I'll be looking it over in a bit. It was retrieved by a friend after the accident and stowed for me in my shed. I will have to go out and look it over some time.Can we see a picture of the bike ?
I'll be looking it over in a bit. It was retrieved by a friend after the accident and stowed for me in my shed. I will have to go out and look it over some time.Can we see a picture of the bike ?
You'd think so, but the rates of head injury and fatality for bicyclists are just as high now as they were before helmets came into common use. There are offsetting factors at work. Look up "risk compensation" for one example.like it or not helmets save lives everyday,
You're right about the tailbone. Can't sit too long to type.Allen Wrench,
What a nasty combo of injuries! A broken tailbone REALLY hurts, not to mention everything else...and all at once! Ouch!!! The helmet may have saved your life.
I hope you get to feeling better soon.
Jim
I am 42. I am also drinking organic milk, orange juice with calcium, and eating brocolli, as well as other healthy foods (my wife is a super cook). It is my hope that with a diet heavy on calcium and antioxidents, I will be walking around without crutches as soon as possible. Being practically bed-ridden SUCKS!!!!! I like to move around. I need to move around. I won't lay on my back more than I absolutely have to!grad you are still around! that's along list of broken bones buddy.
i like to wear a motorcycle helmet, just to be safe. get well MB friend.
if i can ask. How old are you ? i wanna know because the older you are the longer it takes you body to recover.
Shortly after the accident I was thinking along the same lines, believe me. My new helmet will be a DOT approved motorcycle helmet. May as well be, all things considered. My old bike helmet was very good for what it was, probably one of the best, and certainly better than nothing at all. But I think I will go for an upgrade anyway.There's a difference between a foam bicycle helmet and a DOT/Snell helmet. At 25MPH, it's silly to think that a bicycle helmet is going to do very much for you.
Everyone should have an actual helmet. Full face will also protect your teeth and jaw. Whatever you get should have a face shield to keep dirt and bugs out of your eyes.
Thanks man. I'm workin' on it.sorry to hear about this, AllenWrench. hope you have a speedy recovery...
I don't need to ask. They warned me about the physical therapy. But I will soldier on, regardless. Thanks for the good wishes, man."Hard fall, feeling rough" is an understatement with those injuries. Praying a speedy and pain free (as possible) recovery. The physical therapy is not going to be a picnic fo'sho'.
Don't ask me how I know.
Yeah, things can change for the worse faster than you can blink. I am very glad to be one of the lucky ones though. My life will be going back to normal soon enough. If the other driver had been going faster, or I had no helmet, or if the other fellow had driven over me instead of just slamming me, etc. etc. my change for the worse could have been permanent. I am still amazed, though, at how many people on here just wrote to wish me a speedy recovery. What a great group of guys you all are. I'm glad I found this forum. Tons of info on MBs for whoever needs it, and people who care. It's all great!Allen Wrench,
Sorry to hear about the accident. Had a close call a few weeks ago in my car. Other driver ran a red and almost tee boned me at 40 mph. It made me realize how fast things can change for the worse. Sounds like you got hit pretty hard. Hope you make a complete recovery.
Pat
My helmet probably saved me from a pretty bad concussion, at the very least. The doctor was more serious about it though, he outright stated that I was likely still alive because of it. Again: who knows? I'm just glad I had one, and I'll be getting a better one. Thanks for the Get-Well wishes.I'm sorry to hear about your accident.
I agree, drivers just don't register anything with two wheels in their brains!!! If you don't have two head lights & a bumper, you can't hurt them & therefore, you don't matter.
I've been in two serious MC wrecks & both times my helmet saved my nugget. I was riding MB's for a few years without a helmet, but we wear 'em now.
Get well soon!
Thanks, I intend to get well as fast as I can. And I will ride again.I think about what your going through every time I get on my bike. Seems as though you have a positive outlook and looking forward to riding again.
Get well soon ...........
Dan, I gotta say: my wife Sarah is the absolute greatest! Here she is taking care of our 3-week-old newborn Catherine, AND our three other daughters, AND me!Allen, wow. So sorry to hear you are going threw this. Big time admire your attitude. Can't keep a good man down!
Scares the heel out of me when folks stop posting. Wish it was better news but real glad to hear your still kicking.
Your in our prayers. If there is any thing that can be done to help, please let us know.
Great to hear your wife is taking good care of you. Has to be really rough on her as well. They are worth their weight in gold.