Today around 10:00 a.m. on I70 eastbound, around mile marker 69 (west of Columbus), a rider about 80 yards in front of me went down like he'd been shot. I saw his head literally bounce off the highway (scared the sh*t out of me, can't even imagine what must have been going through his head at the time). Turns out his rear tire blew. He never had a prayer of maintaining control. The good news is he walked away, more or less unscathed, because he was wearing his gear. Rider: I was the one who got your bike off the highway - hope it can be fixed. Good luck with it.