done, others with less control would have involved her in the injury phase of the accident. Hope your Dad really is OK and y'all get to ride together again soon.

[SVTguy]

Originally posted by budbandit
You, sir, have a great deal of control. Well done, others with less control would have involved her in the injury phase of the accident. Hope your Dad really is OK and y'all get to ride together again soon.

I thought about it, but I was more worried about my dad being ok, and any traffic that might have come up while we were waiting for help. I guess my stress management class paid off:laughing

[aszreal1266]

Im glad to hear the acident wasn't worse then it was, and hope your dads knee is ok.

[silverbelt]

I passed by the accident scene, looked more serious than it actually was. Glad you guys are OK, especially your Dad.

Props to clearing the roadway and directing traffic, letting other riders know everything was alright.

[RRR70]

Glad your Dad mostly OK.



Now, was she HAWT?:confused

[Don Tuite]

I suppose it depends on the size of the bird. I had a pheasant impact my windshield once when I was doing about 60 on an Oklahoma highway. It pretty well cleaned and plucked itself all over my windshield, but if I had been going a little faster, it might have cleaned my clock.

I reckon that in your Dad's case, by the time the insurance company gets involved, It will turn out that lady's bird was an ostrich.

Tell that to your dad and see if it raises a chuckle.

Don

[masameet]

Was there any room at all for your Dad to swerve and avoid the Civic?

Glad to read his injuries aren't life-threatening. And here's to hoping that the next time you three ride together (You are so lucky, you know, to share the same passion with your father), that none of you have another "Oh, shit!" moment.

[SVTguy]

Originally posted by Don Tuite
I suppose it depends on the size of the bird. I had a pheasant impact my windshield once when I was doing about 60 on an Oklahoma highway. It pretty well cleaned and plucked itself all over my windshield, but if I had been going a little faster, it might have cleaned my clock.

I reckon that in your Dad's case, by the time the insurance company gets involved, It will turn out that lady's bird was an ostrich.

Tell that to your dad and see if it raises a chuckle.

Don

He got a good laugh at that. The sad part of it is, when her insurance company called, they said it was a flock of birds.

And no she was not hot at all.

He would have tried to swerve, but she was still in his lane at the time he went down, he said he thought about going into her lane, but was worried that she would do the same thing. At the point of him hitting the side of her car, she still had 2 of her tires well into our lane.

I just hope not to have anymore nightmares of this, and hope that it doesn't affect my ridding or stop him from ridding anymore

[rritterson]

Politely tell the company that unless it was a flock of emus, the correct decision would have been to hit the birds and not oncoming traffic. Politely ask if they still think swerving would be a good idea if a truck were coming in the opposite lane instead of a motorcycle.

Clearing traffic is a hard decision. I had less evidence to support me later when the police officer couldn't give his opinion on what had happened as their was no discernible physical evidence by the time he got there. On the other hand, leaving everything as it were would have prevented the ambulance from arriving timely, and would have seriously backed up traffic.