Motorcycle Rider Collides with Construction Ladder on Freeway

Occurred on February 18, 2015 / San Jose, California, USA

Info from Licensor: "There was a ladder left in the middle of the road and I didn't see it until it was way too late to even do anything. This was at a time where I had been riding for under a year, so and I was a pretty new rider. It was on my first bike, a Yamaha XT225. It's a light bike with a huge front tire and tons of ground clearance and suspension travel. I have no doubts if it was a street bike I would have been flipped off the bike or worse. Keep your eyes out people! These things are scary."