Getting back on the horse
 

Last week I told about how I got hit by a car:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...car-last-night

Today was the first day I was able to get out of bed without groaning and moaning. It is day 10 since the car hit me, and I'm going to attempt to ride my bike home from work tonight. I'm a little scared and nervous.

I always heard there were two kinds of cyclists: those that have wrecked, and those that haven't wrecked yet. After nearly 10 years of cycling, I have finally left the ranks of the latter and have joined the former. All my "have wrecked" friends have told me "you gotta get back on the horse as soon as you can".

So here I go.:twitchy:

Good luck!
You'll probably be a little jumpy and hyper-aware (not necessarily a bad thing) just remember to breath.

I'm sure it will go well but I'll wish you luck anyway.

A neighbor has been in the hospital for several days because he basically shattered his arm after colliding with a car. I've had a minor collision and nearly had another one last night. It was at a marked crossing. I slowed down as I approached it because drivers routinely ignore it. A driver looked like he was going to stop when he saw me but then speeded up as I slowed down. I let off the brakes when I saw him slowing. Long story short, my front wheel ended up less than a couple of inches from his car as he went through the crossing.

I once met a guy who claimed he'd been hit 7 times. Thought he was full of sh*&t but maybe not.

Over the course of my 30 year driving career, I've also been involved in a few accidents. None involved any injuries of note and most were very minor. So maybe it is inevitable. The silver lining is that for me the most likely scenario for a collision would be at pretty low speeds.

Agreed. Whenever non-cycling folks told me I was nuts for riding my bike in the road, I always told them that if I got into a wreck, it would most likely be at lower speeds and might put me in the hospital, but won't kill me. The collision last week proved my point. My theory is: When drivers are going faster they are more likely to be paying closer attention to the road which reduces the probability of an accident.