Bike crash
07-07-2012 | 05:21 PM
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From: Lewes, DE
Bike crash
Crashed on my road bike on Friday. Guy I was pacelining behind hit his brakes and I hit his wheel then hit the road hard going 21MPH. Fractured pelvis, hand and ribs plus multiple road rash. Got out of hospital today with my new friend (walker) and start PT tomorrow. Helmet badly damaged but I did not sustain any head injuries. Bike looks ok but it is carbon fiber and I am getting it checked after I recover. Know how Tour DeFrance guys feel now.
07-07-2012 | 05:54 PM
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From: Iberia
Crashed on my road bike on Friday. Guy I was pacelining behind hit his brakes and I hit his wheel then hit the road hard going 21MPH. Fractured pelvis, hand and ribs plus multiple road rash. Got out of hospital today with my new friend (walker) and start PT tomorrow. Helmet badly damaged but I did not sustain any head injuries. Bike looks ok but it is carbon fiber and I am getting it checked after I recover. Know how Tour DeFrance guys feel now.
07-07-2012 | 08:20 PM
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From: Clifton, VA
Crashed on my road bike on Friday. Guy I was pacelining behind hit his brakes and I hit his wheel then hit the road hard going 21MPH. Fractured pelvis, hand and ribs plus multiple road rash. Got out of hospital today with my new friend (walker) and start PT tomorrow. Helmet badly damaged but I did not sustain any head injuries. Bike looks ok but it is carbon fiber and I am getting it checked after I recover. Know how Tour DeFrance guys feel now.
Regarding your helmet damage: As some of you may know, I used to be the National Sales Manager for the Motorsports Division of Bell Helmets. On my way to Cars & Coffee this morning I passed several bicyclist on the bike path that runs along the highway that I was on, and I am always distressed to see that many people, especially women and children do not wear their helmets properly placed on their heads. In many cases people wear their helmets on the back of their heads exposing their foreheads and temple area. I have to point out that if one is in a bicycle accident how likely is it that one needs to protect the base of their skull as opposed to their forehead and temple area? Which area is more likely to impact the ground if one goes down or over the handlebars?
I take it that you were wearing your helmet properly? (Just above your eyebrows not on the crown of your head?)
07-07-2012 | 10:05 PM
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Crashed on my road bike on Friday. Guy I was pacelining behind hit his brakes and I hit his wheel then hit the road hard going 21MPH. Fractured pelvis, hand and ribs plus multiple road rash. Got out of hospital today with my new friend (walker) and start PT tomorrow. Helmet badly damaged but I did not sustain any head injuries. Bike looks ok but it is carbon fiber and I am getting it checked after I recover. Know how Tour DeFrance guys feel now.
~Patty
07-08-2012 | 01:33 AM
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From: Arlington, VA
Wow...sorry you took a spill. Those are painful injuries. I had a guy friend who is a serious cyclist here in DC. Racing a lot. I know he has broken at least his collarbone. So glad your head is unscathed. Good luck with your recovery. Did the guy in front have a reason for braking???!!!
to wearing a good helmet.
