Thanks all for your support, I really appreciate it. NIce to hear more stories of hip injuries with full recoveries. I showed my surgeon a picture of Homer today, and he told me i'd be back up and riding just as I had before. Regarding helmets, one thing interesting to note, both the police and the driver's insurance investigator asked me if I was wearing one.That indicates to me that they weigh helmet usage in determining how to assign fault (like speed , they asked that too, to me and the eyewitnesses). As it turns out, the driver's insurance has accepted full responsibility. Jim in Boulder
On Monday, April 9, 2012 7:51:47 PM UTC-6, Jim wrote: > I was interested to see the thread on knee issues, as I have a similar > question about hips. Unfortunately, last Friday night I was riding a bike > lane downtown, and a car door opened up suddenly in front of me, which > threw me and Homer to the ground. Homer came out fairly well, but I ended > up with a broken femur that was surgically repaired the following > day .Police investigated and the driver was cited, and I expect to be > compensated by his auto insurance. > > Being in Boulder, nearly everyone taking care of me, including the > surgeon, are avid bikers, and are assuring me that I will make a full > recovery from this injury, probably back on the bike in a couple months. > But I'd be interested if there are any of the "folks like us" out there > (i'm 54 years old) that have gone through this and if they have any wisdom > to provide, Also, when your bike is in a crash like that, I assume you > should have a competent mechanic give it a through inspection to make sure > things are ok. Any other words of wisdom for assuring the safety of a > crashed bike? > > I'm finishing up day 2 after surgery and am doing well and feeling > fine. Other than the hip, just a touch of road rash and a bruise from where > my shoulder hit the door. This was a case where wearing the helmet > probably saved me from a closed head injury. > > Jim in Boulder > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Db9SM0N1mlAJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
