A bicycler's story (kindof)

I got some news today about a girl I went to undergrad with that kindof makes me nervous. She got hit by a car this weekend while out riding her bike. If you'll be kind enough to think back a few months, you might remember that yours truly has shared this experience.

This is a photo of my leg a few hours after being hit by a car. I, however, was lucky enough to have been hit by someone who had been completely stopped and therefore, only slid across 3 1/2 lanes of road.

My friend was not so lucky. Granted, she survived and is conscious but she's pretty torn up. She had to have her spleen removed, has a collapsed lung, a broken pelvis, broken ribs and had surgery on her elbow.

I know she's a responsible girl and was wearing her helmet but I can't help but think how much worse things would be if she wasn't. I guess if I was the prayin' type I'd include her but I'll just keep her in my thoughts and go for a visit later this week.

I also can't help thinking that it's only a matter of time until the same sort of thing happens to me. In fact, I was telling T the other day that I couldn't wait to start riding my bike to work again.

While this nervous realization doesn't change my mind one iota, it will make a very cautious road biker more so. I guess that's never a bad thing.

I do want to take this moment, though, to remind everyone to PLEASE pay attention and share the road. I know that you all do and are very observant people but there's no harm in a little reminder now, is there?