freddievercetti
Well-known member
I decided to ride out today before coming back to do the maintenance stuff, since the weather was real nice today I thought. I happened to be browsing gorideontario.ca and decided to try out Terra Cotta and Forks of the Credit. I fell down at Forks of the Credit right after one of the speed bumpers.
The story:
I had went through Forks once going east (first time there) and decided to do a U-turn and go back home instead of going south on Hurontario through Brampton. I was wearing clip-on shades on my glasses and noticed I could hear raindrops on my helmet, but not clearly see the raindrops on the visor, I kept looking at my pants, jacket and bike for wetness, but they were dry, confusing me a bit. I was also not paying attention as much to the road as it was also sort of a sight-seeing trip for me since I was there the first time. As I came to the first speed bumpers on the road heading east on Forks, the car in front of me slowed down for the bumpers, but I didn't notice it until too late, as I was not paying attention as much to the road and forgot to "expect" the speed bumper (I also missed the bumper sign the lady pointed out to me afterwards). When I did notice the car had slowed down through peripheral vision, I applied pressure on my front brakes fast, didn't hit the car, but lost balance when the bike hit the speed bumper, and slide a little bit as I slowed down quite a bit during the braking.
I am extremely grateful for all the people who were there who immediately came to check me out and see if I was ok. They helped put my bike back up straight together as well. I would like to thank Donna (the car in front of me) who stopped to check to make sure I was ok and stayed there to make sure I was really alright before she left. The bike fell on my right foot, it hurts but it was not crushed or anything. My right hip has a tiny wound and also hurts but nothing too bad that a band-aid couldn't fix.
Lessons learned:
#1. Pay attention to the road, at all times. You can enjoy the scenery anytime, they don't change, but traffic conditions do. Take only quick peeks if you have to, but if your head has to stay off the road more than a few seconds, its just better to stop to look around or fix the issues annoying you (figure out if it was really raining by taking the shades off when stopped), then get back going.
#2. I am getting my M2 next weekend. I have not had a crash and was getting cocky (ie: not paying attention to the road). If something like this had happened on the highway I would not have gotten off with sore feet and hip. Always do your best to ride safe first.
#3: ATGATT. I suffered no other abrasion injuries with gloves, jacket, boots and helmet on. Denim pants did not rip but provided no support.
Even though this was a stupid minor crash, I hope this reminds all the new riders here like me, that its very easy to fall, for very stupid reasons. And we don't think about it until we do fall.
The story:
I had went through Forks once going east (first time there) and decided to do a U-turn and go back home instead of going south on Hurontario through Brampton. I was wearing clip-on shades on my glasses and noticed I could hear raindrops on my helmet, but not clearly see the raindrops on the visor, I kept looking at my pants, jacket and bike for wetness, but they were dry, confusing me a bit. I was also not paying attention as much to the road as it was also sort of a sight-seeing trip for me since I was there the first time. As I came to the first speed bumpers on the road heading east on Forks, the car in front of me slowed down for the bumpers, but I didn't notice it until too late, as I was not paying attention as much to the road and forgot to "expect" the speed bumper (I also missed the bumper sign the lady pointed out to me afterwards). When I did notice the car had slowed down through peripheral vision, I applied pressure on my front brakes fast, didn't hit the car, but lost balance when the bike hit the speed bumper, and slide a little bit as I slowed down quite a bit during the braking.
I am extremely grateful for all the people who were there who immediately came to check me out and see if I was ok. They helped put my bike back up straight together as well. I would like to thank Donna (the car in front of me) who stopped to check to make sure I was ok and stayed there to make sure I was really alright before she left. The bike fell on my right foot, it hurts but it was not crushed or anything. My right hip has a tiny wound and also hurts but nothing too bad that a band-aid couldn't fix.
Lessons learned:
#1. Pay attention to the road, at all times. You can enjoy the scenery anytime, they don't change, but traffic conditions do. Take only quick peeks if you have to, but if your head has to stay off the road more than a few seconds, its just better to stop to look around or fix the issues annoying you (figure out if it was really raining by taking the shades off when stopped), then get back going.
#2. I am getting my M2 next weekend. I have not had a crash and was getting cocky (ie: not paying attention to the road). If something like this had happened on the highway I would not have gotten off with sore feet and hip. Always do your best to ride safe first.
#3: ATGATT. I suffered no other abrasion injuries with gloves, jacket, boots and helmet on. Denim pants did not rip but provided no support.
Even though this was a stupid minor crash, I hope this reminds all the new riders here like me, that its very easy to fall, for very stupid reasons. And we don't think about it until we do fall.
