# Missing motorcyclist found alive after nearly 3 days in ditch **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840 "2023-10-20T15:23:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/1 "2023-10-20T15:23:46Z")
🤨 10 AM Sunday morning and noshing on a Egg MacMuffin he winds up in a ditch? The article doesn’t mention any rain. I wonder how long he’s had a motorcycle? Glad he’s OK. I’d suggest trading the Harley for a 57 Chevy. Based on the photo that wasn’t a big bike. Reminds me of my Uncle. 3 Weeks after knee surgery he insists on taking his sons Honda for a ride. Makes it 100 feet and crashes. Totally screwed up that knee and had more surgery. > **[Missing motorcyclist found alive in ditch nearly 3 days after disappearing in...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/19/taylor-boyle-missing-found-knoxville-tennessee/71243183007/)** > > The Knox County Sheriff’s Office reported Taylor Boyle was last seen by family members about 10 a.m. on Sunday. He was found nearly three days later. More info Link [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/i-knew-he-was-out-there-friends-find-motorcyclist-who-spent-more-than-two-days-in-a-ditch-after-crash/ar-AA1itUif) > [@](#): > > When he didn’t show up, the outlet reported, Williams said a group of Boyle’s family and friends went looking for him, later finding him near his bike in a wooded area. > > “We kind of had a good idea of where he came from and where he was going to,” Williams told the outlet. > > The group, he said, called 911 and emergency responders arrived to treat him for unspecified injuries. > > “He seemed to be pretty coherent and awake and not in pain,” Williams told the outlet. “I think we really lucked up this time.” ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/2 "2023-10-20T15:41:19Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Reminds me of my Uncle. 6 weeks after double knee replacement surgery, a cousin of mine went ATV riding with his son-in-law. He crashed and broke his right leg just above the new knee joint. He came thisclose to having his leg amputated. Had to wait 6 months till the break heeled then the knee joint was replaced. Some how the new knee was installed 8 degrees CCW so now he walks pigeon toed. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/3 "2023-10-20T15:54:09Z")
When my brother was ~20, he hit a deer while riding his motorcycle. He ended up off the road in a ditch with the bike on top of him, unable to free himself. Hours later a passing motorist happened to see him. The guy managed to get the bike off of him and wanted to call an ambulance. My brother convinced him to drive him home, instead. He broke some ribs and was coughing up blood for a few days, but eventually all was well (except for his helmet which was totally destroyed). ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/4 "2023-10-20T15:57:22Z")
Your family … really not fans of doctors, huh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/5 "2023-10-20T15:58:53Z")
In his youth, my brother was kind of reckless but he matured over time. Me, not so much, I’m still reckless. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/6 "2023-10-20T16:05:13Z")
You need a cow and 2 chickens to pay a doctor. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/7 "2023-10-20T19:19:04Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > He broke some ribs and was coughing up blood for a few days… And he didn’t need medical treatment for this? ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/8 "2023-10-20T19:39:14Z")
Needing and getting are two different things. Yikes. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/9 "2023-10-20T19:44:12Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > > [@kayaker](#): > > > > He broke some ribs and was coughing up blood for a few days… - > > And he didn’t need medical treatment for this? Eventually, it stops. With or without treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/10 "2023-10-20T20:40:25Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Eventually, it stops. One way or the other. Yeesh. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/11 "2023-10-20T22:48:01Z")
I used to want a Tryke. A local guy had one and it looked so cool parked at the stores. Thankfully the urge passed before I got hurt driving one. They’re very low to the ground and could be hard for a distracted driver to notice. [![](https://www.trike-trader.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Rewaco-Trike-RF1-LT3-Turbo-2010-10-Edit-2-min-1-1280x720.jpg) ](https://www.trike-trader.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Rewaco-Trike-RF1-LT3-Turbo-2010-10-Edit-2-min-1-1280x720.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/12 "2023-10-20T23:13:42Z")
When my brother was moped-age in the early 1980s, he wanted one, and was not happy that our parents forbade it. Until one of his classmates died in a moped wreck. At that point, he understood. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/13 "2023-10-21T00:33:17Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > And he didn’t need medical treatment for this? He had a minimum wage job and no health insurance. Medical care wasn’t an option in his mind. Fast forward 45 years, he recently retired without a care in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/14 "2023-10-21T01:57:24Z")
From the OP article: “I think we really lucked up this time.” Maybe substitute an h and an f… ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/15 "2023-10-21T13:19:22Z")
I was riding a 100cc dirt bike when I was 11yo. In a ditch, with snow on the ground. I hit a culvert and did an end-o, bike flipped, I went over the handle bars. With some odd physics, the spinning rear tire caught my head and the fender got shoved under my helmet. Scalped me and I almost lost an ear too. Almost broke my neck as well. Broke a tooth. Thankfully my brother was also there on another bike. 130 stitches and three days in the hospital. 50 years later, I do have feeling back in my forehead. But lines in only half my forehead (the uninjured side). I can give quite a scowl. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-motorcyclist-found-alive-after-nearly-3-days-in-ditch/991840/16 "2023-10-21T13:19:59Z")
FYI … we now have an omnibus motorcycle thread over here. > [@The Great Ongoing Motorcycle Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-motorcycle-thread/991279): > > Breaking this off from the [Where are the motorcycle commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-motorcycle-commercials/991251) thread. [NB: There’s a previous motorcycle thread, but it’s from 2009.] By now, everyone knows a neighbour’s getting my 2002 Yamaha YZF R1 running; so I have motorcycles on the brain. So here’s a thread for talking motorcycles. The R1’s tank was completely rusted out. A decent replacement is on its way from England. The neighbour says the front master cylinder needs to be replaced or rebuilt. Waiting for him to dig into it t…