last week i was involved in a car accident, actually my fault(but not really, IMO). here's the story:
i was driving home from school on a small backstreet. not going fast at all i'd say between 25-30 mph. on these streets there are stop signs every and they are visible, it has the markings on the street as well. but here's where everything turns to shiet. on this crossection there is not white street marking, and the stop sign is covered by a tree. so i'm approaching the intersection when BEHOLD there IS A STOP SIGN. note before approaching the crossection i sped up a little. continuing... the next thing i know i see a ugly looking chevrolet and me about to hit it. F&&&!!!!!! tried to stop but couldn't as it was too close to stop. BOOOOOOM!!!!
i jumped, my bike went in the direction of the other car and i went in the same direction. i went east, the bike went south.
the first thing i notice is my left foot. its numb and i see something bulging from it. from what i recollect - my tibia hit the windscreen and now i have a fractured tibia but thats' just a theory, maybe i jumped successfully but the impact of the fall fractured it too. who knows?
i just wish i had protective pants to save me from the wretched road rash which sucks. as for my tibia, its a different story. i was put on a splint for the first week, then yesterday i went back to the doctor and he tells me that it hadnt healed correcly, instead of pulling back together they had seperated - so now i have a cast that halfway between my pelvis and thigh.
he says if it still doesnt heal correctly, i'll need surgery for it - he prefers the surgery to the cast because the cast is so uncomfortable.
**** - there's so many things i'd wish i would've done differently. but i believe it was destined to happen. hey, it could've been worse.
regards.
i was driving home from school on a small backstreet. not going fast at all i'd say between 25-30 mph. on these streets there are stop signs every and they are visible, it has the markings on the street as well. but here's where everything turns to shiet. on this crossection there is not white street marking, and the stop sign is covered by a tree. so i'm approaching the intersection when BEHOLD there IS A STOP SIGN. note before approaching the crossection i sped up a little. continuing... the next thing i know i see a ugly looking chevrolet and me about to hit it. F&&&!!!!!! tried to stop but couldn't as it was too close to stop. BOOOOOOM!!!!
i jumped, my bike went in the direction of the other car and i went in the same direction. i went east, the bike went south.
the first thing i notice is my left foot. its numb and i see something bulging from it. from what i recollect - my tibia hit the windscreen and now i have a fractured tibia but thats' just a theory, maybe i jumped successfully but the impact of the fall fractured it too. who knows?
i just wish i had protective pants to save me from the wretched road rash which sucks. as for my tibia, its a different story. i was put on a splint for the first week, then yesterday i went back to the doctor and he tells me that it hadnt healed correcly, instead of pulling back together they had seperated - so now i have a cast that halfway between my pelvis and thigh.
he says if it still doesnt heal correctly, i'll need surgery for it - he prefers the surgery to the cast because the cast is so uncomfortable.
**** - there's so many things i'd wish i would've done differently. but i believe it was destined to happen. hey, it could've been worse.
regards.
