Rear-Ended Today

[JeffOlson]

I stopped for a school bus on my way to work, and a nice lady rear-ended me. I'm fine, but my Norge may be toast...

She really was very apologetic and kind. Fire, police, and others came. Just waiting now for my tow.

[tris]

Cock   

I hope you're ok

[blackcat]

Bummer, glad you're OK.

[ibis1]

Was she on her phone by any chance? I was rear ended on my 1971 Ambassador, but no cell phones back then. Glad your ok. 

[JeffOlson]

Thanks, everyone!

No cell phone, just a very dangerous, high-speed corner with a school bus stop in the middle of it. Thankfully, I flew! Who knew that I could fly? 😉

[oldbike54]

 Amazing how many times this happens . Glad you are OK  Oh , did your cape deploy ?

  Dusty

 

[canuguzzi]

I'm sure everyone hopes you are OK but right now you don't know that. Go to the hospital or doc right away. It is very important. You might feel fine but that could be masking something.

Please go to the hospital.

[LowRyter]

glad you're OK

[lucian]

Glad you are all right, any kids on the bus, if so the pictures should be all over the ITN by now. Good advice to get checked out just to be safe. Sorry for your Norge. The good news? Maybe one more cager will be looking out for motor cycles.

[Matteo]

That's my biggest worry, glad your not mangled.

[JeffOlson]

Amazing how many times this happens . Glad you are OK  Oh , did your cape deploy ?

  Dusty

Ha ha! I felt like it deployed!

[hooah54]

I agree with the advise to go to the hospital.  I was rear ended in 2006 and refused the ambulance.  didn't know until a week later that I fractured my wrist.  I flew over my windshield and had severe road rash that I treated "painfully".  glad you walked away.  steve

[Kiwi_Roy]

Glad you are ok, I always worry about getting rear ended and try to stay to one side of the vehicle in front so I don't end up as the meat in a sandwich.

[canuguzzi]

I'm sure everyone hopes you are OK but right now you don't know that. Go to the hospital or doc right away. It is very important. You might feel fine but that could be masking something.

Please go to the hospital.

Add, right after the collision you experience shock, your body goes into survival mode, people can walk away with spinal cord injuries only to become paralyzed later. Over the next few weeks, pay very close attention to what your body tells you.

Start keeping a journal of your physical condition, aches and pains, that sort of thing. You'll thank yourself later for doing it.

We always worry about the bike, to heck with it, they made more than one.

Even a slow collision can do lots of damage not immediately apparent.

There are lots of Norges, only one Jeff Olson.

[JeffOlson]

Add, right after the collision you experience shock, your body goes into survival mode, people can walk away with spinal cord injuries only to become paralyzed later. Over the next few weeks, pay very close attention to what your body tells you.

Start keeping a journal of your physical condition, aches and pains, that sort of thing. You'll thank yourself later for doing it.

We always worry about the bike, to heck with it, they made more than one.

Even a slow collision can do lots of damage not immediately apparent.

There are lots of Norges, only one Jeff Olson.

Thanks! You are right. I will keep an eye on things. Right now, "It's just a flesh wound."

The thing I am really dreading is telling my wife...

[Rough Edge racing]

 Jeff, I worked at a school bus garage fro about 4 years around 1980.....Drivers run into the big yellow things all the time, truly amazing and it was before cell phones......You just happened to be in the way....
 If the school bus stop is a dangerous situation that at least in part may have contributed to the accident , then you should try to report it somehow...
 Good luck... and hoping you wife will hug you and you won't get hit with a frying pan for riding a Murdercycle   

[O]

Glad you're able to walk away from this, but definitely get checked out, at least by your PCP.  If you got air, you could likely have a concussion.  When something similar happened to me, I waited until after seeing my Dr. to tell my wife.     You may not want to go that route.

[JeffOlson]

Jeff, I worked at a school bus garage fro about 4 years around 1980.....Drivers run into the big yellow things all the time, truly amazing and it was before cell phones......You just happened to be in the way....
 If the school bus stop is a dangerous situation that at least in part may have contributed to the accident , then you should try to report it somehow...
 Good luck... and hoping you wife will hug you and you won't get hit with a frying pan for riding a Murdercycle   

Ha! She may indeed have something to say about riding motorcycles...

[canuguzzi]

Thanks! You are right. I will keep an eye on things. Right now, "It's just a flesh wound."

The thing I am really dreading is telling my wife...

Bet your wife won't care about the bike but will be thrilled and thankful you are OK. You could have been in a smart car and probably 2" thick so in a way, being on a bike saved your bacon. Spin it man, spin it.

[oldbike54]

Ha! She may indeed have something to say about riding motorcycles...

 Hmm , maybe the old " Honey , I just lost all of our money" routine will work . After you reassure her that the money is still around , then mention the incident 

  Dusty

[Demar]

I'm thinking of getting this blinking brake light module.

http://www.signaldynamics.com/backoffwigwag

[JeffOlson]

Yes, sometimes fessing up to my better half is harder than getting hit from behind... She's coming to my office to join me for lunch in about 30 minutes.

"Honey, could I get a ride home from you tonight?"
"What? Why?"
"Well, I could get a cab if it is too much trouble..."

[jas67]

I'm thinking of getting this blinking brake light module.

http://www.signaldynamics.com/backoffwigwag

Get the Photon P3 LED stop lights w/ controller.

These things are BRIGHT and also flash when your brake is first applied.   They also have a version that adds turn signal function, and (also included in the base model) have a hazard light mode, great for bikes without hazard lights.

I just added these to my F800GT, and am so impressed with them that I want them on all my bikes.

And, for those looks-conscious people, they're quite inconspicuous when the bike is turned off.
 

[Chuck in Indiana]

One of my biggest fears, too. Glad to see you are (probably) ok, but as people are saying.. get checked out. One other thing. Her insurance company will want you to sign your rights away. Don't sign anything until you *know* you are all right.

[JeffOlson]

One of my biggest fears, too. Glad to see you are (probably) ok, but as people are saying.. get checked out. One other thing. Her insurance company will want you to sign your rights away. Don't sign anything until you *know* you are all right.

Absolutely! I will make sure I am okay before I sign away my rights and settle. That is an important reminder.

My best friend is a partner is a large SF law firm, and he settled too quickly, before he was healed. Needed surgery afterwards!

[Lannis]

I'm thinking of getting this blinking brake light module.

http://www.signaldynamics.com/backoffwigwag

I suppose you do what you can.

But if the woman can't see a 30,000 pound, 11 foot tall school bus with red flashing lights and strobes all over it, she's probably not going to see your 800 pound rider and motorcycle even if it had a fire-breathing dragon on the back .....

Lannis

[Chuck in Indiana]

I suppose you do what you can.

But if the woman can't see a 30,000 pound, 11 foot tall school bus with red flashing lights and strobes all over it, she's probably not going to see your 800 pound rider and motorcycle even if it had a fire-breathing dragon on the back .....

Lannis

Sad but true.  That's actually one of the things I like about SoCal. I can sit or ride *between* cars, lessening the chance of getting rear ended. Lane splitting is safer, as far as I'm concerned.

[zedXmick]

Glad you're here to tell us about. Like everyone else says,go get checked out! Best of luck with the wife.

[JeffOlson]

Thanks again, everyone!

My wife was very understanding. She will let me get another motorcycle if the Norge is totaled.

By the way, here are some pics (I took the top case off since it has a bunch of my gear in it):

[Chuck in Indiana]

That'll buff out..