What Do You Do After The Accident?



glenna1984

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There has been a rash of broken bones, fractures and two deaths on Long Island, NY due to cycling accidents this year.

As a result of this, plus my wife's bicycle accident and the Gina Kolata article in the NY Times in late November I started a poll about What Do You Do After The Accident?

If you have ever had a bone break or fracture from bicycling (road or off road) please take the poll. It is less than one minute.

[SIZE= 10pt]The link to the poll is: http://www.thebicyclesite.com/poll/view_poll.php?&poll_id=9[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 10pt]The link to my blog is: http://www.thebicyclesite.com/tbsblog/[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 10pt]The link to my blog and the Gina Collata article is: http://www.thebicyclesite.com/tbsblog/ [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 10pt]Thanks,[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 10pt]Glenn Abelson[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 10pt]Webmaster, The Bicycle Site[/SIZE]
 
If you're still alive, exchange details and let your insurance companies pay the costs.
 
I really respect your feeling. I can understand you pain. I fell down from cycle last month and my leg got fractured. Cycling was my passion and I can’t walk not even move without stick. That is terrible. But I always to get recover soon and start cycling again.


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I have been fortunate not to experience any fractures other than my broken dignity, but I have had my share of crashes and left a lot of skin and blood on our nations road ways. None of my accidents ever resulted in more than cuts, abrasions, and stretched muscles, but I think that if I were ever to be injured severely, I would be back on the bike as soon as I was sufficiently healed. Bicycling is only as dangerous as the rider makes it. I don't ride on dangerous roads and I inspect my equipment before every ride. While cracks in the frame or wheel might not be readily apparent to a cursory glance, they usually show up in a close inspection. As for riding in a group, I tend to limit fast rides to two other riders. Otherwise, my larger group rides tend not to exceed 15 mph (sight seers).
 
I tried to check out your blog and your links are broken. /img/vbsmilies/smilies/frown.gif I personally haven't had any major accidents yet, but I've had cyclist friends tell me you have to not let it get in your head, listen to your doctor and also seek several opinions when it comes to the physical therapy necessary to recover from most accidents. There are many techniques and approaches to PT and you have to do what is best for you, push yourself, and keep an open mind. Not easy to do, but neither is cycling. /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif

Marci
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Sometimes you just have an accident that is really just an accident.

I had one a few years ago - it had rained the evening before and there were wet spots on the road the next morning. I came up to make a left turn and there was a wet spot - except it wasn't water as it turned out - it was a gasoline spill. I went down hard and shattered my left femur. It was probably a year before I could walk again without a noticeable limp and two more years after that before I felt like bike riding again.

I don't think the riding break was because I was fearful though - I just lost interest during the time I was off the bike. I put on quite a bit of weight and then one day decided it was time to lose it. Getting started was tough - I had lost what little fitness I had and I was carrying an extra 25 or 30 lbs.

Today I can walk normally, at least to the extent that no-one besides notices a limp.

I sure hope this is the worst that ever happens to me from cycling. I have been hit by cars twice but I escaped from those incidents almost injury free.
 
Hmm,

Always get the details of others involved if your brain is still present enough.

A couple of months ago I was tackled off my bike (at over 40km/h) by a rather rotund young woman crossing the road between cars (no zebra-crossing and about 120kg). This on a busy city street with 2 lanes each direction. Obviously she wasn't looking for bikes and when she finally saw me she stopped instead of trying to move faster to get out of the way. My left bar-end hit her well padded behind and I was suddenly in a world of hurt. She asked me at first if there was anything she could do but I must have though she'd already done enough so I answered no. I totally forgot about getting details or anything else that might have been useful (shock I suppose).

I ended up calling my better half who came to pick up my battered bike and drove me to hospital. Despite the pain, nothing was broken so it could have been worse. In the end she cost me a lot of pain and over 2000$ (new commuter bike -520$ and three days away from work). My old bike now has a front rim that's about 70mm out of alignment and seriously bent forks.

Lots of other people asked if they could help, but too late, she had already walked off without providing any details. I wonder what the (Australian) legal system says about that?
 
Being in ANY kind of accident is traumatic and one's mind just goes either in a freeze or on auto-pilot. Like said previously, get everyone's details around, but not only that, also get names and contact details of EYE WITNESSES. You'll be surprised at how many versions you get from people who have actually witnessed what happened.

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Originally Posted by glenna1984 .

There has been a rash of broken bones, fractures and two deaths on Long Island, NY due to cycling accidents this year.

As a result of this, plus my wife's bicycle accident and the Gina Kolata article in the NY Times in late November I started a poll about What Do You Do After The Accident?

If you have ever had a bone break or fracture from bicycling (road or off road) please take the poll. It is less than one minute.

[SIZE= 10pt]The link to the poll is: http://www.thebicyclesite.com/poll/view_poll.php?&poll_id=9[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 10pt]The link to my blog is: http://www.thebicyclesite.com/tbsblog/[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 10pt]The link to my blog and the Gina Collata article is: http://www.thebicyclesite.com/tbsblog/ [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 10pt]Thanks,[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 10pt]Glenn Abelson[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 10pt]Webmaster, The Bicycle Site[/SIZE]
Hello glenna...
If you get hit by a car then you should stop your vehicle because when you call the cops they might be able to figure out who hit who, and who was wrong in the situation. And then there's less trouble for you...!
 
steve said:
RoadID is a great idea, especially for those who train/ride alone; http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx
 
If you get hit by a car, there's no guarantee you'll be able to exchange details with the driver /img/vbsmilies/smilies/frown.gif
I just bought one this past summer - the Fixx version, which looks similar to a military dog tag. Named after the runner. Notice I have the Interactive version, which can be updated without having to replace the tag. Â