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We decided to run up to our local Super Target to get some stuff this afternoon. The exit to our development was coned off to only flow one way (the wrong way) due to an accident. As I rolled up, it was a motorcycle / vehicle accident with the car empty and a biker walking around. Not a good sight.

All I saw at that vantage point was a cruiser on it side and a small car facing the other way from my sight line. I was able to u-turn and get going the correct way, but it had us pass the accident scene close up. By this point, the biker I saw was hugging his (assumed) passenger from his bike. He was on a separate bike and my guess is that it was a friend who was involved in the crash.

As I drove by the front of the car, it was not pretty. There were two separate and distinct cave-ins on the windshield of the car. My guess is that it was a t-bone of sorts with one of them pulling out in front of the other. It was also clear to me at this point that there had to be some serious injuries.

We got back tot he area an hour later and the road was still closed - that can only mean one thing. Somone died, and it probably wasn’t the driver of the car. Sad really. I have no idea who was at fault, but it really doesn’t matter to the friend and family of the likely deceased.

We were not able to enter our development the same way and were diverted. About ten minutes later, after snaking our way to the other entrance to our sub, we saw the ‘witness’ biker couple riding by us. They were wearing jeans, t-shirts, and a leather vest. That’s all.

It would be inappropriate at this point to pile on about proper gear or ATGATT, so I’ll go at it another way. It served as a reminder to me as to the importance of proper motorcycle protective gear no matter the terrain. Some people look at me like I have two heads when I suit of to ride off-road with all the armor, etc. So be it. I’m just trying to boost my odds if something bad happens.