What injuries were suffered during your crash?

[wildchild]

Originally Posted by Racerboy

#1, 1993, 10 years into being a rider, low sided in gravel at about 30 mph because I dropped a pack of cigarettes. Broken throttle wrist, some how so amp'd up I was able to get the bike going and ride it home before going to the hospital. Time to quit smoking.

#2, Oct 20th, 2000, Head On Collision, 50 mph, car going about 15 mph. 5 major separations of the pelvis, right leg sent through hip socket 4", left foot 4 bones broken, left ankle broken, Elbow detached and left hand sent backwards underneath Triceps, Radial head destroyed, Radius shattered, plate and 4 screws installed, Was in Pelvic Halo for 104 days, have two 9" rods side-to-side in rear of pelvis, 4 permanent screws in the front, 6 months in hospital and 6 more in and out of rehab centers. What did I learn? No riding in the left lane, center only for about a year after I started riding again. Took me another year to go by the accident site with out flinching.

#3 April 15, 2003. Rear ended a car who's driver decided to turn right from the middle lane...(I was in the right lane)....Stayed on the bike as it did a complete barrel roll after impact. Double break of Left Clavicle, Left Elbow re-broken, both wrists compression fractured, 6 left side ribs, right thumb broken from joint-to-joint requiring pins to reconnect, re-broke left ankle, 6 hours in hospital, 9 weeks recovery. Learned to watch for Haitian women as most in South FL are not licensed or insured. Make sure personal insurance is high so when you sue you own insurance co. for payment, its enough.

#4 Memorial Day 2006. I was rear ended while practicing at Moroso Motorsports Park by a fellow rider in my same class. Broken: Right Scapula (top to bottom) left middle finger, 6 ribs on right side, left ankle again. 5 days in trauma center, 9 weeks before going back to work. Learned NOT to talk to the points leader in the class before race about how close I was to catching him for the championship....since he is the one who crashed into me.

given that I would either hang it up or drastically change the way I ride.

I have been very fortunate. No downs on street and in the dirt worse was a high side into soft loam so just scrapes and bruises.

Worst experience was watching my son miss a turn and go flipping through trees at nearly 40 MPH. Ripe old age of 13. Only thing he remembers is that I could suddenly fly as I jumped down the ravine to get to him. Result of that was two hyper extended knees, scrapes and bruises and broken helmet. No concussion luckily. Oh and a cold ass as he was laying in a creek when I got to him.

[R1up0n1]

I'm not going to go into a lot of detail because some people know the details and the extent of my crash in 2007. I was in full leathers, boots, gloves, and helmet. 120 mph crash resulted in a broken collar bone, and that was it.... no rash at all.

Another one I had before that was very minor caused by a driver on the wrong side of the road.... again full leathers, boots, gloves and helmet... no rash, no broken bones...just a rashed up bike.

Moral of the story... full leathers and all the gear save lives.