ANDRASTA
Well-known member
Just wanted to share my story to warn those about intersections and, I’m lucky to be alive. I always wear full gear. My bike was a MINT condition 1996 GSXR 1100W, big bore, Racetech, and all.
My accident happened on May 21st, 2011. It was a beautiful sunny day, I had just left the house, and I turned right onto Finch from Pharmacy Ave. After making the turn I switched lanes into the left lane and was now headed Westbound on Finch. As I was about to pass the strip mall, a Kia pulls out of the strip mall, cuts across the two Finch westbound lanes and tries to merge to go Eastbound. Clearly, she did not even check the intersection properly as she would have seen that there was no place for her to merge. I only had a split second to react. It was either I hit the centre of the vehicle or the back as she came out so suddenly my distance wasn’t enough to stop. I tried to maneuver around the car best I could, and I almost made it. I remember the crunching into the back of the car and over the handlebars I went, along with the bike. I remember flying through the air and when I was upside down I remember the bike along side me somehow as well. I did a full flip, landed on the back of my helmet and back. I came to rest approximately 30 meters from the impact.
What I found was most surprising as I landed and couldn’t move was, through my visor I could see cars pulling up beside me, look at me and then drive off. There was a select few that assisted making calls and one female was particularly helpful, got my phone out of the tank bag and called my buddy who attended and documented the scene.
Fire arrived shortly after as well as the ambulance. My hand was fractured in three places as well as dislocated. The front portion of the hand came to rest on the back portion. I had to undergo emergency surgery. Pins were put in place to hold the hand together and were removed after 6 weeks. I had stitches put in my knee and a separated shoulder. The knee actually ripped the bumper off the car. I had bruising all over etc.
The driver of the vehicle was charged on the scene with turning unsafely. The bike was a write-off. This is the beginning of its life and transformation: http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283738&highlight=
This is what the bike looked like earlier in the day.
The accident scene:
The car in my lane.
Here you can see the distance I went, I actually landed 3 feet in front of the front tire.
Big Gix RIP
Some of my injuries
My accident happened on May 21st, 2011. It was a beautiful sunny day, I had just left the house, and I turned right onto Finch from Pharmacy Ave. After making the turn I switched lanes into the left lane and was now headed Westbound on Finch. As I was about to pass the strip mall, a Kia pulls out of the strip mall, cuts across the two Finch westbound lanes and tries to merge to go Eastbound. Clearly, she did not even check the intersection properly as she would have seen that there was no place for her to merge. I only had a split second to react. It was either I hit the centre of the vehicle or the back as she came out so suddenly my distance wasn’t enough to stop. I tried to maneuver around the car best I could, and I almost made it. I remember the crunching into the back of the car and over the handlebars I went, along with the bike. I remember flying through the air and when I was upside down I remember the bike along side me somehow as well. I did a full flip, landed on the back of my helmet and back. I came to rest approximately 30 meters from the impact.
What I found was most surprising as I landed and couldn’t move was, through my visor I could see cars pulling up beside me, look at me and then drive off. There was a select few that assisted making calls and one female was particularly helpful, got my phone out of the tank bag and called my buddy who attended and documented the scene.
Fire arrived shortly after as well as the ambulance. My hand was fractured in three places as well as dislocated. The front portion of the hand came to rest on the back portion. I had to undergo emergency surgery. Pins were put in place to hold the hand together and were removed after 6 weeks. I had stitches put in my knee and a separated shoulder. The knee actually ripped the bumper off the car. I had bruising all over etc.
The driver of the vehicle was charged on the scene with turning unsafely. The bike was a write-off. This is the beginning of its life and transformation: http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283738&highlight=
This is what the bike looked like earlier in the day.
The accident scene:
The car in my lane.
Here you can see the distance I went, I actually landed 3 feet in front of the front tire.
Big Gix RIP
Some of my injuries
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