>>1049736My two worst road-rash wrecks were both less than two miles from the garage. One was a block away.
>Make a right turn onto a main street in town>Turn into right lane, merge into left>Minivan also made a right-turn behind me, is now at my 5-oclock>Jeep in oncoming left-turn lane "doesn't see me", enters the intersection i'm about 10 feet away from>stops, perpendicular to me, in my lane, when he sees me approaching with a minivan behind me in the other lane>I swing over hoping to squeak by into the oncoming left-turn-lane, but don't have room between the concrete median... end up colliding with his rear wheel/quarter-panel>minivan drives past in front of jeep, no incident, but stops and checks me out>Helmet knocked against the ground, jacket took most of the abrasion>Cheap knee guard I was wearing under my jeans spun around and I got some roadrash/gravel in my knee>Bike was damaged but rideable>tfw dirt bikes crash pretty well>Minimal damage to jeep>File insurance claim that week>dude lies to his insurance co about what happened>back and forth in court for about a year>i won (well, my insurance company won...)Broke even on that repair bill. Shop did the estimate, took them two tries to get it right, and they still missed some things I found out after I got the claim check.
>also why I ride with a helmet camera nowAnother time I was doing a lap around the block after an oil change. Rear tire spun out on a corner and down I went ... that one fucked up my arm for a while. No jacket, since I was just going around the block. Did have my garage helmet on (old MX helmet I keep in there for that reason).
I've crashed a lot, and crashed pretty hard many times off-road, and the gear I wear has served me well many times.
