MD Rider Down

Yesterday my wife Cheree went down in a crash on Rt. 50 on the Severn River Bridge that stopped all traffic and made the 5pm news. Thanks to full protective equipment, including a full face helmet, she walked away with only minor bumps and bruises. Her gear, however, is trashed, which is the point of having it. The gear sort of gave it's life for hers. There is signficant damage to her armored jacket and her chaps were abraded thin in many spots. I can only imagine what injuries her gear saved her from.

Of interest is the damage to her helmet. It was all on the front. She landed face down and slid along the pavement. I remember from the MSF course that most helmet impacts are to the front. Kind of makes me reconsider my half helmet.

The bike escaped with mostly cosmetic damage and I was able to ride it home.

I had to spend my birthday in the ER, but my present was having her able to walk out of AAMC under her own power, sore and shaken up, but whole. It could have been a whole lot worse than it was.

Larry, if you read this, thank your wife and the AAMC staff again for taking good care of her.

Ride wearing your gear.
Ride like you're invisible.
Ride like they are all insane or homicidal.
Ride like you have some sense.

Jim

[CruznPA]

Jim,
Glad to hear she's ok. I'll keep you both in my thoughts and prayers.

Tim

[berryp1224]

We are also glad to hear your wife is ok....Thank goodness for good protective gear!!

Paul B.

[lafterman]

Glad to here she is doing fine. Glad your okay too. What a lesson ! :shock: I know that I will think more about safety in the future than what looks cool. Tonight on my way to band practice (RT29) I saw another biker down in the middle of rush hour traffic, and I wondered if he or she were as lucky. Most drivers fail to clear a path for emergency equipment, a biker is probably of little concern. Like Jim said ride with care, give them space. Save the throttle for the open road. Be aware of traffic. Rt 50, Rt665, I97 are damn near suicidal at rush hour (and that's in a car). People are too busy on cell phones, worrying about getting kids to some kind of practice, or they are just pissed about the work day to take time to pay attention.

Be careful folks, and have fun. Looking forward to the next ride.

P.S Joe Rocket makes goodstuff. Right Cheree :D

Thank you all for the well wishes, replies, and phone calls. It's nice to know all that support is out there.


Cheree and Jim

[AblackVTXinMD]

Hey Jim - I'm very sorry to hear that your loved one went down on the bike. I know how tough it is to deal with someone you love getting hurt. It sounds like someone was watching over her this time. Hope she is back to 100% soon...