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I nearly lost my best friend on Saturday.
The day was spectacular, Alfred and I took our Thruxtons on a 6 hour trip following a river and then up to the mountains and back... absolutely stunning scenery. At about 10pm we separated and at 11pm I received a phone call.
He was in the middle lane with a SUV in the left-turn lane waiting to turn left (probably blocking him from being seen by on-coming traffic). As he entered the intersection, an on-coming car turned left in front of him. He struck the vehicle head-on and flew into the windshield. He is still in the intensive care unit as of this morning. They stopped the internal bleeding and he is on morphine, but the doctors feel he is stable and very lucky to be alive. His candy-blue Thrux is no more.
Now, here is the kicker... The entire season he had been rocking a Davida half-helmet with goggles. He bought a top-of-the line Arai last week, and this was the very 1st day he used it.
I have never been one to preach what to wear or how to ride... but there are some lessons to be learned from this story. Take from it what you can and be safe out there. As for myself, I will be doing some soul searching over the next few weeks and deciding if I want to continue.
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The day was spectacular, Alfred and I took our Thruxtons on a 6 hour trip following a river and then up to the mountains and back... absolutely stunning scenery. At about 10pm we separated and at 11pm I received a phone call.
He was in the middle lane with a SUV in the left-turn lane waiting to turn left (probably blocking him from being seen by on-coming traffic). As he entered the intersection, an on-coming car turned left in front of him. He struck the vehicle head-on and flew into the windshield. He is still in the intensive care unit as of this morning. They stopped the internal bleeding and he is on morphine, but the doctors feel he is stable and very lucky to be alive. His candy-blue Thrux is no more.
Now, here is the kicker... The entire season he had been rocking a Davida half-helmet with goggles. He bought a top-of-the line Arai last week, and this was the very 1st day he used it.
I have never been one to preach what to wear or how to ride... but there are some lessons to be learned from this story. Take from it what you can and be safe out there. As for myself, I will be doing some soul searching over the next few weeks and deciding if I want to continue.
a.