A number of months ago I had my most serious bicycling accident to date. It occurred on a local bike path when a rider coming fast from the opposite direction took a turn wide and clipped my left handlebar, throwing my front wheel into a wild wobble. I didn't go down immediately and tried to hold on for a second or two, then instinct took over and I hit the brakes. Went down hard right then on my right side and got a ride to the hospital with a broken collarbone, two cracked ribs, and more than a little road rash. (The wonderful human being who hit me fled the scene).

Realize now that hitting the brakes was probably the wrong thing to do, and I wonder if I might have been able to damp out the wobble with my upper body and shifting my weight rearward, perhaps aided by a quick push on the pedals. Have any of you been able to do this, or have other tips for recovering from the "death wobble"?

Thanks,
Bob Norris