So I'm out riding enjoying the first time I'm not wearing the rain gear to keep the cold out and a group of riders fly by me. I'm going about 80 myself and five bikes just fly by as if I was riding a pedal-powered bicycle. Not but 30 seconds later two zoom past. Couple more seconds and three zoom by. Next thing I know is I see two bikes laying on their sides going down the highway right in front me just a little ways up.
It was one of those circumstances where it happens so fast, but as soon as I saw them down the only thing I could think of is I have to stop the traffic behind me as we're on the highway. So I quickly flashed my breaks to get the attention of the SUV behind me and then immediately come to a stop ending up only about 4 feet behind the first biker. The best thing I could have done is simply swerved out of the way (for my own safety anyways). Had I done that, the SUV would have most likely not noticed the two laying in the road in time.
One of the riders involved I think took off and went on. I can only guess he probably didn't want to be there when the cops came maybe because of a record or been drinking some. But anyways. The other guy ended up with a road-rashed knee and some how his leg ended up wedged between his tire and the bike, probably broken at best. Some other bikers had came up and we carried him to the side of the road.
I stayed there until the cops came and then I took off right as they arrived. I really didn't want to be associated with this group in any way as I estimate the first group was probably doing 140+ or so. I didn't see who hit who or anything and two of his group members were staying with him so I figured there was nothing I could do.
Was that the best thing to do, or should have I stayed and talked with the cops? Anyways, I'm glad they are as lucky as they are and that I didn't get creamed by an SUV.
Moral of the post is: Don't be stupid out there as not many end up as lucky as these two were. Leave the squids to their own vices and don't succumb to 'group think shovinism'.
It was one of those circumstances where it happens so fast, but as soon as I saw them down the only thing I could think of is I have to stop the traffic behind me as we're on the highway. So I quickly flashed my breaks to get the attention of the SUV behind me and then immediately come to a stop ending up only about 4 feet behind the first biker. The best thing I could have done is simply swerved out of the way (for my own safety anyways). Had I done that, the SUV would have most likely not noticed the two laying in the road in time.
One of the riders involved I think took off and went on. I can only guess he probably didn't want to be there when the cops came maybe because of a record or been drinking some. But anyways. The other guy ended up with a road-rashed knee and some how his leg ended up wedged between his tire and the bike, probably broken at best. Some other bikers had came up and we carried him to the side of the road.
I stayed there until the cops came and then I took off right as they arrived. I really didn't want to be associated with this group in any way as I estimate the first group was probably doing 140+ or so. I didn't see who hit who or anything and two of his group members were staying with him so I figured there was nothing I could do.
Was that the best thing to do, or should have I stayed and talked with the cops? Anyways, I'm glad they are as lucky as they are and that I didn't get creamed by an SUV.
Moral of the post is: Don't be stupid out there as not many end up as lucky as these two were. Leave the squids to their own vices and don't succumb to 'group think shovinism'.