Ducati Monster Forum

On the drive home, some lady decides a yield sign, a mark painted on the road and the legal right of way HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVING and pulls out in front of me... T-BONED her.

Have a case of whiplash and sore as hell, MORE sore than the bike wreck last year!

Car is totalled.

No way I could ride for awhile with the weak neck.  [bang] [bang] [bang]

hmmmm time to start the upgrading

sorry to hear that man.....heal soon

So sorry to hear that Raux.  Rest, relax, and hope you recover soon.  Time to look ahead towards a great spring  [thumbsup]

thanks for the kind words
gotta love the pain meds though

hows the bike after all that modding you did? :[

Oh, glad to hear you made out alright too!  [evil]

Glad you're alive! Get better soon.

+1

They're trying to kill you..

Glad to see you made it out ok.

So will you be rebuilding the car like the bike  ;D. With some clipons and 1098 forks  8)

Glad to hear you're ok. Sucks about the car though.

Did you get her?  [evil] Midship?

Get well buddy [thumbsup]

..and they allow these people to drive on unrestricted Autobahns??   [bang]

Hope you're back in the driving seat and more importantly the saddle real soon mate  [thumbsup]

Wtf buddy?  Glad your up and posting. Hope the bikes not too bad.

please tell me you at least seriously wounded her.. please?  these people really need to be culled from the population.

i had a similar situation -- dumb old pregnant dog ran a red light and nearly t-boned ME on my bike.  thank god it was raining and the one bad carb finally kicked in right before she hit me, cause i gunned it and it finally woke up...

Sorry to hear this. Another reason for bike mounted rockets or at least a Dillion mini gun! Hope you are all right. Bikes can be fixed or replaced. People ususally can't.

Raux:  You pansy!  Not only should you be riding, but you should be scaling buildings, engaging superhero's in tests of strength!!! 



-----wuss-----




(Glad you're OK above all else man...  The bike can wait, just heal up well.)
(Take care,)
(--Stu)

To a speedy complete recovery [drink] [drink] [drink] [drink] [drink]

Sorry to hear that, hope your recovery goes quickly.

Sorry to hear about the bad times.

Here's to a fun pain meds, a quick recovery, and being back at it soon! [thumbsup]

Get well soon, good that it wasn't worse.

no, I'm pretty certain I'm more injured than they are. But the little old lady is probably PISSED at her daughter though.

WHAT an idiot. And yes.. broadsided her dead on. hit right behind the front wheel, she was at a slight angle in her turn so my entire front left is back into my front wheel. front right is smooshed. coolant everywhere, battery smashed... etc. her door was smashed in so much the upper part started folding out.

SOOO glad I wasn't on the bike. but i feel I could have stopped faster on the bike. and she probably would have heard me!... loud pipes save whiplash!

I broadsided some stupid woman on my very loud 996 when she decided her red light had turned green and launched out into the intersection.

It was stupid loud, but she was still stupider.

If sails wouldn't slow us down. this would make a great banner for riding (and apparently driving)

(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs443.ash2/71655_121161407940596_100001402122676_130024_2820107_n.jpg)

Damn man.  I hope you get better soon. 

That orange shirt rocks.

I hope your luck and your injuries get better very soon!

Sorry to hear Raux. Heal fast.

DUDE.....  that sucks, man.  Heal fast!

Damn Jerry, glad to see/hear that you're alright, for the most part. 

So, was it a Fraulein or a (I'll get flamed for this, but Jerry knows that I mean) stupid American driver that pulled out in front of you?


That shirt screams KTM.   [evil]

German lady driver. mid 40's with her 60+ mother in the car.

She had 3 indicators, yield sign, paint on the road, and the fact she was coming off a road 1/2 the size of mine.
She's admitted verbally she made the mistake, and her son called stating the same. Their insurance is supposed to take care of me but we'll see.

honestly, i know that i did a lot to mitigate the damage, at 70kph -- if I had not been slowing down, and then had my foot over the brake to be able to try and stop (I was saying to myself,"she's gonna stop, she's gotta stop, shit... she's not stopping")
-- and a straight t-bone, she was not hurt as much as she would been had I not been alert.

He rides one of those big honda cruisers, the one's bigger than a goldwing!

Sorry about your car accident...sux.
I feel ya when you say you're just glad you weren't on the bike!  Get well! [beer]

exactly good to hear that things are relatively ok.  remember cars and bikes are all fixable and replaceable.

and yes good to hear you weren't on the bike at the time. 

Yikes! Sorry to hear about your crash! Heal up and be thankful that you were not on the bike.
 [beer]

well her insurance is doing well so far. they are picking up the tab for 14 days for a rental car. should be enough time to get the other car assessed and paid out if totalled. They are also sending forms for covering my medical, etc.

gotta like that German system.  in the US I bet I would be fighting for everything.

Still  taking some stronger pain meds, and neck is stiff as hell. Going to try and go without brace for longer periods. but need to remember to turn slow... brace stopped that, but actually turned quick to yell at cat... DAMN cat... freaking hurt.

Thanks for all the replies.

You get what you pay for in the US. Full coverage with a quality reputable company and you will be taken care of very well. Half ass coverage with some on-line company and you won't get any assistance.

Glad you're up and about. Pursuing any type of legal damages?

Raux US insurance varies by state.  Some states don't even require it (they allow a bond).

I've been in 4 wrecks in my life - ALL the other drivers fault ( and all of them women go figure).  I had no issues with their ins when they had it.  One had none and my coverage handle it fine.