The short story is I had a major crash 7 weeks ago. A deer came out, and I clipped the legs and went over on left side hard. Ambulance to local hospital then helicopter to a bigger one. Had broken pelvis, about 4 ribs, and collarbone went down on left side. I did not lose consciousness to my knowledge, but I don't remember it exactly as happen very fast. 23 days in hospital including 6 in rehab to get be able to go home on my own. I am widower 64 so that has to play into the picture. Before this I was riding 6-10000 miles a year and generally did about 50 a day. They did plates and screws in pelvis hip not broken but acetabulum. My recovery has gone well but I have worked hard. Collarbone is healed and full strength been lifting arm weights daily and I have taken no pain meds in 4 weeks at all. I am still not weight bearing on left leg as pelvis heals but I can touch and move and use a walker. Right now I can drive do most things just takes a long time. My history though is 17 months ago I went down on gravel broke my right collarbone and great trochanter. That healed was off bike 3 months but I could actually ride indoor trainer after about 2 weeks. Now I am not cleared at this point for inside trainer.. Finally 10 years ago I hit some black ice broke my hip but that was not displaced, had 3 screws put in and really that was no all the bad as I went back to running in 16 years and of the 3 crashes that was the easiest to recover. I was 10 years younger but broken hip could have been worst given complications.

With all this and my fear I am completely thinking I now will be an indoor trainer. I actually don't mind riding indoors and do it during winter and days I cannot get out. It is a great workout I have Garmin FLux 2 I like. My question is if any of you have done this and thought the same thing? Have you thought or seriously said maybe riding outside it simply too dangerous. Cars are obviously a problem along with in my case other stuff I have encountered. I would take any thought. I am retired from civil job, but I am a permanent deacon in roman catholic church. I am also a runner and was a runner first and foremost I just got into cycling more and running I had some balance issues. I am thinking I could also go back to power walking assuming I can heal ok got foot drop but that might get better .