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I was heading north on the Bothell-Everett Highway this evening. Then I heard this high pitched whine. Is that really an air raid siren? I've never heard on in the time I've lived here.
I turned the radio off to better identify what the sound was. Crotch-rocket at about 12,000 rpms. I thought I was about to experience one of those situations where the rider goes flying through between the cars. Then I see the bike. He's going against the traffic at about 80 mph, or faster. I'm sitting there thinking some not to nice thoughts about then. About how riders like that give the rest of us a bad name. And then thinking he'll probably get away with it today, but eventually, the odds will stack up against him and he'll have bought the farm.
I go forward about a block, and there's the bike laying on the ground. In pieces. Lots of pieces. I thought about stopping, but I was on the other side of the road and it was obvious that some people were already checking on him. I would only get in the way at that point.
I think I overheard someone say he had no injuries. Wow.
If you look at the white Subaru to the left in the picture, he hit that at some point. How, I don't have a clue. He was coming from the left side of the picture to the right, yet the damage is in the driver's side rear fender.
I wonder if he even had a license? Many don't.
I should feel more charitable, but I don't. He definitely got what he deserved and I'm glad he's off the road, at least temporarily so he doesn't plant his next bike in the front seat of a family sedan. That happens.
Chris
I turned the radio off to better identify what the sound was. Crotch-rocket at about 12,000 rpms. I thought I was about to experience one of those situations where the rider goes flying through between the cars. Then I see the bike. He's going against the traffic at about 80 mph, or faster. I'm sitting there thinking some not to nice thoughts about then. About how riders like that give the rest of us a bad name. And then thinking he'll probably get away with it today, but eventually, the odds will stack up against him and he'll have bought the farm.
I go forward about a block, and there's the bike laying on the ground. In pieces. Lots of pieces. I thought about stopping, but I was on the other side of the road and it was obvious that some people were already checking on him. I would only get in the way at that point.
I think I overheard someone say he had no injuries. Wow.
If you look at the white Subaru to the left in the picture, he hit that at some point. How, I don't have a clue. He was coming from the left side of the picture to the right, yet the damage is in the driver's side rear fender.
I wonder if he even had a license? Many don't.
I should feel more charitable, but I don't. He definitely got what he deserved and I'm glad he's off the road, at least temporarily so he doesn't plant his next bike in the front seat of a family sedan. That happens.
Chris