I had the news on the other night while I was making dinner and heard something about "motorcycle accident." I made it into the living room just in time to see just in time to get a peek at the mangled bike. It was "smurf blue" with highly polished aluminum. I said to my wife, "That looks like Andy's bike, you know, the Hyabusa!" 8O I'm not really friends with the guy, but we say hi to each other in passing and know each other's bikes. I asked around, and sure enough, it was Andy involved in the accident. 
These details are second hand.
Turns out he and a buddy were out riding, they passed a mini-van missing the sliding door and could see the occupants drinking rye. The van had their turn signal on so they thought nothing of it. They stopped at the light, they buddy reached out to tap Andy on the arm to say something to him. He got his arm whipped foward because Andy got launched into the car in front of them! You guessed it, the mini-van full of drunks rear ended Andy! :evil: Apparently, Andy just happened to glance in his mirror to see the van on his ass. All he could do was stand up. I'm not sure if he went through the rear window of the car in front of him or what, but according to what I heard "he had his bell rung really good."
Luckily for Andy he had started wearing the best in riding gear. I think he even started wearing Kevlar underwear! The weird part of it is that he thought it was "his year" to get creamed, that's why he started gearing up.
After the impact, he actually stood up! He was then told to lie down and passed out for a bit. Fortunately for him, the car he got rammed into had a vacationing ambulance attendant in it, so first aid was IMMEDIATE! They took him to hospital, X-Rayed him, and let him go. He took a cab home, as his wife was in England. She called that night, and he lied his ass off when she called so as not to spoil her trip. "Yes dear, everything's ok, etc, etc."
Andy? Well, the doctor told him not to work for six months, he's on pain killers, he gets dizzy spells and flashbacks of that mini-van in the mirror. I was told he may never ride again, but somehow I doubt that. Still, he's lucky to be alive.
These details are second hand.Turns out he and a buddy were out riding, they passed a mini-van missing the sliding door and could see the occupants drinking rye. The van had their turn signal on so they thought nothing of it. They stopped at the light, they buddy reached out to tap Andy on the arm to say something to him. He got his arm whipped foward because Andy got launched into the car in front of them! You guessed it, the mini-van full of drunks rear ended Andy! :evil: Apparently, Andy just happened to glance in his mirror to see the van on his ass. All he could do was stand up. I'm not sure if he went through the rear window of the car in front of him or what, but according to what I heard "he had his bell rung really good."
Luckily for Andy he had started wearing the best in riding gear. I think he even started wearing Kevlar underwear! The weird part of it is that he thought it was "his year" to get creamed, that's why he started gearing up.
After the impact, he actually stood up! He was then told to lie down and passed out for a bit. Fortunately for him, the car he got rammed into had a vacationing ambulance attendant in it, so first aid was IMMEDIATE! They took him to hospital, X-Rayed him, and let him go. He took a cab home, as his wife was in England. She called that night, and he lied his ass off when she called so as not to spoil her trip. "Yes dear, everything's ok, etc, etc."
Andy? Well, the doctor told him not to work for six months, he's on pain killers, he gets dizzy spells and flashbacks of that mini-van in the mirror. I was told he may never ride again, but somehow I doubt that. Still, he's lucky to be alive.
When the light changed, the cop caught up to me, blue lights and all. 
