Originally Posted by
johnybutts
The issue is due to the fact that on the off-chance that something DID happen to cause another consussion in the next race it would be MUCH MUCH more serious. You should always be extremely careful to avoid risky activity after suffering a concussion. Racing is such a risky activity.
This.
I got a concussion at the track and did a 63 mile road race the next day. Ended up fine, but went to the doctor later that week and she basically just called me a ****ing idiot. Told me I could have died if I landed on my head or had a brain hemorrhage/stroke if I went too hard and too much blood rushed to my head. During this race, we passed a kid from the field in front of us who crashed on the descent and had a bloody head - had that been me, I may have died.
Moral of the story is: be careful with your head. You only get one, and most of the time, it's hard to fix.