[chemist]

Hey guys! I am back.

Please let me know if i could have prevented this...seriously. i have always taken safety highly and not sure what i could have done.

So i was commuting home. Normally i am able to leave by 3:30 but i was interviewing quite a few people and left at 6pm. Conditions were light drizzle,30s and dark.

I exited the highway and was approaching a green light going 50 in a 45.
Car opposite me wanted to turn left across intersection. I had an eye on him and had slowed but it looked like he was going to let me through before turning. Last minute he went, which was fine as my hands are always covering the brakes and i slowed as he squeeked through. Problem is a 16 year old was tailing him through the turn and didnt see me. I was riding on the far left(of lane) and had turned my brights on for the first car. 16 year old tbones me or he hit me with front right of car.

Not 100% as i blacked out until ambulance ride. The rest is from eye witnesses
Apprantly i went flying in the air along with bike parts landing in every direction. Best bet is he hit my left leg.

Did CT scan and some xrays and was kept in a neck brace and knee brace for my right knee. All that said, i had a weird brake in my t1 on the vertebrae but i am walking normally with no braces or crutches. Doctors have cleared my of everything and i could have even worked today.
I do need a followup xray on my chest in a week as i had a lacerated lung(sounds bad but it was very small and i am breathing fine).

So i am fine and a walking miracle! I think i will add chest protection to my gear.



Gear:
Hjc pinlock helmet
Revit gloves
Klim blade armored jacket
Astar overpants
Cortech full boot
Dianese over top rainsuit(destroyed obviously)
Orgio mach 3 backpack

All other grear minus helmet will be reusable! Ill have to get a minor stitch fix on the left arm of the klim blade jacket if its to still be goretex (rain proof).

So long as the wife still lets me its back to a gsxr 600/750 but i might consider going back to kawi with a 636.

Interesting side note. Several witnesses were riders and the 16 year old at faults dad rides..