Ouch!!!

[Shipster]

So I came into work tonight and another officer says that I have to look at these pics, since I ride a motorcycle. He has some copies of X-rays that are from his wife's son's left leg. He was on a motorcycle (no idea what kind - don't think it matters) and was going through an intersection (he had the green) and a car ran the red light and slammed into his left side. The pics show his leg broken in NUMEROUS places, including little bits of bone broken off from the rest, and enough metal and screws in it that I'm guessing the doctor must have stolen his kid's Erector set and put it in this guy's leg. It was very sobering to see. I just figured I'd mention it - don't guess it hurts if we are reminded from time to time that we always need to be mindful of cages. One driver's "oops!" can cause a lifetime of "Ouch!" for a rider. Ride safe everybody!

[JokerZwild]

YIIIKES! I bet life is suckin for him ATM!

[Shipster]

YIIIKES! I bet life is suckin for him ATM!

Yeah, I just called the officer to ask him about the guy, and he said the docs are saying he "should" regain total use of his leg IN A COUPLE OF YEARS!!! He was in the hospital for two weeks, and will still have to have several surgeries. He also has to strap his leg into some type of device that flexes his knee, and he is supposed to use it 8 hours a day. All that because some idiot ran a red light. I'd be going nuts if I couldn't be out riding

[JokerZwild]

Time to place that call to DOOWE CHEATUM & HOW!!!! I see a pay day comming!

[Enjay386]

Yikes. Yeah, this story is an example that even if you have the right of way you still have to be on guard.

[CenCalKat]

One driver's "oops!" can cause a lifetime of "Ouch!" for a rider. Ride safe everybody!

AMEN to that!

[HexKrak]

Yikes. Yeah, this story is an example that even if you have the right of way you still have to be on guard.

+1(with a lot of zeros after it)

[acraze]

man that sucks, wonder what the guy that ran the red light think when he learnt he pretty much crippled an officers kid?

[tdrcomm]

Time to place that call to DOOWE CHEATUM & HOW!!!! I see a pay day comming!

No freakin' joke!

That is harsh! Prayers going out to the kid for strength to get through what will undoubtedly a long and painful rehab.

I had surgery for a leg injury back in '85. My roommate was in for a bike accident that happened three months earlier. He was riding a friends bike up and down his street and was t-boned in a RESIDENTIAL INTERSECTION! He was doing no more than 25 mph. Car hit him at 35. Broke his ankle in a couple of places.

The doctors did surgery and set with pins, THEN PLASTER CAST IT! After a couple days they noticed they couldn't bring his temp down. Put him on some more meds for another week, still no change. Another doctor came in on a consult, took one look at the readings then frantically had the nurses cut the cast off. The original doc had cast without double checking the foot and missed a half inch open cut on the underside of the heel. Turned gangrene and ate off half of his foot to the bone in the cast. One nurse passed out when she saw it and another puked her guts out from the stench.

Yeah, he got PAID! Still walks with a limp but owns his own record production company now. Never asked Carlos if it was worth it in the end, but I really think he'd rather have his foot back doing his old job at UPS.

[Kfreak]

It's always that darn left turn that stupid people make trying to either beat another car or a light.

[Dfurgi]

+1 awareness

[Wild-Bill]

Time to place that call to DOOWE CHEATUM & HOW!!!! I see a pay day comming!

Only problem with that is that the moron who hit him won't have to pay. Their insurance company will which means that you and I will through higher rates!

[sassyduck]

Intersections make me nervous...especially at rush hour.

I hope he does get full use of his leg in the near future.

[gazoo]

i'm always paranoid at intersections . even when i have the lite i try to have a cover like a bus or truck next to me if it's a two laner . if not my head is always scanning for idiots .

[ferrucci86]

is it really worth hurting or killing any one just to save a couple extra seconds, i mean come on, this should make people wake up and realize we shouldn't be in a rush all the time live day by day and life won't pass you by, live to learn to love.