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19-11-2011, 10:15am
I almost got killed by a army truck in India in 06 - when the driver stepped on the gas instead of brake.. I was on a Royal Enfield 350 CC and in front was a Merc 'E' Class - I got sandwiched in between - luckily survived with no broken bones and only 10 stitches on the back on my left hand. even the bike survived and the Merc was totaled.
All I know is that my gym bag saved my back as the truck hit my back and some time in between the time it hit the Merc along with me stuck on its bumper (sounds funny now) - the driver panicked and lifted his foot off of the accelerator for few seconds creating a change in the direction of my bike as I was holding on to it and then when he again gunned it ---- It threw me just off of the Merc into the on coming traffic.
I have had many such close encounters.... (57 in total - with 17 bikes lost in all the carnage) thats just life - but I still love to ride / drive in that part of the world...
All I know is that my gym bag saved my back as the truck hit my back and some time in between the time it hit the Merc along with me stuck on its bumper (sounds funny now) - the driver panicked and lifted his foot off of the accelerator for few seconds creating a change in the direction of my bike as I was holding on to it and then when he again gunned it ---- It threw me just off of the Merc into the on coming traffic.
I have had many such close encounters.... (57 in total - with 17 bikes lost in all the carnage) thats just life - but I still love to ride / drive in that part of the world...