saved me in a bad scooter accident

By coreyB Ranked #305 - Men's Softshell Jackets October 26, 2011

This jacket saved me a trip to the hospital for sure. I was riding my scooter at about 30mph on a dimly lit street and all of a sudden I was over the handlebars. My head along with my left shoulder and elbow were taking the brunt of it as I slid for about 20 feet on dirt and gravel with my 200lb scooter riding it out on top of me. As I came to a stop and struggled to get the scooter off my legs, I slowly stood up hoping for the best but expecting the worst. I could stand immediately which was great. Since I was wearing shorts, my entire left leg was scraped up really badly and was bleeding and dirty and had little rock littered inside of it. Next I checked my left arm and shoulder as I knew that had taken the worst of it. I slowly took off my jacket not knowing if something was going to pop out of place, but took it off fine and examined my elbow. It was bleeding and scraped up pretty badly, but I was surprised it wasn't worse. Upon inspecting my jacket I saw about 2 feet of abrasion streaks and dirt from my shoulder to my elbow but not a single rip, tear, or weakening of the material. Amazing. I know for a fact that if I hadn't been wearing this jacket, or had been wearing any other jacket, I would have been in the hospital getting stitches up and down my left arm. So thank for making a bomber jacket that can withstand a 30mph scooter crash. I've been riding for 7 years and have never fallen off my scooter. If I hadn't been wearing this jacket, I might have never ridden again. I loved this jacket like a child before the accident, but now we have a bond. I know I'll have this jacket forever and it'll still be just as bomber when I'm 80 years old.

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