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It's remarkable how many people I know, including myself, had significant bicycle-related trauma. I broke my ankle in three places due to a fall (do not recomme
by m0zg 6y ago
It's remarkable how many people I know, including myself, had significant bicycle-related trauma. I broke my ankle in three places due to a fall (do not recommend by the way, once the shock wears off the pain is pretty bad, and then after a while you have to walk on your still partially broken foot so that it heals properly). A friend of mine broke a clavicle. Another friend nearly fractured her spine. I sold my bike after the accident and wasn't tempted to buy another one since.
- outworlder 6y agoNot disputing, not arguing, just trying to understand. How come you and people you know suffered so many accidents? Were you commuting, competing, mountain biking, what? Is the weather bad? Maybe my serious accident is waiting for me still, but the only close call I had was due to my own recklessness. Just riding a bike going from A to B? I can see how one could get injured, but not THAT seriously, unless it's due to a collision with a vehicle. Or it's something involving the head. I don't know anyone that got seriously injured in bike accidents. I'm trying to understand if I'm just naive (and lucky) or if there's something I should avoid.
- m0zg 6y agoFor me it was a fall as I was trail biking. Not anything white-knuckle, just a fairly pedestrian trail. I fell off and folded my ankle 90 degrees inward. For the guy who broke his clavicle it was slippery pavement - some leaves - he fell sideways. Don't know about the gal.
- bichiliad 6y agoHonestly, a lot of it depends on the design of the streets you ride on. Most of the people I know (myself included) have been injured commuting from being doored, having a driver make a blind left turn, having to merge into fast traffic because a car is parked in the bike lane, etc.
- metalforever 6y agoYeah I got hit by a bike because someone wasn’t following the law and now I have a chronic issue