It was late at night and I was driving back home on my bike on the S.V. Road. The road was largely empty with cool breeze blowing. I love riding the bike at night, no signals, no traffic, good weather et al.
A guy was riding a Bajaj Discover alongside my bike and an empty truck with speed of around 60 kmph was behind us. I usually give way when high speed vehicles are behind, but at that time, I was in no mood to let someone overtake. Neither was the guy on the Discover.
I remember exactly what happened next. This guy looked into the mirror to see how fast the truck was approaching. While doing this, the front wheel of his bike got stuck in a pothole, he applied brakes; the back tyre did a little wheelie, while the truck was still approaching with fairly the same speed. I took my bike to the side of the road, turned to the mirror praying for the biker. He pulled his leg out from under the bike and took an incredible 5 feet long jump. Next moment, the bike was thrashed by the truck.
In 3 years of my driving, I’ve seen people die in accidents, people severely injured, badly crashed cars, lots of bikes skidding in the first rain, but I have never seen such a miraculous escape. This was the best real life stunt that I’ve ever come across. The description seems like one of Akshay Kumar’s movie scenes, except that it is highly predictable with Akshay in it. Our life is no movie. Trust me; you would never want to see such a thing in real life.
I stopped my bike; the truck driver had driven away without stopping, nobody was around. The biker lay on the footpath, absolutely numb, cold as a rock, not knowing how to react, wondering how he came out of all this. His body was shaking and couldn’t speak for couple of minutes, eyes filled with tears. He couldn’t believe that instead of being in a pool of blood, he was in a pool of petrol which came out of the broken tank of the bike.
2 very different types of people live in this world. One who cannot bear the troubles in their lives, succumb to them and commit suicide and the other kind, who are ready to put themselves through all kinds of trouble just to be alive.
Moments like these make you realize how precious life is.
A guy was riding a Bajaj Discover alongside my bike and an empty truck with speed of around 60 kmph was behind us. I usually give way when high speed vehicles are behind, but at that time, I was in no mood to let someone overtake. Neither was the guy on the Discover.
I remember exactly what happened next. This guy looked into the mirror to see how fast the truck was approaching. While doing this, the front wheel of his bike got stuck in a pothole, he applied brakes; the back tyre did a little wheelie, while the truck was still approaching with fairly the same speed. I took my bike to the side of the road, turned to the mirror praying for the biker. He pulled his leg out from under the bike and took an incredible 5 feet long jump. Next moment, the bike was thrashed by the truck.
In 3 years of my driving, I’ve seen people die in accidents, people severely injured, badly crashed cars, lots of bikes skidding in the first rain, but I have never seen such a miraculous escape. This was the best real life stunt that I’ve ever come across. The description seems like one of Akshay Kumar’s movie scenes, except that it is highly predictable with Akshay in it. Our life is no movie. Trust me; you would never want to see such a thing in real life.
I stopped my bike; the truck driver had driven away without stopping, nobody was around. The biker lay on the footpath, absolutely numb, cold as a rock, not knowing how to react, wondering how he came out of all this. His body was shaking and couldn’t speak for couple of minutes, eyes filled with tears. He couldn’t believe that instead of being in a pool of blood, he was in a pool of petrol which came out of the broken tank of the bike.
2 very different types of people live in this world. One who cannot bear the troubles in their lives, succumb to them and commit suicide and the other kind, who are ready to put themselves through all kinds of trouble just to be alive.
Moments like these make you realize how precious life is.
11 comments:
miraculous escape...hmm...u shud ride with me!! :P
wear a helmet. do not cross the 50kmph mark.let the speeding vehicle pass by. ride safe.and total no to herogiri..
And this is why i avoid bike rides!
oh man...how did you sleep that night,must have been pretty terrifying...btw the last line is brilliant.AND there is nothing more enjoyable than a safe ride.
feels good to read an eye opener once in a while. good account. one luky guy.
PS: be safe ride horses:-D
true such real life experiences do teach us the value of our precious life.....
i also once saw a bike accident and it was terrible the truck had literally crushed that person and on that day onwards i rarely sit on bikes coz i jus cannot forget that incident...
keep driving but safely....
must have been a tough incident...
u anyway ride safely as far as i hav experienced...continue doin so...
n btw i second on wat yugi said...:-P
now... it would be a good idea to not speed up next time... that pot hole could have made u the prey
Karma hai. God bless people on bikes (Yugandhar, even more!)
@Yugi...Your stories are well known!
@Anand...Usually i do all that, but sometimes speed thrills
@Pratiksha...that night was terrifying, still in a city like mumbai, bike remains the best option.
@Gaurav...Mumbai is not Mahabaleshwar for riding horses. Still, if i ever buy a horse, i'll keep ou ar rider.
@vrushali...yes, life is precious.
@omi..yep, i'll continue being safe.
@rishi...Even a person waiting for the bus at the bus stop can be knocked of. Nothing is safe, but being alert is essential.
@poisonivy...Karma hai plus be alert and god save us.
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