A Helping Hand
How your donations help fellow
riders:
In May of
2009, a fellow biker from VT was
traveling in North Carolina and was
involved in a serious bike accident. Far
from home, he went off the road and his
bike flipped end-over-end, throwing him
into the ditch, hard. The bike was a
total wreck, and B suffered a broken
shoulder and a ruptured spleen which
ended up being removed. B's wife hopped
on the first plane she could get and
ended up staying there for many days
while B recuperated from his injuries
enough to make the trip back to Vermont
by car. Needless to say there were many
unplanned out-of-pocket expenses and we
here at the Moose Foundation were happy
that we could help cover some of those
expenses and ease the financial burden
just a little bit. We're even happier to
report that B has himself a new bike, a
few well-healed scars, and several
thousand more accident-free miles under
his belt this year!
In
July of 2009, I personally came upon the
scene of a motorcycle accident involving
a friend of mine who happens to be a
Service Technician at our local
Harley-Davidson dealer. It's a bad
feeling coming upon any accident, a
worse feeling when it's a motorcycle
accident, and probably the worst when
you recognize the down motorcycle- Your
breakfast turns instantly to cement in
your lower gut.
K was on his way to work on a beautiful
sunny morning, minding his own business
and enjoying the ride when an old truck
just two cars ahead completely lost its
front wheel at about 35 mph. Needless to
say, the truck stopped almost instantly
as the wheel-less spindle dug into the
pavement. K saw the wheel careen into
the lane of oncoming traffic, narrowly
missing an oncoming car which skidded to
a stop just in time to avoid a head-on
collision with an 80-pound front wheel
assembly. Even as K is watching the
errant wheel, and trying to process just
what the hell is going on, he's grabbing
every bit of brake he can (enough to
bend his handlebars) and trying to avoid
the car directly in front of him that
screeched to a halt to avoid hitting the
truck. He didn't have quite enough time
to stop, so he laid the bike down and
stopped literally an inch from the car's
rear bumper.
K was not hurt badly, but he did suffer
a nasty gash on his elbow and a
seriously bruised shoulder- both of
which required medical attention.
K has health insurance, but there were
deductibles to pay and he was stuck. K
came to us and asked for a little help
and once again we were able to oblige.
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