Vilda's Comments

I know the feeling well. I have been in ten car related accidents myself over the last 25 years. The last one for me sent me to the hospital in a meat-wagon. I got hit by a druken 1 minute after midnight back in 1999. She clipped me going about 50 mph. I was thrown over the bars and landed face down. The speed limit was posted at 20 mph. Witness said she never even fu*king stopped. I had broke my helmet in four places, broke my glases, tore out part of my beard, sprained my wrist in 3 places, blooded my nose, cut my upper lip, bruised ribs, broke the ceramic plate on the back on my bulletproof vest. Had I not had on the vest, I would have been dead or completely paralezed according to the ER doctor with the impact forces sustained. Cars and bikes do not mix. I wear a vest since I had a problem back in 1995. I was shot in March of 1996 while riding back from Milkwaukee in South Racine. I was mistaken for a cop by some kids at 3:30 a.m. They hit me with a shotgun at 70 yards. They fired at me 3 or 4 times. It was buck shot. First hit the top of my helmet, 2 in the left shoulder. Last hit me in upper back. I got lucky. I had on a lot of layers on and only sustained burns, and blunt force trama. The clothes were shreded. My full face helmet saved my head. 3 plus weeks of pain, pissing blood, and no bike riding. I tell people to never ride this area at night. The cops are even scared to patrol here. They send 5 squads on a standard call at night. Safety in numbers seems to apply here. Hope you are riding by Spring if not sooner.