Plz wear a helmet

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Two weeks ago I was in the hospital didn’t know why. Finally after asking the nurses for two days. One nurse handed me a phone, said hello , it was my neighbor, he asked if I remembered what happened (no reculation still) he said go lark accident and the position of the go kart where they found me.
Lucky to be alive. Unconscious for four days massive head trama broke jaw to staples in my scalp eye nose and ear are hurt. Broke my femur and shattered my knee cap.
This occurred approximately two weeks ago.
can walk with a limp very short distances less than thirty yards. Leg will hurt unless I keep it elevated above my heart. Mentally hard to follow people in conversation. Eye hand coordination and cognitive response challenging at times. Hearing not well. Due to the swelling my ear canals are closed. The worst thing is the mental illness, that was present before, but mutch more pronounced. Example anxiety before 1 to 10 being fight or flight stage, once two or three mints, then away with in ten minutes. Now every day at least four to six hours a day at a ten. No meds. In the hospital they would give me some low dose anti anxiety medication. Helped for about thirty minutes then right back up. Told the doctor this was occurring and that my anxiety was bad and medication wasn’t working. He named the medication he had gave me. Then I said I need to be sadiated. Got a funny look. Then I said i need haldaul, or thorwrozien. Where I am trying to sit upright, fighting to stay awake with my tongue hanging out of the side of my mouth drulling everywhere. No response from him or change in meds. Anxiety level would reach flight or flight levels the next day, check my self out the first time. No phone the hospital will not call for me a ride and was escorted off the property with money to pay for a cab, Uber, or something. Ok a shuttle bus stoped and gave me a ride as far as he could. Then was able to get a ride from a stranger to my house ten miles away.
Day two after being home not thinking clearly shortness of breath hard to see up close in pain. Not much thought process beyond that except simple reasoning. Made it to the garage finished putting together kart 2 opened the big door . Made it 100yrds down my street then back. 5 minutes later didn’t make it but 20 yards but still in my driveway chain off tourqe conveyer and sprocket. Chain jammed wasn’t going anywhere. Tried to take the driven nut off no go. So I left the kart just off the side of the driveway. The next day I had an eviction notice on my door. Still can not process how that caused me to be big bad evil Jason.
Live in an rv that is parked in the drive way. Rent 120 a week all bills paid on time 90% of the time after four years. Just under 3 acres many trees a 2400 square ft.house on sticks mother daughter only. House built in 70. Three years the only money they had to pay out for anything on the property or upkeep on the house was for an ac gye and an elvetor tech. Repairs after a hurricane or debris removal I did all of that. Voluntary. All they had to do was ask if I had not said something to them about it. No problem beautiful property in Dickinson secluded woods on three sides my door is about a hundred yards from Dickinson bayou.
Now two weeks later in my rv no car keys or phone walking forget a lot of that leg pain no meds or decrease in severity of symptoms. Said hay can I have my car keys back. Was aware she had them and the reason why. No problem had no business driving then. No response same thing the next time but walked away while I was talking to her. My car blue title in my name and bill of sale. Walked down stairs and yelled my car not fair to put an eviction notice on my doors cease all communication, no keys to my car or access to the thousands of dollars worth of tools in the garage. Lost my phone in the go kart accident. Would not answer the door after several times. Ok set in my car ten minutes later she comes out of the house hear comes the middle son John in his truck up the driveway then told me what a piece of crap I was. And that if I leave in my car whatever stuff was still there wouldn’t be mine anymore including my rv. What mind you I do remodeling a lot of work for him the other two sons and refurals from them. For over five years to the point that if John or his wife cristy couldn’t make it in time to pick up their kids from school and bring them back home to where I was working. No problems or very little complaints on anything from anyone. The daughter started to say something about holding onto my property. Told her that was illegal she said small claims. Said ok the sheriffs department will be with me if that happens. And what did I do to you people that was so bad to be treated this way checked my self out of the hospital twice and road my go kart once. Really cared for these people. And they helped me out some and was fair the entire time family dinners Christmas and thanks giving the family occasions. Thought I was a good family friend. My mouth was hanging open half way in disbelief and a pit in my stomach. Waved on my way out to day and back home no problems yet. Don’t want to stay here can’t stand to be inside my rv since the eviction notice most of the time. Not able to do much with a broken femur. My life will never be the same. Old friends are still there I am someone else.
 

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Go kart lower a frame bolt broken and hangers broke but still on bolt shock spring separated not bent upper a frame still attached,steering column still attached and tie rods and bracket still attached right hand tie rod only attached to collom . 52 mph kart 196 clone carb and exhaust improvements. 3” off the ground 350 lbs four ply rated trailer 16”rear wheels 12” go kart in the front. No paint missing except from lower a frame did not have roll bars or a helmet or evidence of being rolled afterwards. Where they found me and the kart was next to a sign at the end of the street. But t s in to a busy set street so I know the point at witch if I figure out my hydrolic are suddenly not working front machanicle brakes would slow me down or at least enough time to run into the brush instead of oncoming traffic at 45mph. Guess it’s like that ace of base song I saw the sign
 

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Jeez man. Good luck with everything.

Maybe I missed it, do you know what caused the accident?
 

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Thanks for taking the time to write this, Jimmyjoe. It's a hair-raising tale for sure and even more so because there are missing details. I know in your present state that it was a struggle to write it. Bravo.

52 mph kart 196 clone carb and exhaust improvements. 3” off the ground 350 lbs four ply rated trailer 16”rear wheels 12” go kart in the front

Post photos, if you can, of your kart. Those wheels are HUGE and I'd love to see it and at the very least, you will be able to flesh out this warning message to us all. 52MPH, sheesh, that's your problem right there. :cornut:

I've heard it said that in a high speed incident (including the deleterious and sudden stop at the end) the helmet won't really save your life as much as it will preserve your head and facial area for a proper ID of your corpse! 💀⚰️😳
 

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Wow man! Hope you make a full recovery and can get your living situation figured out! Be safe out there fellas.
 

Jimmyjoe

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Thanks for taking the time to write this, Jimmyjoe. It's a hair-raising tale for sure and even more so because there are missing details. I know in your present state that it was a struggle to write it. Bravo.



Post photos, if you can, of your kart. Those wheels are HUGE and I'd love to see it and at the very least, you will be able to flesh out this warning message to us all. 52MPH, sheesh, that's your problem right there. :cornut:

I've heard it said that in a high speed incident (including the deleterious and sudden stop at the end) the helmet won't really save your life as much as it will preserve your head and facial area for a proper ID of your corpse! 💀⚰️😳
Trust me their would’ve have several photos if I had access to the garage. Maybe tomorrow would like to see if maybe you mite have a better idea of what caused the crash. Because I am still at a loose. Stopped today to see if their were any marks on the pavement in the close vicinity of where I was told me and the kart ended up.
 

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Go kart lower a frame bolt broken and hangers broke but still on bolt shock spring separated not bent upper a frame still attached,steering column still attached and tie rods and bracket still attached right hand tie rod only attached to collom . 52 mph kart 196 clone carb and exhaust improvements. 3” off the ground 350 lbs four ply rated trailer 16”rear wheels 12” go kart in the front. No paint missing except from lower a frame did not have roll bars or a helmet or evidence of being rolled afterwards. Where they found me and the kart was next to a sign at the end of the street. But t s in to a busy set street so I know the point at witch if I figure out my hydrolic are suddenly not working front machanicle brakes would slow me down or at least enough time to run into the brush instead of oncoming traffic at 45mph. Guess it’s like that ace of base song I saw the sign
 

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Jimmyjoe

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Sry only two pics and not all the angels to see all in detail. The reason being is I no longer have access to the garage. The people who I rent from were afraid that I would hurt myself on my tools and not realize I was doing so. 2 days out of the hospital the only thing that register's is making the pain and anxiety stop everything after the thought process dose not go past simple reasoning.
well that day kart two was almost completely back together. First run ok. Then back in the garage. Five minutes later my chain was jammed between the driven sprocket of the Tourque conveyer and completely of the axel sprocket. Could not move or repair in the condition I was in . The next day I had an eviction notice on my door
 

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Hope things turn around for you, this whole things sounds like some BS.

Ill tell ya, never in my life have I seen an object (go kart) make people act so strangely towards you. Im sure everyone here knows exactly what Im talking about. Its like someone finding out you have a go kart is the same as them finding out youre a serial killer.
 

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Thanks for the reply. And yes a lot of people’s responses are very similar. Guess having or building go karts is not what they consider a sociotal norm.
Once I discovered kart building and learning how to weld at the same time. This became my favorite thing to do. To the point of enjoying making the kart far more than riding one. That is until I discovered how much fun going 52 mph sitting two in a half inches above the ground with a 196 clone that i built completely from scratch. Then I saw the sign. Omg not the same person.
 

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We may never know. Wonder if he drove by a CCTV camera on a pole or building before the inevitable end? 💥🚗 There may be footage because Big Brother (and p@l@nt1r) is watching...

Prayers to Jimmyjoe for a full recovery! 🙏
Pretty shure I know what caused or started the carnage. On the front of the kart as you would be sitting on it to drive. The a frame upper and lower shock and mount tie rod end we’re still attached no damage. Both of the inner tie rods were still bolted to the bracket on the steering column. No bending at all. Carrier bearing and bracket still seated pillow block just under the handle bar mounting plate about two inches two pieces of 1/2” gas line pipe on either side for support welds nothing out of place. Handel bar bracket broke completely off. Didn’t weld that on very well on purpose so that it would break away in case of a crash. Outer tie rod on right side came off. Then once that failed lower a fram brackets came loose, throttle cable somehow got tangled up with the a frame so full throttle from there. But oddly enough no damage to the cable. Slide style carb with an electrical wire crimp to hold the cable in the cylinder. The crimps usually hold pretty good. But if you are stomping on the petal or the stop on the pedal is too lose it will come apart inside the carb. No such thing. Slide in carb moves freely.
 

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We may never know. Wonder if he drove by a CCTV camera on a pole or building before the inevitable end? 💥🚗 There may be footage because Big Brother (and p@l@nt1r) is watching...

Prayers to Jimmyjoe for a full recovery! 🙏
Will have to look. Their mite be cameras on the street that my rd. T’s into.
 
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