Wear Your Helmets!

[BlackDog]

I got this from a very good friend this morning. It's a timely reminder now that it is spring and many of us are again riding our bicycles. (My friend will be changing his rear brake to the right side of his handlebars.)

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In the process of braking for a right hand turn after having pedelled hard down an incline, I raised my left hand to signal the turn which left only my right hand braking. OOOOOOOOOH - the dreaded front wheel only braking. What a bad idea!! The result was my back tire coming off the ground and pitching me headfirst over my handle bars. I landed on the left side of my back and my head. Here's the picture of my helmet...



Clearly, without my helmet I would have suffered a major brain injury. As it is, I got away with just a bit of road rash, a bruised pelvis, and pretty much feeling like I got run over by a truck. Uncomfortable, but something from which I should recover shortly rather than being seriously impaired, a veg, or dead. Upshot, wear your helmets and make sure everyone near and dear to you does too!