First of all I would like to say "Thank God for watching over me". Had my first real accident on a bike today. I decided to run to hardee's to get a quick bite to eat for lunch (hey, I had coupons). The place is only 4 miles away, but I put on long pants, coat, and the rest of my gear as always. On the way down, I see a pretty bad wreck and think to myself, I hope no one is hurt. On the way back, I pass the accident again as the ambulance is leaving in the opposite direction. Everything is good until I approach a side road and notice the car in front of me darts off the road. He is avoiding an accident that just happened in front of us where a car is waiting for another to turn. The second car hits the first in the rear really hard. The guy in front of me takes the ditch. I saw a pipe and decided to try to stop. As I lock the brakes, I realize I am not going to stop and I hit the back of the car and go over the bars and onto the trunck and back glass. I always wondered how people loose their shoes on a cycle accident. I still don't know, but I lost one of mine too. I get up and upright the bike. Damage to the car is minimal, but the front forks and plastics are toast (I was on the zzr) I have a few cuts on my left hand from the impact between the bars and the rear of the car. I am starting to feel a little pain in my right ankle, but I think it is just a bruise. The guy in the first car was fine. The girl in the second car seemed fine, but she was taken away in the ambulance anyway. The highway patrol came and took all the info. I didn't get a citation, but I will have to fix her car since I was involved in a seperate accident. Again, all is well, and God is still good.