Crash Involvement

Ok, here's a story for you guys, followed by a question.. On my 3rd day at school, I was out on a road drive with my instructor.. We had been out in the country and then had come back thru town on the way back to the school lot.. We had already come thru the main city and were going thru the industrial district..I had just made a right turn at a stop sign, crossed a pretty rough railroad crossing, and had just crested 25 mph in a 35 mile mph zone..I was going by the entrance road between 2 industrial complexes when I see a guy on a crotch rocket coming down the entrance road toward me.. Being a biker myself, I instantly knew there was no way this guy could stop in time .. I also knew that I didn't have the time to speed up to avoid the bike, nor could I stop as I was already completely blocking the entrance road..so the guy on the bike hits me.. I watch as the bike hits my passenger side trailer tandems , and as soon as the bike touches the tires I let up off the brakes.. (I knew if the guy went under the tandems that he was dead, and I was thinking that if the tires are still sliding then he would be ground up like so much hamburger.. So, maybe if I let the tires just roll over , then maybe there will still be enough of the body to have an open casket funeral and the family wont have to suffer thru a closed casket funeral ).. when I let the tires roll, I moved forward just enough so that the guy actually hit the tires instead of going under them..The guy wound up with a nasty case of road rash, a HUGE chunk of his left arm missing, and a broken leg... I learned later that the guy had slid 178 feet before he laid the bike down and slid another 38 feet (blowing the stop sign) and hit my tires.. I also learned that he told the police and the paramedics that his throttle was stuck wide open.. My response was, " im not going to dispute his story because I do not know, but he had to have the throttle open to be stuck, and this is not the right place to have the throttle cranked wide open.. ) I have the newspaper report, and I also have the official police report..

Now for my question.. how will this affect me in the event that I wish to change jobs in the future ? any and all responses are appreciated, thanks, james

Ok, here's a story for you guys, followed by a question.. On my 3rd day at school, I was out on a road drive with my instructor.. We had been out in the country and then had come back thru town on the way back to the school lot.. We had already come thru the main city and were going thru the industrial district..I had just made a right turn at a stop sign, crossed a pretty rough railroad crossing, and had just crested 25 mph in a 35 mile mph zone..I was going by the entrance road between 2 industrial complexes when I see a guy on a crotch rocket coming down the entrance road toward me.. Being a biker myself, I instantly knew there was no way this guy could stop in time .. I also knew that I didn't have the time to speed up to avoid the bike, nor could I stop as I was already completely blocking the entrance road..so the guy on the bike hits me.. I watch as the bike hits my passenger side trailer tandems , and as soon as the bike touches the tires I let up off the brakes.. (I knew if the guy went under the tandems that he was dead, and I was thinking that if the tires are still sliding then he would be ground up like so much hamburger.. So, maybe if I let the tires just roll over , then maybe there will still be enough of the body to have an open casket funeral and the family wont have to suffer thru a closed casket funeral ).. when I let the tires roll, I moved forward just enough so that the guy actually hit the tires instead of going under them..The guy wound up with a nasty case of road rash, a HUGE chunk of his left arm missing, and a broken leg... I learned later that the guy had slid 178 feet before he laid the bike down and slid another 38 feet (blowing the stop sign) and hit my tires.. I also learned that he told the police and the paramedics that his throttle was stuck wide open.. My response was, " im not going to dispute his story because I do not know, but he had to have the throttle open to be stuck, and this is not the right place to have the throttle cranked wide open.. ) I have the newspaper report, and I also have the official police report..

Now for my question.. how will this affect me in the event that I wish to change jobs in the future ? any and all responses are appreciated, thanks, james

What it comes down to is were you cited? I'm guessing not, but I could be wrong. If you weren't cited O can't seeing it effecting you. The guy is lucky to be alive, and you from the sound of it did the right thing.

On a side note, I'm not sure when this happened but I would go get some counselling, there is nothing wrong with seeking an outlet of emotions after an event like this.

Be safe out there and prey to whatever god you believe in and be thankful he is alive.

No, I was not given a citation or ticket.. the lead policeman asked me if I needed medical attention and if I or my family had a history of heart attack ( I was pretty torn up ) and he also told me that there was nothing that I could have done to prevent this crash.. As for counseling, this happened 1 month ago.. Also, I have worked plenty of crashes/accidents with my local fire department and ambulance service, so I have no problem with the mental aspect.. I was just curious as to the after effects, namely future employers.. thanks for your response, james

Here's MY opinion. Others may disagree.

I think you need to get a copy of your official driving record from the dmv. See what's on there. The policeman said it wasn't your fault so it's not an at-fault accident. But it is still an accident that involved police.

I think you still have a bright future. But companies will probably ask about it and what happened. Make sure you keep that newspaper and official police report to show proof that there was nothing you could have done.

Because of this unfortunate event, you need to be even more focused on getting that year of safe driving in. You're already going to have explaining to do, you don't want to be explaining two accidents should you get one that first year. If you complete that first year without an accident I think you're good. But if you do get anything during that year I think your chances at future employers are not going to look good.

Also, try to get a witnesses phone number. So if a company wants backup proof that your story is legitimate they can speak to a witness that was on scene.

Yeah, I totally agree with Daniel. While it's still relatively recent, get all of the details and proof you can of what happened - written statements, the police statement, a statement from the school - get anything together you can to prove that it wasn't your fault.

Also, since there was a police report I'm assuming they wrote down that you were the driver of the truck so you'll have to list that as an accident when you're applying at companies. So people are definitely going to question you about it. You want to be thoroughly prepared.

So gather any and all evidence and documentation you can. You're actually going to have to list this on any applications you fill out for the next few years so keep that documentation safe somewhere.

And this is why you ALWAYS have a camera, video recorder, or camera phone.......pictures don't lie, and it would be great to have to give to future employers...