4,000 miles between crashes?? Got to be kidding!!!

Pesonal: About a dozen crashes in over 300,000+ miles of bicylcing (225,000+ miles on tandems with my wife).
Three hits by vehicles; two of which hit from behind by pickups at +/- 45 mph. One driver had license suspended 90 days (drunk), the other had his restricted license revoked.
Third hit was by newbie driver out solo for first time. Broadsided us after we made a left turn at 4-way stop; he looked both ways and stepped on the gas (Oh, didn't see you!) back in 1978. Trip to the ER + $2,200 worth of damage to tandem.
Two high speed crashes without vehicles involved.
On tandem 30+ mph descent when chain bounced from small cog to dropout. Massive roadrash on stoker (she can't roll over the bars like pilot can); pilot got huge hematoma on hip; bent front wheel from instantaneous stop. Three days later with new wheel we were riding a 200 mile loop by the Grand Canyon.
Crashed single bike in northern Utah descending a paved mountain road with lotsa curves. Uncontrollable massive harmonic vibration. Rolled over the bars, busted shoulder (not collarbone) in two places and had antoher cyclist ride over the top of me and crash also. Got up and rode the rest of the way back home. Went to ER 3 days later.
Solo ride after cresting a hard climb, wind gust blew through a saddle (2 mountains) and blew me across the road. Rolled over the bars, knocked unconscious and broke 6 ribs and punctured a lung. Considered myself lucky as I missed a 50 foot dropoff my inches.

We always get back on the bike as soon as physically possible.
So you survived a crash that could have been a lot worse.
There are those that have not yet crashed and those that have.
Pedal on!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem