Originally Posted by Machka

My recovery has been pretty good ... I have a little bit of trouble bending my left foot, but it's getting better (7 years later!). And the burned area is slightly more sensitive than the rest of the foot.

And nope, it was absolutely NOT a factor in my decision to start driving again. The accident happened November 2001, and I remained car-free until January 2006. In early February 2002, three months after the accident, I was told I could try wearing a real shoe, and the first shoe I tried was my cycling shoe ... I squeezed my foot in and hobbled around the apartment. My foot felt like it was on fire, but I was thrilled to be in my cycling shoe again!! By mid-February I was outside cycling short rides ... and in July I rode the Rocky Mountain 1200.

I started driving again after I moved to Alberta in January 2006, and got a job 35 kms away (70 kms round trip) ... and continued driving when I also started attending University 150 kms away (300 kms round trip).