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December 04, 2004
The Wreck
So as you may know, Thailand is full of mopeds. It's a super economical way to get around and a ton of fun too. When I go back to the states I want one...but I don't want to be competing for road space with 2-ton SUVs all by myself. Thai people drive crazy...but they're used to dodging and weaving with motorbikes filling in every gap. The street lights in Thailand have visible timers next to them. No fancy sensors like in America that tend to go bad and leave you waiting at red lights for ten minutes late at night... You know exactly when it's going to change. This tends to be a bit dangerous though, as the young and reckless tend to jump the timer a bit and go when there are a few seconds left before the green. So this is where my story is heading...someone did that on a moped while I was on my moped going through the green light that only had a few seconds left. I was cruisin at about 45 KPH (a little under 30 MPH). They didn't look at all, even after I swerved behind them to avoid a full on collision. My braking and the sand on the road sent me into a slide and I knew the bike was going down. I bailed as carefully as I could to avoid getting creamed by my bike or anyone else and rolled and slid across the intersection...loosing my shoe in the process. I hobbled to the bike and pulled it off the road because the light was green and people were in a hurry to go. Seriously, no one got out to help, they were just trying to figure out how to get past me and on their merry way. A quick dash out to grab my shoe and then back to calm my nerves. Everything is okay, but I'm a little banged up. Here's a couple pictures to show the damage. My foot looks a bit worse underneith the sock, but it's all cosmetic damage, no broken bones or sprained joints or the like. I always wear a helmet and now drive even more carefully. Don't worry about me, be happy I'm not on crutches or worse. It was a good learning experience...which I seem to get plenty of in every catagory. Hah. Yay for life.
Posted by Tom Bodhi at December 4, 2004 03:28 AM
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Love the photo of your arm. Especially the POV and your expression. Oh, and you better watch your feet.
Posted by: gian at December 30, 2004 12:07 PM
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