An never-ending thank you to the man following behind my husband's motorcycle
yesterday traveling northbound on Rt 13 at approximately 5:45 pm. Following a
safe distance behind the motorcycle along with his quick reflexes, this man was
able to quickly stop his car without running over my husband and his motorcycle
as it skidded and crashed leaving my husband rolling in the highway at 30 mph.
The motorcycle continued to slide in front of my husband for possibly forty feet
before stopping in the highway in front of McDonalds. With quick thinking, this
man was able to stop his car and then quickly blocked both lanes of traffic to
keep my husband safe from the traffic behind them.
The impulsive college bicyclist who failed to see the motorcycle, traveled from
the center of the highway, directly across the northbound lane of Rt 13 and into
the path of a motorcycle going 30 mph. Unexpectedly, this young man placed his
bicycle and himself in immediate, severe danger and only a few feet in front of
the oncoming motorcycle. With great skill and only a moment to react, my husband
avoided hitting the bicyclist.
Thank you so much to those that stopped to help my husband as the bicyclist
quickly rode away.
Ilene Richardson
Salisbury
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Wow, NICE WORK. It's so dangerous out there on the streets and glad your husband and those that followed were paying close attention! Also happy no one was killed, remember drivers, riders and walkers ALWAYS pay attention.
ReplyDeleteGod bless. Sometimes good things just happen to good people...
ReplyDeleteI ride and know Motorcycles are harder to see than the other vehicles. However, once you see it and realize you caused it to crash it would be nice if you'd stop and offer to help.
ReplyDeleteI am glad your husband is OK, and two thumbs up to the person in the car behind him.
ReplyDeleteNow to the coward bicyclist that ran off, what goes around comes around!
Next time you might not be so fortunate.
The University has to do something with these students who have no regard for the traffic laws. In several instances I have had these students run out in front of the car, not in a cross walk, or at a light but mid highway. If they get hit its always the drivers fault. Its about time either the University or the Salisbury PD start issuing tickets for Jwalking.
ReplyDeleteIt is not only the walkers but the bicyclists and scooters as well, most of all who are still not wearing helmets.
I live near SU, and the new fad among the SU cyclists is riding on the wrong side of the road, i.e., against traffic rather than with it. I don't know about you, but I get a little freaked when a bike comes toward me on the right. Last week, a girl turning right from Onley Rd. on to S. Division crossed S. Division to head north in the southbound lane.
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