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Old 05-27-2006, 03:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
Fourth gear and illegal
 
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Default A muffler hit me in the head!!

I was heading down the highway earlier today on my way to a friend's graduation ceremony. I was rolling along in the right lane doing about 75 or so and coming up on a full size van in the left. I see up the road some sort of pipe laying across his lane, well apparently he didn't see it. He ran right over that thing, and it popped up in the air, started spinning, and came across into my lane. I ducked down and headed for the far right side of the lane but it glanced off the top of my helmet. Gave me a little headache but that was it! Luckily nobody behind me hit it. D Klein, that's crazy that you and me both get hit with mufflers within a couple of days. Makes you wonder, what the heck are people's exhaust systems doing chilling in the middle of the highway? lol.

Then on the way home a semi jacknifed in front of me and went through the concrete barrier, where a car proceeded to run into the trailer. Luckily (and how I don't know) nobody was seriously injured.

Stay safe out there guys, Memorial Day Weekend is a dangerous weekend to be riding!