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Sturbridge, Ma | My fellow vision brothers, my vision went down with my wife & I...;( I have a banged up shoulder and sore elbow with little road rash, my wife in the other hand is in worse shape so my prayers keep going to her! God bless her! As for accident: very simple older couple missed stop sign of interstate ramp which lead me to hit brakes and T-bone them...they said they did not see me? They got sited with a citation but doesn't fix my wifes fractured ribs, hair line crack in her sacrum, sore knee...etc. The bike looks ok but not sure the status of it? This happen on easter sunday only 4 miles away from our house...please be careful out there, these cars just don't see us! They probably were on their early 70's and kept saying sorry, sorry we take full responsibility because I did Not see you...I said mam that doesn't fix my wife who lost concise...I was so pist! I will keep you posted as I get more info. I was released, my wife is getting physical therapy at hospital to see if she can get discharged.
Have blessed day to everyone!
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New Bohemia, Va | Sorry to hear this to happen Eric. Praying for a quick recovery for your wife and you! |
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2 mi from Jim Beam n KY | Hate to hear it bro! Prayers sent!! |
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San Antonio, TX | Eric,
Heartbreaking news. My thoughts and payers are with you and your wife for a quick and full recovery.
God Bless |
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| Heal quick.
That is the number one excuse used by people I believe. Isn't that the reason they made a law to make M/Cs have their headlight on? So many people can't see a M/C but they can lock up their brakes for a squirrel? It doesn't seem like age matters, all ages use the excuse. |
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Spirit Lake IA "Birthplace of Victory Motorcycles" | Prayers go out to you and your wife for a speedy recovery. We had a similar situation a couple of weeks ago. Wife and I are getting back to normal except for her shoulder. Bike is still in shop. Have your bike thoroughly checked for damage, you'd be amazed at what can get messed up. If you have any problems getting parts, have your dealer take advantage of the "Biker Down Program". Vic will expedite parts to get you up and going again. Many dealers don't even know about it.
Glad your outcome wasn't worse. Godspeed in both of your recoveries |
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Orange County | Sorry to hear about your accident. My wife and I were in a very bad accident about 5 years ago. The other driver saw us and he still cut us off and totaled out the bike. After he saw us , and the reason why I say this is because he and I made eye contact. He was in the left hand turn lane and he stopped. Made both of us feel safe. We were going about 45 mph on a posted 50 mph street. No one else around. This driver in the car decided to make his left hand turn in front of us. There was no where to go. I believe that some accidents are done on purpose and made to look like an accident. That was the only accident I had in 40 years of riding. My wife will not ride any more. Be careful out there. Trust no one. I still ride too. Peace. |
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Edmond, OK 2012 Vision, 2012 Cross Country | Eric, my prayers go out to you and your wife, let me know if I can do anything for you within my powers. You can email me from our facebook group if needed. Take care brother. |
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Fountain Inn, SC United States | Eric - glad it was not worse. Let me know if I can assist in any way. My thoughts are with you and your wife. |
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| My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your wife. Please get well soon and keep us posted. Dain |
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| Sorry to hear this, prayers offered, GET WELL SOON! |
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Salt Lake City | All my best to you and your wife. Just another reality check for those of us who ride. I'm amazed every day on my 45 min. ride to work as a schoolteacher and after school in my "other" work truck fertilizing lawns - just how many distracted drivers there are out there. Bad driving/decisions know no age or sex. We just have to be so diligent, aware. I've been on the wrong side of 3 bike crashes-glad none of them involved my wife.....
Edited by wilsondude 2011-04-26 8:57 AM
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Lumber Bridge, NC United States | so sorry to hear, our prayers are with you and your wife |
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Central New York | My opinion of course, but I think much of this is caused by "No Fault" crap that many states adapted after buckling to insurance company pressure. Many of these driver feel immune to consequences. I think we need to get some lawyer biker types to research us a way to be able to take these people to civil court and and make them bleed some greenbacks. Although difficult, it should be possible in many cases, to convince a jury that there was no way someone didn't see you, that they intentionally cut you off. I think if just a couple of cagers lost a million in a publicized case, they would start to "see" us. 
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Ruskin, Fl | Our prayers are with you. The amount of distracted drivers are worse than I realized. Standing in the center median last month doing the MDA boot drive for Jerry's Kids, I would say 70% of the drivers that got caught at the traffic light were texting, talking, eating, fixing their hair, or some combination. On women had a smoke in one hand and a breakfast sandwich in the other and was driving with her knees. The scary part about that is she couldn't open the window to put a dollar in the boot without freeing up a hand. It took 30 seconds for her to figure out she had to put something down. What if she had to act fast to avoid a crash. |
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Sturbridge, Mass | Eric_MA - 2011-04-26 5:57 AM
My fellow vision brothers, my vision went down with my wife & I...;( I have a banged up shoulder and sore elbow with little road rash, my wife in the other hand is in worse shape so my prayers keep going to her! God bless her! As for accident: very simple older couple missed stop sign of interstate ramp which lead me to hit brakes and T-bone them...they said they did not see me? They got sited with a citation but doesn't fix my wifes fractured ribs, hair line crack in her sacrum, sore knee...etc. The bike looks ok but not sure the status of it? This happen on easter sunday only 4 miles away from our house...please be careful out there, these cars just don't see us! They probably were on their early 70's and kept saying sorry, sorry we take full responsibility because I did Not see you...I said mam that doesn't fix my wife who lost concise...I was so pist! I will keep you posted as I get more info. I was released, my wife is getting physical therapy at hospital to see if she can get discharged.
Have blessed day to everyone!
Holy Cow- I just saw this !! we were away, glad to hear you and your wfie are OK- please let me know if you need anything !!!
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NE Florida Jacksonville | Our prayers are with you. Older drivers are a real hazard on the roads. Just ride like they are out to kill you no matter what. The law of gross tonnage is not in our favor if we tangle with a cage. |
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Flowery Branch Ga | Eric, I hope you and your wife recover quickly and fully. I always tell anyone who will listen that I DON'T ride like I'm invisible. They see me and are aiming for me. I assume and expect every car, truck, bycycle, etc. To cut me off or pull out in front of me. I hope this helps.
Wayne
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Gettysburg, 2008 Tour Premium | Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery for you both. My benchmark has always been making eye contact and flashing my brights if I cannot confirm eye contact has been made but as fang111 has indicted above that might not be enough. I guess we all need to ride like we are in a demolition derby. |
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Hanover, Md | Prayers for a speedy recovery. |
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| Prayers and thoughts from Brisbane Australia. I do hope all turns out ok for you both and the bike is fixable or replaceable.
Cheers
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Troy, NY | Hope everything turns out like it should - bike, wife and yourself. |
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| Eric........prayers with you and your wife. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Related to the not see us matter......it is true sad to say that it happens. Happens to us and I would guess most of us. Long ago there was an article in a Brit Bike magazine on this topic and they showed a pix taken from the back seat of a car where a pencil held infront of the driver at the right location total obscured the bike. Also there was a statement about our eyes being able to pick out objects moving left to right and often missing smaller objects moving toward us or away from us......not that this is any consolation to your wife or you. One final point is a couple of years ago it happened to us during the day when we were in our 1969 Blazer......sorta semi monster truck. I was able to barely stop and for what it is worth the fear in the other drivers eyes/face as we were bearing down on his driver door was something neither of us will forget......however this time it was too much so I sort of blocked the other guys truck and went over and talked to him. Same exchange.....did not see us........and my reply was.....is this truck too friggging small for you too see............ the red paint not red enough......the headlights on high beam not bright enough? Then I told him if this ever happens again I will know him......and not stop ........but accelerate. That was that .......I am confident he looks both ways a couple of times now! Mike |
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Lansing, MI | DAMN! Sorry to hear about this... Hope you both heal upl soon!
~Matt
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Sturbridge, Ma | I want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers! Wife got dispatch from hospital but she is just starting to start walking with a two wheeler. We have a nurse and a occupational therapist coming 3 days a week until she gets better. My wife is a trooper but I can't say she will climb up on a bike quickly. I will, but I'm sure it will be tough the first time? Still not sure on the status of bike as appraisal not done yet...will keep you all posted. Thanks again for all the love! Bless you all! |
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New Orleans, La, | Sorry to read your account of the accident involving you and your spouse. I will continue to pray for her full recovery both physically and psycologically. If she never rides again just support her decision and move on, heck my spouse only sat on my VV twice and has essentially told me anything but a cage is out of the question. As for you, ride assuming that that cage driver will do the exact thing you don't want him/her to do. And yes many of them are driving with their knees. |
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Fort Myers, FL United States | So sorry to hear about your accident Eric. I'm glad to hear your wife is on the mend and hope she has a speedy recovery. I went down on 2/2/11 when a woman with a suspended license made a left turn in front of me--braked, swerved, went down and off the bike, while bike slid on right side, and then bounced off a sign island onto left side resting at the curb. I was doing well enough to get up and give chase to the SUV full of people that was still slowly moving on and finally stopped. I was just a bit banged up. Bike was totaled due to all the body and sub-frame damage, but it was good enough to ride home and into the dealer for the last time. My insurance co. got stuck with the bill. The thing I was most thankful for is that my wife was not on the bike at the time.
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Dublin, Ohio | Thoughts and prayers of my family are with you. |
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Carrollton, TX | Just read this Eric. I am so sorry to hear this. I pray for both of you to get feeling great quickly. I know people who drive 18 wheelers for a living and they have gotten in wrecks and people still say "I just didn't see you". If they can't see a fully loaded 18 wheeler they aren't going to see anything. |
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Prescott, Az | Best of luck and I hope you and your wife have a speedy recovery!
Edited by Necktie 2011-05-09 5:51 PM
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Sturbridge, Ma | Hi Vision or?s,
I want to say ?Thank You? To Every One of you who gave us your best wishes and prayers!!! My wife and I are recovering very well! I for one started back to work and will start physical therapy on my left shoulder for RTC treatment. My wife just started walking, but with great deal of pain and still uses walker when she is up on her feet for a great deal of time. She has VNA hospice home care 3-4 times a week with a nurse and OPT.
I?m hoping to bounce right back on the bike as soon as is fixed! As for the wife I will let her decide when she would want to ride back on the bike. The bike will probably have a price tag of ~$7K to fix the frame is good the forks are good mainly cosmetics. It?s amazing the bike handle the accident much better than my wife & I.
We are in very good sprits, we?ve had tons of friends and family gives us great support!!!
Bless them!!! Didn?t cook for over a week and had so much food I think I gained weight!!!
I will keep you all posted the progression of my wife, myself and my bike. Also anxious to browse the site and give my inputs and questions in site!
Have a Blessed Day!
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Vision accident on easter sunday!