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Re: Day from Hell



Sorry to hear of Richards crash, hope he's back, as good as new soon.
I know what you mean about riding with loved ones. My son rides with me
often, both off and on road and I find myself "concerned".
God Bless and Happy New Year
Mark"Big Dawg"Hanke






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From: Richard & Lisa White <RedRiders@xxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, December 31, 2000 10:03 PM
Subject: Day from Hell


>Well, today the weather in Houston was forcasted to be cold, cloudy, and
>a chance of rain, increasing as the day went on.  We were unable to meet
>with our usual Sunday morning group at 9:00 a.m. because Richard's
>sister was in from out of town and did not leave our house until 10:00
>a.m.  We then leasurly got ready for a ride.  We knew there was a chance
>we'd get rained on, but thought we could get in an hour or two before we
>would need to head home, so off we went.
>
>We headed out of Houston on FM 249 and exited Spring Cypress where we
>got gas and headed left towards Grant road.  There are some interesting
>roads out that way and some neighborhoods we wanted to look at since
>we're house hunting.  Of course, it started to mist.  We got behind one
>of those cars that thinks its the only thing on the road and obviously
>hunting its destination.  Well, Richard was in front.  The car was
>slowing down and the damn thing basically stops, with no blinkers on
>(two lane road, no shoulder, in the wet).  Richard had just made a
>little glance to the left and looked back to see the brake lights,
>grabbed too much front brake, locked it and went down on his right, onto
>the asphalt, and into the ditch!  It happened so fast! I locked up my
>rear wheel because he scared me to death!!  By the time I got parked,
>two men were already over to Richard.  I went and turned his poor bike
>off, and ran to him!  Of course, the bikes are in the middle of the
>street.  It was not two minutes and a cop was there, very concerned
>about Richard, as I was.  It was obvious that something was wrong with
>his upper right arm/shoulder, and it was hell on him to get up so he
>could be put on the gurney and into the ambulance.  They wanted to put a
>back board on him, but the pain would have killed him, and it was
>obvious there was nothing wrong with his back.
>
>To make a long story short, he has a broken humerous, not too far from
>the joint.  It is currently aligned correctly.  We are to go back on
>Wednesday for more X-rays.  If the alignment has changed, it means
>surgery to pin it.  Luckily, he was wearing his helmet, or we would not
>have to be concerned about his arm.  Still, even though the helmet took
>a hard wack (Richard bit his lip), there is not a mark on it.  We're
>getting a new one anyway.  He had on his Hein Gehrike leathers, and Sidi
>boots.  I can't help but think that had he gotten something with armour
>in it, it may have prevented this.  Whether he likes it or not, winter
>Vanson leathers or an Aerostich are in his immediate future.
>
>The bike is cosmetically damaged, from what I can tell. Mania will need
>to check out the front end, however.  Plastic on the right side will
>need to be replaced, as well as the scratched can.  Luckily no panniers
>were involved.  It could have been worse.  My brother-in-law and his
>wife went back with me to get the bike and load it up.  Though it would
>probably run, I didn't want to start it again since it ran on its side
>for a little while.  Best to let the shop look at it first.  My main
>concern, though is Richard, I hope none of you who ride with someone you
>dearly love ever have to see what I saw. . . . . .  Let us just say,
>I've told him I don't want to go through that again.
>
>To add insult to injury, on my ride back home in the rain--Richard rode
>with his brother--I picked up a screw in my back tire--and I heard it!
>Luckily it was not too far from home, and I only had a few more turns.
>
>Be careful out there, and if you don't have armour, get it!!!  I don't
>know that it would have prevented this--we'll never know--but you won't
>have to worry about whether you could have done more.  Also watch your
>following distances . . . .
>
>At midnight, let's say that the slate is wiped clean, and we begin a
>brand new, hopefully crash free year . . . .
>
>Lisa
>
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