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If your at Dons and you see YammerDan please tell him not to take rt 33 home... I did yesterday, and it took 1 1/2 hrs longer due to construction around columbus and all along rt 33. Thanks Joe
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Had quite the scare yesterday. While in the #2 lane on the freeway, a double dump truck merging onto the freeway from the left about 100 feet in front of me hit one of those big orange construction barrels which bounced across the #1 & #2 lanes right into my path. I couldn't avoid it. I hit it & trapped it under the bike while doing about 55 mph. The bike started sliding, but, somehow, I kept it upright & eased over to the shoulder. I put the side stand down as far as it would go, about 4-5 inches short of where it's supposed to stop, but, with the barrel trapped under the bike, it was enough to hold the bike up. Trucker didn't stop. Nobody stopped. In fact, those who were merging onto the freeway from the freeway entrance weren't even slowing down to let me over until I stuck my hand out motioning to them to slow down & let me over. Called 911 & within 10 minutes a highway patrolman pulls up. He sees the barrel under the bike & asks, "How did you do that?" meaning, "How did you not crash?" Anyway, I asked if he could try to pull the barrel out while I straddled the bike & leaned it to the right. He asked if I could lift the bike. What??? Almost 900 pounds, I don't think so. He got it out. It broke the right side lower cowling under the radiator & cracked the left side lower cowling in front of my left leg. No other damage. I stopped at my insurance agent's office to report what had just happened. Went back to the construction area to speak with someone there about the incident. The cop had already spoken with them about it. Long story short, they are going to pay my deductible, which I said was all I wanted. They were all very nice about it all. Of course, I probably would have been as nice as I could be if I were in their shoes, too. So, it appears that everything is going to work out smoothly: bike will get repaired, I won't have to shell out for my deductible, construction company gets off easy. On top of all that, I DIDN'T GET HURT. Do I feel fortunate? You bet. Soooooooo........ Be careful out there. It's not just the cagers out to get us. Those truckers & construction barrels are, too.
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A friend of mine a former Venture Rider Leo Cozzarin went on a road trip. He planned on a three week trip to South Dakota, Yellowstone, Colorado and where ever else he wanted to go. Eight days into his trip, it was cut short by an accident. Thankfully he was in a construction zone and was stopped in traffic. He was there for a while so he got off the bike and was texting his wife, when the accident occured. Glad he is okay. Pictures he sent me are posted below. Brad Three injured in U.S. 191 crash A woman from Switzerland and two others riding in her vehicle were injured July 14 after she apparently fell asleep at the wheel, crashing into a motorcycle rider and a semi-tractor trailer, according to a report from the Utah Highway Patrol. The women, 27, was traveling north on U.S. 191 at mile 146 at about 11 a.m. when the crash occurred in a construction zone where traffic was restricted to one lane of travel at a time, according to the report. The motorcycle and the semi were stopped and waiting to be guided through the construction area when the crash occurred, UHP officials said. The motorcycle rider and semi driver escaped injury. The woman and two other occupants of the Jeep were transported by ambulance to Allen Memorial Hospital. The road was closed to intermittent traffic for about 1.5 hours, according to the report. Moab Times-Independent - Public Safety Report July 22 2010
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I rode to work today and when it started sprinkling, I decided to ride home with my wife who works an hour later but only 10 minutes away. Unfortunately, a job-related emergency came up and I had to take the bike. I came upon a road under construction and stopped at a signal just upstream of the construction. I was halfway across the intersection when I saw the entire road in my direction of travel was covered in wet steel plates for a distance of maybe 50'. I slowed and crept across the plates. The third was buckled (sagging) and also was at a bend in the road. Maybe I was going too slow, but the bike went down on that buckled steel plate. It was like slow motion. The wheels just slid out to the left. I think I stopped it from crashing down with my right leg, but I can't hold the weight of the RSTD once it gets past the tipping point. I hit the kill switch and hopped off. It laid on its side for 15 seconds as I looked at the effing construction guys who just stared while I asked for help. I was blocking the road (one lane) and the light was going to turn green. That's a shooting offense in Houston, so just tried to pick it up. I did! I didn't do anything special, just lifted the right handlebar and the sissy bar. In 10 seconds of effort, it was on two wheels. I hopped on and puttered off with only one horn honked (as I started moving!). I stopped a few blocks away in a quiet neighborhood and looked it over while my adrenaline burned off. As far as I can tell, the only damage is the right highway bar is pushed back enough to keep the floorboard from sitting flat, plus the reflector on the saddle bag guard is scuffed almost imperceptibly. It looks as if the bike rolled onto the two highway bars and just laid there sup[ported by them. Driving home, the roads were already dry so I could get it up to 75 or so. There isn't much change in how she drives, if any. What I feel is likely paranoia because she is still nimble and responsive. So my question: is there anything particular I should do or look for following a near non-event? Beside change the right highway bar--I can't take having the floorboard at an angle. -
I think Oklahoma has found a cure for it's ecconomic worries. We were just notified by our SCRC State Officer that as of 1 November, Oklahoma has a new traffic law: Anyone ticketed for speeding in a construction zone (any speed) will face a MINIMUM fine of $1000.00. Anyone who has an accident in a construction zone...the fine starts at $5000.00 and if a hiway worker is injured you are looking at $10,000.00 ticket. Now I don't know about the rest of the contry, but here in Oklahoma they put out the construction signs and cones, then apparently go on vacation for the next 6 months before doing any work. Also, most of the time they don't work on weekends and holidays (or if it's raining, too hot, too cold, too windy, etc.) I try to keep an ear on the news and there hasn't been any widely publicised discussion on this, so I doubt many know of it. One person said they heard a short on the evening news one time, but that was all. So if anyone is passing through the OK state, beware!!
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