Thursday morning i was scooting to work down Irvine Center Drive / Edinger Avenue nearing the underpass for Jamoboree in Irvine, CA. Traffic was slowing and the last thing I remember was checking my mirrors and looking over my shoulder to change lanes...
The next thing I remember is waking up in an ambulance heading to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana. In the emergency room I had a quick flash of being bumped by a silver car but that's it. I think maybe I tried to change lanes from the right to middle lanes while a car tried to change lanes from the left to center lane. Basically, from what I can remember I was side swiped and the driver of the car got away. According to the police he took off so fast none of the witnesses could get the plate number.
Lucky for me the damages to myelf and the scooter should easy to heal. I broke my left shoulder and probably fractured a couple of ribs. I have a couple spots of road rash on my left ankle and knee. Everything on the scooter inlcuding my black mac book was recovered by the police, towing company, or EMTs. I haven't seen the scooter yet, but reports say there are only a few scratches and the rear left panel was cracked.
The part that annoys me most is that I just finished painting, chopping, and reupholstering the Met. It was starting to look pretty cool. You can see the changes I had made here:
http://totalruckus.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=22820
I will post some pictures of the damage to the Met tomorrow when I can take them in the light. In the mean time I just want to warn everyone out there to be careful. No matter how much attention you might be paying to the road, other people aren't watching out for you.
On a side note, if anyone has the left rear panel for a met they are looking to let go for cheap, please let me know. Doesn't matter what color, I'm going to paint it black anyway.
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