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Originally Posted by Pangloss
Driver was fine according to the news last night, just bumps and bruises. Pretty amazing.
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Well, not exactly (emphasis mine).
Despite not wearing a helmet, Riggs said Wright had suffered no head trauma in the accident. Wright does have two broken legs, a broken pelvis, road rash, burns on his left foot and abrasions to his forehead.
Riggs said Wright, who was headed to study at a university computer lab, tried to protect himself by laying his bike down before the collision. Riggs also said Wright remembers some details from the crash and told the family he felt scared and could see and feel the flames.
"He remembers being under the car, spitting up blood and not being able to talk," Riggs said.
(From the
Sunday Morning Herald)
Hooray for the bystanders and particularly the young woman who got them into action. Dude got lucky. Won't get into a helmet war here, but anyone who tries to "lay the bike down to protect himself" (or says he did) needs training.
"Laying the bike down" is pretty much the best way to prevent stopping, and is almost always due to panic braking, not a conscious plan.