head on bike collision thismorning

[stretchypanda]

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Because they don't make replacement teeth that look perfectly normal or anything.

[QuadDamage]

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I totally misread that. I thought he had hit a car because he referred to "lights," and didn't catch the reference to the "other rider."

Regardless, colliding at ~15 mph with another ~15 mph biker is still pretty dangerous. That kind of force can easily cause injury, especially if you're not wearing a helmet. Just get a sleek looking helmet, man. Never ride without one. All it takes is a nasty spill without one to make you wish you'd been more careful.

Riding at night is really exhilarating, but make sure you know your surroundings to avoid such accidents.

[jellygod]

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I do know my surroundings, ive riden the trail hundereds of times. Come to think about it the accident was his fault. Reguardless of him making that sharp turn or not i was on my rightside of the trail, and he was on his leftside, so with all of those factors i had zero reaction time just kind of hit him.

[QuadDamage]

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Can't always assume other riders are going to be smart about things. One time I was driving, and I almost hit a bike rider when going around a corner -- this guy was wearing all black in pitch-black darkness riding a dark blue bike. No reflective material, no bright colors, nothing. Sometimes people don't make very good decisions, and it's really dangerous for everyone else who may be nearby.

I'm a real stickler for road safety and **** because I lost my father to it -- and he was the one at fault, technically. I'm glad to hear you made it out okay and everything, and sorry if this post feels too much like a lecture, but wear a helmet next time and be aware of what's going on a few seconds ahead. Most accidents happen very close to home, and if you're riding the same trail multiple times, odds are you're "desensitized" to it and not being as aware as you would be in, say, unfamiliar territory.

I mean this may not apply as much if these are like, bike trails where only bikers/people walk. Regardless, you can still get in a pretty bad bike crash and break bones/lose teeth/etc, and if you happen to be near water or a steep dropoff, it's even worse (a friend of mine lost control of his bike on a night trail and ended up falling down a really steep incline, and he broke a few bones and plowed into a huge-ass tree. If not for the tree, he would have ended up in the river).

So yeah, be careful next time!

[Grandiagod]

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Ouch, hope that girl wasn't pretty or her life is (was) over.

that's why i stay ugly, so I'm one step ahead of the curve

[IAAW]

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Why would you eat a plant at all.. let alone a poison one!

poisonous mushrooms

[Squeek]

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I didn't want to mention this the first time around, but wow.

Please type out your words. And spell them properly.

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/vbz/announcement.php?f=17&a=28

Just in case you didn't know:

So yeah I was going on a bike ride this morning on the trails at around 5AM and it's pitch black outside. and I am making a sharp turn on a a wavy path and I see a light coming toward me. I was just saying in my head "Holy ****!" So I crashed head-on into this guy while we were both going around 15mph and flew off my bike. Thankfully I didn't hit my head because I wasn't wearing a helmet. I was a few feet away from falling into the river when I got hit. As soon as I got hit, I was just laying in shock screaming "HOLY **** HOLY **** OH **** ****"; just laying on my back on the ground. After about a minute or so I got up. and My bike was a little mangled and my back and my ass were really sore. I kept on shouting to the other rider "holy **** holy **** are you okay?" He apparently was okay so I just kind of got up and rode off. Thankfully I didn't break my re-break my shoulder or anything serious like that. I am one lucky bastard though; I've had many near-death situations--like the time I ate a poisonous plant that should have killed me in an hour. but I ended up living for 2 then barely making it to the hospital in time to live... but that's another story.

I do know my surroundings; I've ridden the trail hundreds of times. Come to think about it, the accident was his fault. Regardless of him making whether he made that sharp turn or not I was on my right side of the trail, and he was on his left side. So with all of those factors, I had zero reaction time and just kind of hit him.

Bold are fixes, underlines are removals.

This is unacceptable. I don't care if you just got back from a semi-traumatic experience. I almost died by falling off of a mountain and I kept my grammar skills intact when I made the post about it.

[AznGreen]

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think about this, at least you didn't end up in a hospital getting raped by a gay doctor.

[Crashfan3]

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And AznGreen with a post from far left field!

Hope you're okay, jellygod. As long as you're alive and well enough to be posting here, I guess you'll be fine.

[Shadowcliff]

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Yeah, you really should wear a helmet. Even if you think you are the best bike-rider in the world, or you think someone might see you wearing a helmet. Might as well prevent a traumatizing blow to the head before it happens.

EDIT: Oh, yeah, get a sleek helmet or a helmet with some cool design on it if you're worried about how other people will look at you. Which I'm not saying you are.

[Breakdown16]

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Ouch, a lot of nasty incidents seem to happen to you. Good thing you always come out fine in the end.