Saturday, 24 August 2019

Rethinking my entire life.


Riding back from a Friday night bar shift at 3:00 AM just an hour ago. Sitting at a stop light with no cars around, save an SUV that pulls up to my left. Down roll two windows. In the front seat are TWO plump ladies sat one on top the other. AND in the back seat, at least 3 more ladies. In the drivers seat another. They yell something drunkenly at me, laughing and pointing. I ignore them, waiting for the light to change. They don’t appreciate my ignoring them so they start getting angry. I worry, as the light isn’t changing, that they might escalate this or follow me if I go straight. I turn right at the red light hoping to make some distance. Immediately they change course and pursue..... very fast. Seeing them accelerating toward me at a frightening rate, I gun it, trying to not get hit. Tight turn comes up, wet asphalt.... shit, losing traction, lay bike down? No they might still run me over if I don’t keep moving, try to brake? No I’ll lose traction... shit shit shit..... I stand the bike straight up, run right into a parking lot entrance curb that has the perfect angle to launch me relatively gently from the road I’m on, to another road about 10 feet lower in elevation, and about 100 feet across a grassy patch. To my left is a light pole and electrical box, to my right is a parked car, beneath me is a ditch. I SLAM into the new road. Nothing hurts, the bike is still rolling and running fine... I drive home. Get off my bike.At this point I realize that either God exists or I am literally the luckiest person I’ve ever met. This entire situation was horrible from every angle EXCEPT the exact trajectory and velocity that my little Honda Shadow so happened to posses.I should be dead. I know this. I’m terrified. I don’t know what to say or do or think. Im an agnostic but I just don’t understand the statistical insanity that I just underwent.Drunk drivers are scary. So are motorcycles.I’m not going to stop riding, but I just need to chill for a minute. Hug everyone you love.Edit: typos and also to add “edit: typos and also to add ‘edit:typos and also to add.............” via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/cuquml/rethinking_my_entire_life/?utm_source=ifttt

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