08-03-2019, 01:28 PM
Today I found out what REALLY happened.
Today I went out to the accident site and talked to the landowner. He is not a first-hand witness but he gave me details about the accident scene after it happened.
There were two objective witnesses in a car that was following me. They were taking photographs at the accident site as well as was the mail delivery driver. The two witnesses also gave a statement to the police.
What happened was the mail delivery driver was driving very slowly with his hazard lights flashing in his civilian car. I had the dotted white line in my lane which gives me permission to pass him when safe to do so. I often see slow drivers with hazards flashing on country roads ... slow-moving farm equipment, lost drivers, etc.
Note that on many American cars the hazard lights stop flashing when you apply the brake pedal. So when I came up on the mail delivery driver I don't know if his lights were actually flashing or if he was applying the brakes in preparation for the turn which would cause the hazard lights to stop flashing. It would have been safer if he indicated a left turn.
As I was passing him in the left lane he made a surprising left turn into the driveway. I managed to swerve left around him to avoid a collision and onto the slanted grass of the property. My motorcycle continued on the grass.
I applied the brakes but they probably locked up on the slick slanted grass surface. I fell to the right off the motorcycle and the motorcycle continued forward on its side until the headlight area struck a road sign which stopped its progress. The sign broke at the base and fell over. I found several broken pieces of headlight near the base of the sign.
People came to my aid and apparently I was sitting upright and seemed okay with minor bleeding on my arm and pain in my shoulder. The property owner offered me some water. But eventually I lay down unconscious.
Oh, and I did NOT ride in a helicopter to the hospital ... whew! That would have been very expensive.
Here is an updated diagram of the scene:
![[Image: 0178f00359c8b21ebb0967e1bf290477.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201908/0178f00359c8b21ebb0967e1bf290477.jpg)
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... exactly! And if I was dead they would have been fishing for gold fillings.
2. So far advice from lawyers is plead no contest and request permission to take defensive driving class to get the ticket dismissed and off my record. Justice gets punched in the gut on this one. My killer Dallas traffic lawyer doesn't do Grayson County.
3. That's a real headscratcher.
4. Yes, hence the Samurider tall seat ... if I was shorter I would have gone for a Suzuki SV 650 and still be driving a Mazda MX-5. Leather jacket hunting was a pain but Triumph jackets seem tailored to longer arms.
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Here's a video of the interview with the landowner on Google photos. Not sure how well it streams ...
[url=https://photos.app.goo.gl/ys32GiTPUqbo4zZe7]ZBILLSTER'S ACCIDENT DOCUMENTARY
Today I went out to the accident site and talked to the landowner. He is not a first-hand witness but he gave me details about the accident scene after it happened.
There were two objective witnesses in a car that was following me. They were taking photographs at the accident site as well as was the mail delivery driver. The two witnesses also gave a statement to the police.
What happened was the mail delivery driver was driving very slowly with his hazard lights flashing in his civilian car. I had the dotted white line in my lane which gives me permission to pass him when safe to do so. I often see slow drivers with hazards flashing on country roads ... slow-moving farm equipment, lost drivers, etc.
Note that on many American cars the hazard lights stop flashing when you apply the brake pedal. So when I came up on the mail delivery driver I don't know if his lights were actually flashing or if he was applying the brakes in preparation for the turn which would cause the hazard lights to stop flashing. It would have been safer if he indicated a left turn.
As I was passing him in the left lane he made a surprising left turn into the driveway. I managed to swerve left around him to avoid a collision and onto the slanted grass of the property. My motorcycle continued on the grass.
I applied the brakes but they probably locked up on the slick slanted grass surface. I fell to the right off the motorcycle and the motorcycle continued forward on its side until the headlight area struck a road sign which stopped its progress. The sign broke at the base and fell over. I found several broken pieces of headlight near the base of the sign.
People came to my aid and apparently I was sitting upright and seemed okay with minor bleeding on my arm and pain in my shoulder. The property owner offered me some water. But eventually I lay down unconscious.
Oh, and I did NOT ride in a helicopter to the hospital ... whew! That would have been very expensive.
Here is an updated diagram of the scene:
(08-02-2019, 10:44 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: Jeez. "Is he still breathing? Good, I'll leave a ticket."
It appears yet another inconvenience that you don't need, even if the citation is inadequate.
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So if driver is not Hispanic or white, then what are they?
You are a tall dude Bill.
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... exactly! And if I was dead they would have been fishing for gold fillings.2. So far advice from lawyers is plead no contest and request permission to take defensive driving class to get the ticket dismissed and off my record. Justice gets punched in the gut on this one. My killer Dallas traffic lawyer doesn't do Grayson County.
3. That's a real headscratcher.
4. Yes, hence the Samurider tall seat ... if I was shorter I would have gone for a Suzuki SV 650 and still be driving a Mazda MX-5. Leather jacket hunting was a pain but Triumph jackets seem tailored to longer arms.
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Here's a video of the interview with the landowner on Google photos. Not sure how well it streams ...
[url=https://photos.app.goo.gl/ys32GiTPUqbo4zZe7]ZBILLSTER'S ACCIDENT DOCUMENTARY