my century, dog crash

[Red Rock]

Miranda I just wanted to wish you well on the recovery of all of this. I hope your next century is a more plesant experience. I am glad that you are still in one piece along with your bike. Sounds like this dog owner needs his head put correctly. Do what you have to do to help rectify the situation. I can not help you there.

Take care of yourself.

Red Rock

[arielmoon]

Big hug for you cause I know first hand what this is like!

The owner of the dog that hit me first denied the possibility "He's never chased anyone before!"

"Well actually he chased me and a friend 3 weeks ago"

so she says "Well, if you knew there was a dog that chased you why would you ride on this road?" I though my BF was going to have a canary!!

If there are leash laws like there are here, you have a valid case against the home owner's insurance. I have yet to make a claim in my case, not having been released from my DR's care.


I hope you are feeling better and back riding soon!

[staceysue]

How awful! What a rotten ride. I hope you'll be back in the saddle again soon!

"Duh - my dog just loves to chase bicycles and you shoulda seen all them biciclers riding past here today! He had him one heck of a time. They oughta do that every day!"

It might not be a bad idea to notify all the homeowners along a route before a race, though. Country folks have their habits (I knows - being as I'm one meself).

[CenturyGrrl]

Miranda - I agree with what several others have said, about having your insurance company or lawyer handle this. Your medical bills might be extensive, and your homeowner's or renter's insurance company will almost certainly ask for the dog owner's name and address.

As a dog owner, I know that if my dog were to run in the street in front of someone's car, I would be held responsible and liable for any damage. (Massachusetts law, I looked it up when this did happen to one of my sister-in-law's dogs.)

Especially since the owner KNEW that his dog did this, it was extremely negligent on his part not to control the mutt.

I know that this is just more bother and worry for you while you're recuperating, but something has to be done so that this dog doesn't succeed in his quest to kill the next cyclist that comes along.

[staceysue]

I've designed the flyer that should go out on every country home's door (on the race route)!

WARNING! (pencil drawings of police badges on either side of the word - and great big black fonts)

ATTENTION ALLA Y'ALL!!!

There's gonna be a bike race runnin' right past yer house on ___(plug in date)____!

Now - y'all probly don't know this but there's what's called a LEASH LAW in this here county! What that means is that everybody's dogs are supposed to be on leashes all the time!

Now, we don't care what you do with your dogs most of the time, but on ___(plug in the date)___ when we're having this here race, you better have your dogs inside or on leashes or yer a$$ is gra$$. You hear what I'm tellin you? GRA$$!!!

If one of yer dogs so much as steps foot on the road during this here bike race, we're gonna be callin' in some attorneys, and you're name's gonna be in the paper. Heck - we might even call in a television crew.

KEEP YER DANG DOGS ON LEASHES OR IN THE HOUSE ON ____(plug in date)____!

This is yer one and only warning. We aint gonna count to 3 like yer mamas.

[Miranda]

Thx... you guys are awesome. I really need some uplifting thoughts and support now. Appreciate that.

Gheez, after looking at my shoulders in the mirror after last's night wound cleansing shower ritual, I think the it's separating from the collar bone.

That bump where the collar bone meets the shoulder is more prononuced than the other side now. *sigh*

I usually sleep on that side. Over the w/e the swelling was subsiding, and it seemed to be hurting a bit less. Thus, at some point in bed when I rolled over, I got on the lefty. I can remember it hurting, but just passed out asleep since I was happy to be in my normal position.

Crud... thinking the pressure maybe threw it over the edge. Wish the ortho doc scheduler would have given me a sooner appointment than end of the week. I assume there's something that needs done to help the separation heal together properly.

Oh... and the dog owner... that one I'm still thinking about what to do.