Witnessed a bike wreck today - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

Went riding today with my regular riding buddy and a new guy. The new guy showed up with his girl friend who was wearing jeans and a tank type shirt. I knew this was going to be bad before we even started riding. Well, the guy just had to try to haul butt even with the girl on the back and he low sided about a mile past Bogg's Creek on Hwy 129. They fell directly in front of me and I watched the girl and guy tumbling until they went down a pretty steep hill right off the edge of the road.

As luck would have it, an ambulance happened to be right behind and they pulled up with-in a minute or two of them falling. The guy was in pretty good shape {he was wearing a leather jacket and gloves}, the girl looks like she might have a broken ankle and she has a pretty bad case of road rash {allot of it on the upper chest if you get my drift}. She worked at Hooters and it will be awhile I bet before she'll be waiting tables again.

That kind of stuff really irritates me. It's one thing to go up there and risk your own health {for the most part} playing. I can understand that, heck I play a good bit myself but when you have another person riding, you owe it to them to be careful. I would have a big problem with what she was wearing anyway {showing alot of shoulders and back} but I know damn well I wouldn't have been up there hauling ass no matter what she was wearing. I was actually thinking of asking the guy to slow it down but I figured that would only alienate him and make him go faster. The guy's bike is most likely a total and the girl will be out of work for a while {unless Hooters lets her workm all scabbed up}. Why can't people think?? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

This is the second week in a row that me and my riding buddy have had to either pull a bike or a person out of the woods {this time the wrecker pulled the bike up}. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Judd View Member Profile	Sep 19 2005, 05:42 AM Post #1
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 231 Joined: 9-January 04 From: N.E Ga. Member No.: 112	Went riding today with my regular riding buddy and a new guy. The new guy showed up with his girl friend who was wearing jeans and a tank type shirt. I knew this was going to be bad before we even started riding. Well, the guy just had to try to haul butt even with the girl on the back and he low sided about a mile past Bogg's Creek on Hwy 129. They fell directly in front of me and I watched the girl and guy tumbling until they went down a pretty steep hill right off the edge of the road. As luck would have it, an ambulance happened to be right behind and they pulled up with-in a minute or two of them falling. The guy was in pretty good shape {he was wearing a leather jacket and gloves}, the girl looks like she might have a broken ankle and she has a pretty bad case of road rash {allot of it on the upper chest if you get my drift}. She worked at Hooters and it will be awhile I bet before she'll be waiting tables again. That kind of stuff really irritates me. It's one thing to go up there and risk your own health {for the most part} playing. I can understand that, heck I play a good bit myself but when you have another person riding, you owe it to them to be careful. I would have a big problem with what she was wearing anyway {showing alot of shoulders and back} but I know damn well I wouldn't have been up there hauling ass no matter what she was wearing. I was actually thinking of asking the guy to slow it down but I figured that would only alienate him and make him go faster. The guy's bike is most likely a total and the girl will be out of work for a while {unless Hooters lets her workm all scabbed up}. Why can't people think?? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) This is the second week in a row that me and my riding buddy have had to either pull a bike or a person out of the woods {this time the wrecker pulled the bike up}. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Crazy Canuck View Member Profile	Sep 19 2005, 08:58 PM Post #2
North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177	sorry to hear that... at least they are alive and it seems that the recovery might be pretty hard for the lady. Gee... I can't believe the guy driving, though... it's not as if they were faced w/ an emergency situation causing the fall. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) That's one reason I would not let my wife ride with me with minimal requirements: boots, jeans, leather jacket, helmet. (that was the minimal I would accept). But then again, that was me. Hope this doesn't take the fun out of riding... One thing I noticed, with the years I driven bikes, I would tend to select the biker friends to ride with... the yahoo's were left behind... or in front and I would drive with people that enjoy the drive and scenary... we're not lapping on the roads, and it's no fun to drive when it starts becoming stressful... that's my opinion. Anyways... glad to hear you are OK... and that your friends are alive. At least they survived... I've lost a few friends to bikes, but doesn't impede me from enjoying it.