The death of the 44
Today I had a physical therapy Appointment.
I ended up taking the 44. It wasn’t the first choice. But it ended up being the one today.
On the way home the sun had warmed up the day, and I decided to meander on my way home.
I was not too far away, casually rolling down a hill after passing a stop light.
And then he board starts picking up more speed like the throttle was on.
And the brakes didn’t work.
And it kept picking up speed…
but I actually had time to ponder life and decide that I needed to bail.
So I jump and twist to the left to land on my hands and knees and slide.
The gear did its job and I slid and got up in one piece.
The board unfortunately kept going…
And it kept going… and it bounced around I think 3 or 4 times like a pinball. Before it stopped on a planter about 120 feet from me.
There is some serious damage to the deck, drive, motor, and hubs.
I had to call the Uber of shame…
The board is really rocked.
I got some scrapes.
I am glad I had all my gear on and was able to make the choice to bail and fell pretty clean and walked away.
I expect I was going 25+ by the time I came off.
The worst part is this is really getting in my head about how bad it would be if a board like this took off like this and ended up hitting a person…