I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but I'm so happy I was wearing one this weekend. I was riding after the rain on a route I've done hundreds of times. The pavement had mostly dried up, but I didn't see an oily patch in the shade. Next thing, I know I'm crashing at 30 MPH. I didn't lose consciousness and was lucky that a nurse had stopped to help and a CHP officer had just driven past. I had paramedics on the scene within minutes. The worst thing for me was that my face took a big hit. I had to have 100 stitches and I broke my nose (I've got a great Halloween look). Thankfully, nothing else was damaged except for lots of soreness, swelling, and road rash. When I got home from the hospital yesterday, I got to see my helmet. Wow! It really did it's job (though I wish I wearing a full face helmet). Another positive thing was having a Road ID. I have the interactive version, so the hospital could access all of my medical history and insurance info. Just a reminder to make sure you're welling a helmet, even if it's for a short ride!
-Pete
P.S. I don't know what shape my bike is in, but it was in one piece after the crash!
"Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps"
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-Pete
P.S. I don't know what shape my bike is in, but it was in one piece after the crash!
"Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps"
Blog = http://extrememomentum.com|Photos = http://wheelgoodphotos.com