I can only imagine how terrifying that must be as the driver of a car. I had one crash where the motorist that had been behind me changed lanes just before I fell. He told me he didn't know why he changed lanes, but it probably saved my life.

What a report, glad you finished your ride in a very smoking time and that you were able to type it out.

Thank the Lord that you will be on the road with us again soon. And, if you get the opportunity, thank that woman driver for driving responsibly. I agree with the comment about "having a talk" with the organizers about the missing warning sign. Heal well.

Wow! Glad you are OK.

Just curious, what damage to the car?

From your description I think I'd been inclined to go to the ER for some x-rays and debradement. You didn't. Again, not critical, just trying to learn without bleeding.

No damage to the car. Just slid under the front grill.

I didn't have any broken bones and at the time I wasn't really hurting anywhere. My experience with crashes is without breaking any bones, the "mechanical motions" seem very normal right off, ie body movements. If I'd had a broken hip or collarbone I think I would known that right off. It is a little later when the pain starts to hit from swelling and bruising. I was bleeding pretty good but I knew where the issues were and it all looked like scrapes versus gouges that might need stitches. Fortunately the daughter had wet wipes so I used those to clean out all the skinned places very quickly........except for my hip which I didn't even know there was a good bit of road rash until I had finished the ride........I did have an issue getting the bleeding to completely stopped but did get it under control. I just left the blood streaks in place to help with clotting.

I've been with riders who have had concussions from hitting their head and I felt very clear headed so I guess I quickly gave myself an overall assessment and felt good enough to ride???? Where I work safety is ingrained in our thinking so went through a mental checklist very quickly and deemed myself safe to ride if my bike was okay.

I also didn't have any reservations about taking other curves at a normal speed as I went along so I don't think there will be any lingering effects on being too gunshy. Certainly just respectful and continuing to watch for hazardous situations.

I truly think that if the car had not been there I would not have gone down. I was still cleaning myself up when others came through the curve, while they had trouble, they were able to use that little bit of extra cushion to get by. I might have gone into the grass but not down on the pavement. After thinking it through, going down on the pavement probably saved a lot of broken bones. If I'd stayed upright and gone into the car that could have been really ugly for me and my bike.

Holey Moley! If my wife sees this (she won't), she will never let me ride again.
Scary story... but, in the end, just that, a great story to tell. Get well soon!

Glad you're okay and you and your bike came through relatively well.

The only thing I'll add is don't confuse age and experience with driving ability. There are many, many older drivers that have one year experience 40 or 50 times. Driving slow and cautious often leads to accidents as much as speed, especially when the slow speed is due to the drivers abilities and reaction times.

A group on my former team got hit riding in a paceline by an "experienced" and "cautious" driver. He drove right across an intersection after stopping and proceeding to slowly hit them.

Thanks for the elaboration. From that I think I would have done the same thing, after my knees stopped shaking and I'd finished hugging and thanking the other driver.