Interesting idea, Muirenn. My most serious cycling crash occurred on a Navy base. It was after 5pm and EVERYBODY was gone. Actually, by 4:40 they were gone. When I crashed, that was a problem. I did not have my cell phone with me, and neither did my riding partner. There was no one around, no one to help. It was a long wait for a car to pass. Well, I was unconscious by the side of the road and my riding partner said it was a long wait.

The ambulance came, so I've been told, and then the helicopter, so I've been told.

The lesson is to bring a cell phone, make sure it is fully charged and that it actually works on the base, and ride with a buddy if possible. It would have done me no good to have a cell phone, since I was knocked out when I fell on my head. But it would have been very good if my riding buddy had had one.

I hope you feel better, Marni.