
Originally Posted by
sundial
I was wondering.....how many accidents have you had?
Of note: 3 bike and 2 car.
For the car....Nothing novel or entertaining...just stupid accidents. I rear-ended a car once, and in a spat of karma, got rear-ended myself. But...those were about 15 years apart. The rear-endee resulted in my herniated disc issues.
For the bike...
1. Playing "chicken" with my neighbor, Scott, on the bikes when I was very young (10ish??). Old bolt-on front wheels. Neither of us chickened out. Head on crash. Bolt from his front wheel sliced into my knee. I still have the scar.
2. Chasing an ex-BF ("A$$-hole" to my family) down a bike trail on my mtb. Launched myself off a waterbar and into a tree. No idea how. Torn LCL and medial meniscus. Got a nice scar for that one.
3. Doing the sunday ride with the LBS...Beach Drive...a pack of about 8 of us, cruising along at about 20 mph. Dumb guy in front of me grabs a fist full of brakes and zigs around a pothole, rather than bunnyhopping it and calling out. He takes out 2 of us. One falls to the right and into the dirt. I fall to the left and onto the pavement. Major road rash on my hip and I tore my favorite pair of shorts. No scars for that one, but it was a painful flight home (was living in MA at the time).
Oh...and I suppose I can add skiing.
Was skiing down a bunny slope at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire when I caught an edge in a slush puddle and went flying. Pulled muscles. Major ego bruise. I hate spring skiing. I love the weather....hate the snow.
Last edited by 7rider; 11-06-2007 at 01:30 PM.
Reason: Technically, we weren't yet in the park...I don't think.
2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
2003 Klein Palomino - Terry Firefly (?)
2010 Seven Cafe Racer - Bontrager InForm
2008 Cervelo P2C - Adamo Prologue Saddle