Yes insurance would have been nice.
I only had liability. That only covers some one else if you hit them. Crashing was a common theme back then. Pick up the bike and try to ride away before the cops show up. I rode on the edge. Problem is I never saw the edge till it was late. Adrenaline junky. Got married and calmed down. Thank goodness she came along. Now I try and be safer. I have something to live for.
Yes it was considered a workman’s comp.
So surgery was paid for. After awhile they closed it out and labeled me 15 percent disabled.
They gave me a 4500 dollar settlement. What a joke.
Wow I wish I knew then what I know now.
It was a different time in the 80s