Unfortunately, my answer is yes too. I've only fallen a few times, but the last one was a doozy. Before that one, it was an exercise in picking myself up, checking the bike for damage, getting back on and starting to ride again.

My crash in May of 2004 was different. I don't know what caused the crash since I have no memory of that day or the next few either. I suspect my wheel got caught in or on something. I know that the bike flipped over the front wheel and I rode it over and landed on my head. I had a skull fracture, brain injury, broken bones (pelvic bone, a couple of ribs, bones around one eye), and a lot of bruises. If I hadn't been wearing a helmet I don't believe I would have survived. I spent 2 weeks in the hospital, and worked up from walking very short distances to walking for longer periods of time, to riding my bike again just 6 weeks after the accident (much to the dismay of some of my docs!).

It took the better part of a year for me to work back to what I consider normal from an endurance standpoint, but I proved to myself by the end of last year that I truly was back (over 4000 miles on my bike did that for me!).

But I sense that your question is more than finding out who has crashed. It seems to be more of "how do I get over being afraid of crashing". I think it's important to look at how much time we spend on our bikes and how many rides we have taken and will continue to take without crashes. I've been riding a long time. At first it was more an occasional thing, but since I started touring back in 1988, riding my bike has become something that I do all of the time. I refuse to let the possibility of crashing scare me away. Like JoAnn pointed out, coming back after a crash can bring more care in riding style or location. But for most of us, that extra care doesn't stop us from enjoying riding.

--- Denise