sad story, glad he is alive. makes me want to mount cameras on the 4 corners of my bike any time i go out.
there is a guy where i live that rides a trike with a jocky shift and a prostetic left leg... but cant blame the guy if he decides to hang up his helmet ither paul On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Ross M. Jamison < ross.m.jami...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Glad to hear you're alive. Sorry for your loss. I hope they find the guy. > I'm all for hit a biker, go to prison. Now you'll have to get a can am. > > Thank you, > > Ross M. Jamison > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 5, 2012, at 8:33 AM, "Allen Thomas" <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I know that riders suppress the knowledge that our sport is dangerous, > and most avoid looking at the reality of the risks we take. The VFR list > I'm a member is having a rally this weekend and one of their members who > was traveling there was the victim of a hit and run. > > > > All - > > > > Thank you for the thoughts and prayers. I will need them down the long > road to recovery. > > > > Unfortunately, the doctors were unable to save my leg. It had to be > amputated just above the knee. While this probably ends my motorcycle > riding career, I am fortunate to be alive. Given a choice between riding > and my wife and children, I prefer the latter. > > > > I had just pulled off to the side of the expressway (an easy 10 to 12 > feet from the roadway, if not more, on I-90E) to check the directions on > my GPS. I missed my exit and all the other nearby exists were closed due > to construction. I did not want to ride and distract myself, ya know. > > > > Didn't even get a chance to get off the bike. All I remember is the > impact from a vehicle traveling at highway speed. The world swirled around > me numerous times, and thankfully I ended up on the side of the road and > not IN the roadway. Witnesses apparently said the impact sent me 'flying > into the air', but didn't specify how high or how long. > > > > The vehicle hit the left side of the bike, demolishing the LH hard > luggage case. That's how it all but severed my left leg at the scene. > > > > As I lay there looking down at what used to be my leg, I knew that I had > to put a tourniquet on it or I would die. I took my rain jacket off and > fashioned one out of it. Doctors said I saved my own life, and could not > believe I did it myself. I *had* to - none of the bystanders would do it. I > finally got someone to hold it tight after about 4-5 minutes. The guy ended > up living only a couple miles from where I live in Howell, MI. > > > > My left clavicle is broken, and my right foot is bruised up pretty good. > But no other serious injuries. Haven't seen my helmet yet, so I don't know > if there was any impact. No internal injuries. All in all, other than the > loss of my leg just above the knee, I am OK - and *alive*. > > > > It was a hit and run. Driver did NOT stop, but many pieces of the > vehicle remained on-scene. I believe some of the witnesses gave a > description of the vehicle, too, but I have yet to be contacted by law > enforcement of any kind. I hope they find the son-of-a-bitch. > > > > Another surgery is scheduled for tomorrow, essentially to put the final > touches on what will eventually be what's left of my left leg. No idea yet > when I can go home. > > > > I will try to update the list, but it is very strenuous in doing so. > > > > Please be careful out there and have a safe WDGAH 16. > > > > Regards, > > > > Bob > > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US.
