WINDSOR, Maine — A Windsor man suffered serious injuries after dumping his motorcycle on Route 17 on Monday morning, according to police.
Richard Glidden, 34, had attempted to swerve around another vehicle and lost control, according to Capt. Dan Davies of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
Davies said the vehicle Glidden tried to avoid was turning onto Route 17 from a side road.
“He couldn’t regain control and dumped it in the roadway,” Davies said.
Glidden, who was not wearing a helmet or any other protection, was airlifted by LifeFlight to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with serious injuries, according to Davies.
He was listed in stable condition Tuesday, Davies said.
Glidden’s motorcycle was totaled in the crash, according to Davies, and no other vehicles were hit in the crash, which occurred around 10:15 a.m.
The accident remains under investigation, and it’s unclear if speed or alcohol were factors. Mike Pion of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office is reconstructing the crash, Davies said.
LOUD PIPES SAVES LIVES!
if loud pipes were legal,the motorcyclist could have come up
behind the vehicle ‘let go the pipes’, and the driver in the car
could have pulled over to the curb and let the motorcyclist go
by, then the driver of car have returned to the the road and
continue
todays tip: if you are driving and a motorcyclist comes up
behind you, PULL TO THE CURB and let the motorcyclist go
by …then you can get back on the road. it only takes a minute
of your time
ps wearing a helmet causes more motorcycle deaths, than no
wearing one. everyone on the interet agrees…so that is a fact
I honestly hope that extreme sarcasm was intended here…because if not good sir, you need some help
According to what I’ve witnessed over the years, it must be Dark clothing, Do-Rags, and Loud Pipes that Save Lives! If you also add crowding the centerline, tail-gating, and side-by-side riding, you can probably double your life span.
Common sense is in short supply among many riders. Head first into the pavement doesn’t seem to help much.