Close One!!!

[jburrell]

Well friday night I was heading home from work about 9pm and I had a scare. I was going down the local freeway and almost home so I was moving from left inside lane to the next lane over due to lane ending. I had just topped the overpass when I started to straddle the white line on the r side when I spotted it. Someone had dropped a 5 gal paint bucket in the road and it was no more than a few feet away with me going 70-75mph. I was so close to it when I saw it in the dark that I didn't even have time to try to avoid it but I was able to get off center on it. I caught the bucket dead on with the r side crash guard. Luckily, the bucket must have been empty as it disappeared as fast as it appeared and all I heard was one "bang". I didn't bother trying to look back to see where it went as I was more intent on making sure I kept the bike up and going forward. Situations like this is why I don't participate in some of the local "night" rides. Just too many possible road hazards that can appear quicker than you can react. I think I might slow down more at night now or try to get better headlights.

Moral I guess is dont outride your headlights at night.

[MikeM8560]

Glad yor Ok it could have been worse jb

[Dano]

Got some driving lights on that puppy? Good time to do it if you don't! Might help illuminate those pesky road junk critters!

[gunboat]

hi james

glad to hear your ok & the bike is still in one peice. good thing it wasn't anything bigger.

best reguards

don c.

[Kregerdoodle]

Glad all turned out ok....

 

 

K

[Marcarl]

Yep you're right, both of you,,,less speed at night and more light,, otherwise the next happening might have a different outcome.

[Ponch]

Dang, Jim, you cut em close. Glad you're ok.

 

As said before put some better lighting on her. That should help.

 

Each his own, but I wouldn't let it stop me from driving at night in the Houston area.

 

Could be worse, at least those paint buckets don't have hooves and antlers. :rotf:

[painterman67]

Gald to hear you and the bike are ok. LIke you said ,lucky it was empty. Afive gallon bucket of latex paint weighs approximately 85 to 90 lbs when full. About 3 lbs when empty. Guess your guardian angel was on duty that night.

 

David