Oss
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« on: October 11, 2019, 06:30:21 PM » |
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For those who have ridden around the south bronx or havent
The Cross Bronx Expressway (there is an oxymoron) is Interstate 95
I get on Westbound at Jerome Ave and stay in the acceleration/exit lane for 87 north which is the next exit about 1/4 mile, on my way back to the office from Court. I do this maybe 4 days a week almost always around noon-1pm. Then I take 87 north to either E 233 St or McLean Ave depending on my mood
I am in that same right exit lane with heavy traffic moving in 2nd gear under 20 mph when a black Camry livery vehicle hits my bmw police bike from the left side. I have no idea why he did that as it is a highly visible motorcycle.
I did not go down, did not hit the car in front and stopped at the right side of my lane with him next to me in the next lane. I put the kickstand down and jumped off stating various expletives to the driver I told him to pull in front of me and wrote down his info including license etc.
He poop a brick when I gave him my card showing I am an attorney.
The extent of the damage? The bmw circular emblem on the left saddlebag was missing. That is it !! The crash bar did its thing absorbed the hit and was not damaged. There was no damage which I verified by pushing the bike to warp speed later in the afternoon on my way to a closing in Tarrytown
Then when I got home I poured a shot of that Bourbon that Hotglue sent me (yes I still have a few ounces left Mark) then on further reflection I opened a bottle of 21 year Glenlivet I got as a present many years ago Seemed like the proper thing to do as what better occasion than NOT getting offed. I said a prayer of thanks before sipping a few shots and then all was well.
May all your rides have a happy ending As the pilot told me, any landing where you can re use the plane again is a good landing
Oss
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« Last Edit: October 11, 2019, 06:35:26 PM by Oss »
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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2019, 06:52:47 PM » |
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Evan,
Glad that you are ok! Yes, good reason for a good beverage and some thankful thoughts.
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2019, 06:54:12 PM » |
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Glad yer O K there Evan.  Didja need a Clean pair of Dr. Dentons after the rub?  RIDE SAFE, |
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DGS65
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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2019, 07:15:25 PM » |
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Glad you are OK and no real damage to the bike !
I passed a nasty accident on route 6 just before the circle to PIP several cars ripped apart fortunately I don't think anyone was injured! Traffic was backed up for a distance glad I was head the other way.
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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2019, 07:38:23 PM » |
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Glad both you and the Beemer are none the worse for wear. If one's going to have an incident on a bike, that's the type of outcome we could all hope for. Now, about your sign off there at the end..."may all your rides have a happy ending"... |
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2019, 07:45:12 PM » |
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Glad your are ok. I see Mississippi isn't the only state with idiots behind the steering wheel
David
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2019, 08:28:26 PM » |
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Glad you're OK! I'm still dealing with health and insurance bs from my rear end accident in July. One split second space out on the kid's part has resulted in months of appointments.
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2019, 08:29:58 PM » |
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Glad you are ok Evan. Those BMW emblems can get expensive. One cost my buddy $125 in Ireland a few years ago.
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« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2019, 04:52:50 AM » |
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OSS, your my hero. How you can ride your bikes in that NYC is beyond me. I didn't even like it IN my 1ton dually pickup. Glad you got to enjoy some good whiskey |
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« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2019, 05:12:00 AM » |
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You're a good man and apparently someone upstairs wants to keep you that way!
Glad you are okay!
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« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2019, 06:32:28 AM » |
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Glad to hear you are OK. Think you should have stopped for a lottery ticket soon after it happened.  |
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« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2019, 06:51:19 AM » |
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I'm with Hook#3287, I had to have a little Macallan double cask just thinking about riding in that traffic. ??? Glad everything turned out OK.
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« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2019, 08:35:39 AM » |
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NYC has nothing on Atlanta for bad traffic.
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« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2019, 09:23:36 AM » |
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I was kind of nervous riding a GW rental from Howard Beach to Oss's and back a few years ago. But it really wasn't that bad at all. Riding thru Houston or L.A. was much worse in my opinion.
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« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2019, 09:28:06 AM » |
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glad you came out of it unscathed, around these parts with the amount of illegals we have driving cars they woulda hit you and just took off like nothing ever happened.
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gordonv
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« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2019, 09:21:41 AM » |
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What more to say. |
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« Reply #16 on: October 14, 2019, 03:12:20 PM » |
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I was kind of nervous riding a GW rental from Howard Beach to Oss's and back a few years ago. But it really wasn't that bad at all. Riding thru Houston or L.A. was much worse in my opinion.
NYC has nothing on Atlanta for bad traffic.
You need to consider general surface condition, road width and layout, then throw in frost. Some of the roads have decades of pothole patch, on pothole patch. |
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« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2019, 06:32:04 PM » |
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Glad you came through that a little shaken but not stirred. |
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« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2019, 07:36:48 PM » |
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Glad you're OK, OSS!  |
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« Reply #19 on: October 15, 2019, 03:29:29 AM » |
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Fortunately you could consume the beverage by sipping or shooting and not restricted to using a straw with someone holding it for you. Just way too many oblivious people out here.
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