I was sideswiped on Feb. 18th by an idiot pulling a wide trailer and put on the ground. I was traveling 40 mph, and the guy who hit me was probably going close to 55.

Thankfully, the trailer wheels didn't run over me, I didn't bounce off the trailer, and I took a fairly good fall.

The damage:

My beloved 2001 Trek 5200 (on which I had crossed the Continental Divide in Colorado 10 times, and summited Alpe d'Huez) was totaled.

Every item of clothing I was wearing, except for socks and shoes, were totaled.

I "escaped" with no broken bones, but required about 20 stitches in the knuckles of my right hand, and in my left elbow (which was opened to the bone). Plus a bunch of road rash on left hip and shoulder.

I think I was pretty lucky...some of my friends riding behind me thought I was going to be dead when they got to where I'd gone down.