Marc Carter wrote:
Hey, Stephen --
Another story is of a zero-mph crash: I stuck the front wheel into a
cypress knee and simply fell over to the side (yes, I am embarrassed,
not least because I actually am a fairly skilled off-road cyclist) and
caught another root on the side of the head, just above the ear (a very
easy way to crack a skull). I had a helmet on, but it concussed me
anyway. So going slow is no protection, either.
I have a similar story. I was stopped and waiting for a buddy to catch
up on a trail. He came along beside me and braked to a stop. But he had
forgotten to unclip from his pedals. Slowly, he fell to his side and hit
me. I was still clipped into one of my pedals and so, like a domino, I
fell over also -- into a ditch. There was a rock about the size of a
football which I hit with my helmet. The force was not enough to break
the helmet but I was glad to have the styrofoam between me and the rock.
Ken
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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
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