‘Do you still talk to the guy?’: California woman goes on a Hinge date, reluctantly gets on a motorcycle, then ends up in an accident
TikTok user @tracie.love shares a terrifying Hinge date story, which she calls one of her worst experiences ever. So, what really happened?
Tracie, a nurse, mentions in a video she uploaded to her account a day ago that while she was briefly in California, she decided to join a dating app for fun and signed up for Hinge. She matched with a guy and planned to hang out with him. She was supposed to meet up with him and some of his friends, but when it was time to go, she realized her date had brought a motorcycle, which she wasn’t excited about riding because she never liked that kind of vehicle. Still, she reluctantly got on. She then mentions that after initially enjoying the ride, she was involved in a serious accident that left her with permanent scars.
TikTok user @tracie.love recounts a time her Hinge date turned traumatic
In a video uploaded to her account a day ago, @tracie.love shares the story of how her Hinge date, while she was in California, turned traumatic. As she mentions in the video, she’s not a big fan of motorcycles and has also discouraged others, including her family, from riding them because, as a nurse, she knows bikes are one of the leading causes of accidents. But when she saw her date had brought a bike to their meetup, she had no choice but to get on.
In the video, Tracie says she initially enjoyed the ride and that it was fun for the “first ten minutes,” but then the bike went on the “interstate,” which scared her at first. However, she then found it “fun” and “exciting.” Later in the ride, she says she could see that their bike was about to get into an accident. Tracie remembers sliding across the pavement after the crash, and her first thought was that she was “alive” because she originally thought she was about to die. She also mentions she was lucky not to be unconscious, as that could have made things worse. She recalls looking behind her to see if anyone was around and saw an eighteen-wheeler honking at her. At that moment, she states that she thought she had several broken bones because she was in pain and her hands were covered in blood. She then remembers crawling off the road and rolling down a ditch as the eighteen-wheeler passed. She looked for her date, who had also been in the accident, and saw him “way down the road,” completely “sprawled out,” and thought he might be dead. As she approached him, she says she tried to get people to stop and help, but no one did, despite seeing her blood and noticing the emergency. When she reached her date, she checked his heartbeat and found he still had a pulse, then tried to wake him. When he finally woke up, he was smiling, which made Tracie think something was wrong with him. Regarding her injuries, she said that the skin on one of her hands was “literally” missing, and her elbows and knees were also injured. She also had a hematoma on her head, which she had checked, but luckily, the doctors didn’t find anything serious. Tracie recalls being taken to the hospital with her date, and they were in the ER next to each other, texting, which she says was “freaking awkward.” Now, she’s healing and doing well, but the scars remain, which she sees as a lesson learned.
People had a lot to say about @tracie.love’s story
@tracie.love’s TikTok story about the time she had an accident while riding on a bike has caught the attention of many on the platform. Many people told Tracie not to blame herself for what happened. User @katiemaybe_ wrote, “Girl… riding a motorcycle is not illegal or wrong. You couldn’t have known this would happen. I’m so glad you’re still here! Please be kind to yourself. This was not your fault.” User @afaz257 commented, “girllll idk who victim blamed u but u do not have to explain yourself like this. i am so so so sorry this happened to u this was not your fault. thank u for sharing your story.”
User @jessicamacko said, “Accidents are called accidents for a reason. You had no way of knowing that would happen to you. You should be proud of how well you handled everything. You are a strong woman and I think you’re amazing.” User @bambisize added, “you are way too hard on yourself, its ok to take risks and have fun. im so sorry this happened to you and none of this was your fault.”
Motorcycle accident trends you should know
The National Safety Council reports that, although motorcycles account for only 3% of all registered vehicles and 0.6% of total vehicle miles in the U.S., motorcyclists comprised 15.5% of traffic fatalities and 3.4% of injuries in 2023. It emphasizes that the primary cause of motorcycle accidents is not wearing a helmet, and helmet use greatly influences fatality trends.
The report also highlights a 1% increase in fatalities for riders and passengers from 2022 to 2023, along with a 19% rise in the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. This rise in 2023 is partly linked to a 15% decrease in miles driven (details below). Over the past decade, deaths have risen by 38%, and death rates by 36%.
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