Mark "Velosapiens" Weaver Injury Report
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From: XR650L_Dave on 31 May 2007 12:25 On May 31, 9:15 am, "Dean H." <m...(a)groove.calm> wrote: > > tresa and i were on an atv-width trail, hemmed in by low dense > > trees, on a very gentle curve, so there was limited sight distance > > but not any terrain reason to slow down. > > Limited sight distance is a pretty good reason to slow down. > > >i was probably doing > > 20-ish. we had just turned onto the trail and i caught a little > > air over a water bar, and was going to jump another one. my > > estimate of the other rider's speed is kinda guesswork, but it > > happened MUCH faster than any similar situation i have ever been > > in, with zero time for corrective action. by the time i realized > > he was there, i was lying on the ground, and not feeling too > > great. > > Mmmmm, limited sight distance on a two way trail. > > > within a few seconds i heard more bikes coming (we hadn't seen > > anyone in hours) and tresa alertly ran down the trail waving her > > arms to make sure i didn't get run into again. > > Get run into again? So, it's the other guy's fault? > I wonder how the other guy's story goes. > > flame suit on, wishing speedy and full recovery to *both* riders, > Dean > defensive riding, it's not just for the street anymore Sounded like he was going about 20, and the other guy was going much faster. I hear elsewhere he broke his leg, but the other guy broke his frame! DDave
From: SloCalSpode on 31 May 2007 12:38 Oh my, does that story bring back memories. Much like my crash back in Sept. 06 that I wrote about in the "Western Mini fest @ KM" thread. That feeling of being able to wiggle your toes and still feel everything (down there). But the distinct feeling that not everything is still connected all the same. Best wishes for a speedy and FULL recovery. On thing I remember the EMT telling me was that. If I had broken my Femer and not the Tibula. I would be taking a helocopter ride to the ER and not sitting in the back of a van chewing Vocodines for the 2 1/2 hour drive to the hospital. Slo('er than ever)CalSpode
From: DirtCrashr on 31 May 2007 13:02 On Thu, 31 May 2007 00:15:42 -0400, scrape <scrapeNOTHANKS(a)nc.rr.com> wrote: >>I wouldn't want to join a club that would have someone like me for a >>member. Marx > >Imagine all the people. >-Lennon Imagine all the nipples -Bubba DirtCrashr - '97KTM300M/XC
From: IdaSpode on 31 May 2007 14:38 On Thu, 31 May 2007 09:15:00 -0400, "Dean H." <moto(a)groove.calm> wrote: >> tresa and i were on an atv-width trail, hemmed in by low dense >> trees, on a very gentle curve, so there was limited sight distance >> but not any terrain reason to slow down. > >Limited sight distance is a pretty good reason to slow down. > >>i was probably doing >> 20-ish. we had just turned onto the trail and i caught a little >> air over a water bar, and was going to jump another one. my >> estimate of the other rider's speed is kinda guesswork, but it >> happened MUCH faster than any similar situation i have ever been >> in, with zero time for corrective action. by the time i realized >> he was there, i was lying on the ground, and not feeling too >> great. > >Mmmmm, limited sight distance on a two way trail. > >> within a few seconds i heard more bikes coming (we hadn't seen >> anyone in hours) and tresa alertly ran down the trail waving her >> arms to make sure i didn't get run into again. > >Get run into again? So, it's the other guy's fault? >I wonder how the other guy's story goes. Now that I think about it, the last time I acutally saw Mark on a trail was during ISF06 when Tim Harrell "ran into him"... Or was it the other way around? >flame suit on, wishing speedy and full recovery to *both* riders, >Dean >defensive riding, it's not just for the street anymore DJ
From: IdaSpode on 31 May 2007 14:44
On 31 May 2007 09:38:20 -0700, SloCalSpode <jjwallace(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >Oh my, does that story bring back memories. > Much like my crash back in Sept. 06 that I wrote >about in the "Western Mini fest @ KM" thread. > That feeling of being able to wiggle your toes and >still feel everything (down there). But the distinct >feeling that not everything is still connected all the same. > > Best wishes for a speedy and FULL recovery. > > On thing I remember the EMT telling me was that. > If I had broken my Femer and not the Tibula. I would > be taking a helocopter ride to the ER and not sitting > in the back of a van chewing Vocodines for the 2 1/2 > hour drive to the hospital. IMO, there is nothing "manly" or admirable about riding out with a compound fracture of the femur, more like "stupid machismo", unecessarily putting your life on the line to save being carried out the two miles to the road. > Slo('er than ever)CalSpode DJ |