Texting and Driving

"Katsumoto" (katsumoto)
05/31/2017 at 21:08 • Filed to: None

If you do that, you need about 5 12ga slugs in your head.

Was out riding my bike and got hit by someone texting and driving. Luckily I am fine. My riding gear, helmet, gloves, armored jacket, pants and boots helped some.

But the worst is done to my poor bike. My right knee is bleeding but im at the hospital getting it looked at.

I took the stupid bitches phone and threw it. Even after she got out she kept texting with it. Another wonderful lady, saw it all and told the cop what happened.

The girl whined to the cops about me throwing her phone the cop said it wasnt his problem. He then told me I shouldn’t have done it but its understandable.

The girl was 17, driving mommy’s car. Which now has a GSXR rear wheel in the front bumper.

I was on my way to sell it to a guy so I could buy my next bike, which is on order at the dealership. The buyer just said he’ll find another and hope I get better.

Well its a dual PSA,hang the fuck up and drive, and riding gear can really help.

Heres a pic of what my next bike will look like. A black 17 CBR1000RR

DISCUSSION (33)

boredalways > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:14

Glad you are alright.

Hopefully insurance will pay out quickly and you can get your next bike.

And possibly part out your wrecked bike.

wiffleballtony > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:14

Or 5 12 pound Banana Slugs to the head

Chariotoflove > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:19

Thank goodness you’re okay. Texting drivers are a modern day plague. They should have their licenses suspended for each confirmed incidence.

WilliamsSW > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:30

Glad you’re ok.

And - she hits you while texting and had the nerve to bitch about you throwing her phone? Wtf??? Fucking idiot.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:30

Glad you’re okay, I’d threaten to sue her parents unless she delivers a hand written 5000 word appology listing reasons why texting and driving is wrong and various statistics regarding deaths related to texting while driving.

Make the dumb little retard actually learn something.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > wiffleballtony
05/31/2017 at 21:32

I love banana slugs!

fintail > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:33

That’s why I won’t ride on metro Seattle/Vancouver/Portland area streets anymore. Not worth the risk, I’ve had too many close calls and seen too many incidents. We have a new law about phone holding too, which will be enforced with the same zeal as crosswalk and turn signal laws (read: not at all).

Urambo Tauro > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:36

Throwing that phone must have felt SO GOOD.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:36

If you didn’t stick the landing, I’ll be very disappointed. /s

Kinja'd!!!

QCGoose > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:42

Damn man, glad you’re alright!

bob and john > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 21:56

sorry to hear.

hope the insurance works out fast enough, and you can still get the CBR. looks ACE in black and red.

sidenote: I would have thrown the phone AT her and if the cop asked: It hit her when she hit me. I didnt do anything

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
05/31/2017 at 22:12

The problem is that they won’t learn a damn thing. Hell, kids don’t learn anything in government schools, so why would this be any different?

Revoking her license until 21? Yeah, I’d be behind that.

Katsumoto > bob and john
05/31/2017 at 22:22

Yea Ive always loved a black CBR. Just got the gixxer because it was cheap.

The new bike isnt going to be affected by the wreck.

Katsumoto > boredalways
05/31/2017 at 22:23

New bike wont be affected by this.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
05/31/2017 at 22:23

Humiliation teaches, inconvenience teaches, having to spend a couple of days admitting you’re wrong and the reasons why should drive the point home.

bob and john > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 22:23

awesome.

I cant do another black bike. i’ve had like 4 or 5. I need something else

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 22:35

I’m of the opinion that texting while driving (or more generally, driving while distracted) really should be punished as follows:

1st offense: Moving violation, $1000 fine.
2nd offense: Misdemeanor, $1000 fine and six month license suspension.
3rd offense: Felony conviction, $10,000 fine or one year in jail plus license revocation.
Any offense which results in serious bodily injury or death: Felony, $10,000 fine or up to 2 years in jail plus license revocation.

Sure people are going to say it’s harsh, but that’s the damn point ! You make a conscious decision to pick up the phone and start texting with it.

Don’t want to fork out major cash to the government and have your driving license suspended or revoked? Then don’t fucking text behind the wheel of a car.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
05/31/2017 at 22:44

I particularly want to see more license revocations. Also, maybe there should also be a “shame list” at the county courthouse or on the local news of the people who get convicted of texting while driving.

I mean, if the CRV lady of Topeka can have a Facebook group, then this is nothing.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > Katsumoto
05/31/2017 at 22:46

Shit sucks. Same thing happened to me on the 675R last fall though It sounds like yours was far worse than mine.

Katsumoto > Urambo Tauro
05/31/2017 at 22:53

I threw it as hard as i could. It did feel good.

wiffleballtony > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
06/01/2017 at 00:07

Especially when stepped on at night with no shoes

Manny05x > Katsumoto
06/01/2017 at 08:16

Dude this sucks people on their phone piss me off because i ride also. I feel like she should had been arrested. Btw that Honda so sexy.

Katsumoto > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
06/01/2017 at 11:42

Can you be my congress man?

Im fine just a few stitches and bumps and scratches.

Katsumoto > bob and john
06/01/2017 at 11:46

My gixxer was blue and white. My CBR is black and red.

My next bike after the CBR will be a harley. That XR1200 almost made me buy it. The harley dealer by me has a beautiful one in this old school paint. Its someone who works there bike.

Katsumoto > fintail
06/01/2017 at 11:50

Was just about to turn onto the main road from my neighborhood.

But 25 mph into the ass end of a bike didnt feel good.

I have to buy new riding pants. The ones I was wearing last night are trashed.

fintail > Katsumoto
06/01/2017 at 13:05

That’s my fear, I don’t want to have it end by being rear-ended by an airhead in a random CUV (it’d probably be a Lexus RX for me). Just too much risk here with dense traffic, lackluster enforcement, and many drivers who are either new to it or just unfit.

Textile pants or kevlar jeans?

Katsumoto > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/01/2017 at 13:05

I didnt. Was about to take off, and got hit. I did slam my helmet into the hood out of anger.

I figured since the hood was trashed itwouldnt matter.

Katsumoto > fintail
06/01/2017 at 16:39

I had textile because when I bought them it was the only size that fit me.

I plan on going kevlar next though. I was hit by an Accord.

Katsumoto > Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
06/01/2017 at 16:42

The bike got trashed but I managed to limp away. Got some stitches in my knee.
But other than a little limp, I’m fine.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Katsumoto
06/01/2017 at 18:34

That sounds...really dirty...I mean, who really wants to play in the swamp that is a state capitol building or Washington, DC with all the covfefe?

I’m glad that there are no broken bones. I’ve spilled my Triumph before and walked away with only a few scuffs.

fintail > Katsumoto
06/02/2017 at 00:00

If you have 9 lives, you just used one of them :)

I have some Kevlar jeans, and had a low speed incident a few years ago. No injury, even the jeans were fine.

Katsumoto > fintail
06/02/2017 at 06:15

I’ve been in quite a few accidents.

Ive used most of my 9 lives. Had 3 back surgeries, a neck surgery, and my right hip.

Doesnt stop me though. Got a plum crazy charger hellcat and a soon to be black and red CBR.

My car accidents is what made me get riding gear. Made sure I was safe. Some money on gear was worth every penny.

fintail > Katsumoto
06/02/2017 at 09:49

Good luck out there. Maybe you have a few more lives left.

I haven’t had more than a bumper scratch since I was 16, but I’ve been a passenger in a rough car crash. All bike stuff has been my own error, and always at low speeds when goofing off. But, my street riding days here are now going to be mostly limited to early weekend mornings, or the track. Too congested, too many distracted morons, not enough real enforcement. Until the LEO sector decides to use their golden discretion to go after these offenders, it is only going to get worse. We need more severe fines, and IMO, progressive fines.

I’ve had a couple AMG cars, but I am over it now - no fun idling in traffic sucking down the fuel. Maybe I am getting old. I’d like a new hypermotard, but I am otherwise fine with more gentle bikes like a Monster or SV.

I always laugh when people try to cut corners on a helmet.