Worst road incident was summer of 1980 riding a Peugeot U08 on my homeward bound commute. It was a rare Puget Sound sunny day and I wore shorts, tee, and unlike most cyclists of the day, a Bell helmet that looked like a turtle shell on my head. Dropped down a short hill to a T intersection and took the right fast as always. This day there was oncoming traffic and I really needed the full apex. Tightened the turn and the front tire held just long enough so when I went down the bike & I slid behind the oncoming car, narrowly missing it. Was able to get out of my toe clips some how while still sliding, got to my feet and tried to run, stumbled and fell pitching out into a field between a power pole and it's guy line, missing both. The helmet protected my head and face but the right side suffered road rash, particularly severe on the right leg from hip-ankle. The leg infected, swelled to XXXL and turned red & hot. The Docs used words like blood poisoning and gangrene. That accident was all my fault. Complacency & Excessive Speed were to blame, luckily I didn't bounce off the car and damage it too.
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