Japanese biker fails to notice missing leg

[stefan]

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A Japanese biker failed to notice his leg had been severed below the knee when he hit a safety barrier, and rode on for 2 km (1.2 miles), leaving a friend to pick up the missing limb.

The 54-year-old office worker was out on his motorcycle with a group of friends in the city of Hamamatsu, west of Tokyo, on Monday, when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the road and bumped into the central barrier, the Mainichi Shimbun said.

He felt excruciating pain, but did not notice that his right leg was missing until he stopped at the next junction, the paper quoted local police as saying.

The man and his leg were taken to hospital, but the limb had been crushed in the collision, the paper said.

[Jaxx]

wow. He had to be drunk.

Offtopic: That is how Dale Price from Pegleg paintball lost his leg. A motorcycle accident.

[Mtnman1830]

The drummer from Def Lepard is missing an arm, but it wasn't from a motorcycle accident.

[Iceaxe]

did not notice that his right leg was missing until he stopped at the next junction

Guessing he went to put his leg out when he stopped.... and then tipped over.... bet that was a shocker....



I also have a friend who lost his leg on a motorcycle when a car pulled out in front of him.

[James_B_Wads2000]

That reminds me of the joke:

What has seven arms and sucks?

James

[RugerShooter]

wow. He had to be drunk.

That is exactly what I was thinking. I don't know how else you wouldn't notice it. The DumbAss

[JP]

It's called shock, he didn't have to be drunk The body does some neat things when really bad things happen to it

[Iceaxe]

Spend some time talking with combat veterns and you will find out that not noticing the missing limb is actually pretty common.

[waltny]

That reminds me of the joke:

What has seven arms and sucks?

James

Anyhow, Im hoping to catch them on the 7 of Sep

[waltny]

Spend some time talking with combat veterns and you will find out that not noticing the missing limb is actually pretty common.

This is true, I worked in a hospital "over there" and saw and heard things I wish I never had.

[James_B_Wads2000]

Anyhow, Im hoping to catch them on the 7 of Sep

I guess it is nine arms, but then again one of them did die.