Freak bike accident

[MartianDestiny]

I saw the kid and his mom on the Today show this morning...

Great, just great. I can't wait until they outlaw brake levers or "redesign" them to be "safer" and make them ridiculous to use because of this.

Impalements are not THAT uncommon among mountain bikers at least (be it the brakes, bars, or something on the ground that gets you). Apparently road bikers aren't immune either (Ouch, that handlebar out the leg story sounds painful!) It's just an accepted risk and not near as big as some of the others we choose to take while on a bike IMO.

Following the kid around while he's on his bike. Dear Lord! What does she hope to accomplish? From my understanding he had help within minutes (seconds?) as it was.

The Today show? What in the world is newsworthy about a minor injury from a kid's bike accident? Pretty sure I crashed a lot as a kid and didn't end up on national TV. (I grant he was very lucky that it turned out to be minor, but still!)

[Tuckervill]

She was kidding! about following the kid around.

Did you see his bike? The brake levers seemed to be sticking out way too far anyway. They already have rounded ends, I suppose to stop impalements. Didn't work!

Today show is on for like 5 hours now... they have a lot of time to fill.

Karen