[QUOTE
He is always hit really hard by these tragedies; yesterday when I told him I'd been freaked out because of the similarity to his own accident he asked, "Do you want me to quit racing?" I assured him I would make no such demand on him, even though I was really grateful to have him still with me. Later I heard him mutter to himself, "Maybe I *should* quit racing." [/QUOTE]

He sounds like such a sweetheart...good thing for me my hub didn't hear about this accident - he'd NOT ask me to stop riding, but he WOULD want to drive beside me dragging a mattress.* Meanwhile, he's in NYC today riding the subway, which these days seems a helluva lot more dangerous. To tell the truth, I'm eyeing my helmet, too....

*when I start to ride clipless, this might be a good idea.