Motorcycle accident
It happend. It happened on my birthday. I crashed the bike on my way back home after a day of riding. I was alone. I was on the Meadowbrook heading north and took the exit for Hempstead Turnpike heading east. There is a pretty long off ramp and I punched the throttle too much. I didn't anticipate the curve left up ahead. When I approached it I pulled the front break too hard and the front wheel locked up. The bike did a wobble and I went down going about 30 to 40 mph. I went down on my left side and slid with the bike for about 20 feet. As soon as I stopped I shot up and ran over to the grass on the side of the road. I was in a bit of shock and disbelief that this had just happened. I was pissed. I ripped my helmet off and tossed it. I checked my left arm and saw that it was bloody from road rash so I covered it up with my sleeve. I checked the bike and saw that the bike's left engine cover was cracked and was leaking oil. All of the oil from the engine drained out. I still couldn't believe what had just happened. I left the bike where it was and called Geico. I was on the phone for about 10 minutes with them and they put me in touch with a towing service. The towing service said they would take an hour to get there. I don't even think he understood where exactly I was. So, I figured it would take more than an hour because he was not going to find me right away. I contemplated arriving back to my house in a flatbed truck with the bike. I didn't like that picture. They had also told me that it was going to cost close to $200 bucks to tow this thing 5 miles with a couple of extra fees added on to that cost. I didn't want to wait there and I didn't want to show up at home like that. I decided to pick up the bike and walk it back to my house. I cleaned myself off and picked the bike up off the road and out of the huge pool of oil. I started the walk back.
I suppose it was a combination of pride and a way to work out my aggression. The trek back home was exhausting. I got home after 3 hours and pulled the bike into the garage just as I normally would. I washed up and sat down for dinner with my parents but I couldn't really eat. I started to get nervous about the pain coming from my abdominal area. I told my parents about the accident and asked my mom to take me to the ER.
I had a CAT scan done and an X-ray of my arm taken. Everything was fine and I was back home at 4am.
I stayed home from work the next day to rest. I iced down all day and thought about the accident. I was lucky I didn't seriously hurt my self. I just got bruised and scraped. Also I was lucky I was not riding anyone on the back.
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