911

Today I called 911 for the first time. I was riding home from work on 85th avenue in Coon Rapids (right by Wal-Mart and Target) and saw a pickup pull out in front of a 23 yr old guy on a motorcycle. Not 50 feet in front of me. The guy in the truck just didn't see him. It was really surreal for me as I kept thinking I must be missing something. I kept telling myself, "There's no way that guy just pulled out like that." Eventually there was a cloud of tire smoke from the motorcycle and a little shimmy as he almost brought it to a stop before hitting the side of the truck. Thankfully he was wearing a helmet so the only apparent damage was a deep scrape on his knee. "I've never seen a kneecap before," says the guy as he laid on the pavement. Me neither. The police showed up, took a statement from me and sent me on my way. I was a little nervous on the remainder of the ride home. Be careful out there.