I Crashed !!!

[PCeBiker]

I wiped out Hard, landed on my chest, and knocked the wind outta myself !!

I cut my finger, and the side of my chest, skinned my knee, and hit my head !!

I Wasn't Wearing My Helmet !!!

Unfortunately, it wasn't some kinda heroic ebike accident.


I got up early to charge my batteries, so I could hit the road early and finish my ride before the rain started.

I was half asleep and tripped over the leg of my chair and landed face first into this 18 gallon tote with enough force to knock the wind outta myself and cut myself up good !!

I only fell about 1½ feet forward and 2 feet down, but I landed Hard !!

Instinct kicked in on my way down and my arm came out in front of me to brace my fall.
My hand ended in with the drill bits, and I cut my finger on the drill gauge that's in with the drill bits.
My chest hit the corner of the grey tote and broke the handle.
I don't know what my head hit ??

I would have laughed, but I couldn't breathe.

It took about 30 seconds to get my wind back and my chest has been hurting for over 6 hours now. I can barely lift my right arm without my chest hurting.



I've decided to buy body Armour, and another helmet to wear when I go to bed.

Or maybe one of those inflatable sumo wrestling suits ?
They come with a puffy helmet,..

That aughta keep me safe until I've had my coffee ️ and get the hell outta the house.

I'm WAY Safer when I'm out riding than when I try to walk around my own Damn house.

 

[DaveMatthews]

 

[PCeBiker]

The last time I knocked the wind outta myself was over 20 years ago.

I was riding my mountain bike through a forested area. I was only going about 5 mph, when my chain ring hit a stump.

The bike stopped dead, and I did a back flip over the bars and landed flat on my back.

It's pretty freaky when you can't suck in any air.
It's a bit like suffocating or drowning.

 

[Slaphappygamer]

My dude, I’m glad you are OK and no medic was needed.

Time for Vado now…..now that you can breathe again.

 

[gromike]

I fell off a bike when I was five and had the when knocked out of me for the first time. Thought I was dying. My older brother talked me through it.
Falling hard, just from a standing height, can hurt real bad.
Remember when we were young and indestructible? Ain't so anymore.

 

[PCeBiker]

My dude, I’m glad you are OK and no medic was needed.

I'm fine. It was a lot more funny and stupid than it was scary and life threatening.

I fell off a bike when I was five and had the when knocked out of me for the first time.

I must have done it close to 2 dozen times ?
You kinda get used to it.
You just gotta wait it out. It comes back, but it seems to take forever.

Actually, I was snorting salt water up my nose trying to clear my sinuses when I had a cold once.
I managed to snort it down the wrong pipe and into my lungs.

That was WAY Worse !!,..

My sister is a nurse and says that you can't kill yourself by holding your breath until you die.
You start breathing automatically after you pass out.

That's still a pretty sucky way to pass out though.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

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I don’t know what's more astounding — that someone thought that making those suits was a good idea, or that those guys let themselves be photographed in them.

 

[Underdog]

I'm getting older and I notice I fall a bit more often than I'd like to admit, usually while doing stupid stuff around the house. I've learned to just lay there for a bit and take inventory of the injuries before even trying to get back up. My small dog is always following me around and always under my feet, I've fallen over her several times in the last few years. Getting old is dangerous to your health.

 

[6zfshdb]

Glad you weren't hurt more seriously!

It could have been worse though. You could have knocked over the bike, landed on top of it and broke something more serious!

 

[PCeBiker]

Glad you weren't hurt more seriously!

Yeah, that Rubbermaid tote was a kinda cushy landing.
If that was a coffee table, I mighta broke some ribs ??

It could have been worse though. You could have knocked over the bike, landed on top of it and broke something more serious!

Yes, the most important thing is that my ebike is okay

 

[mrgold35]

I've learned "pain makes you smarter"! Embarrassment can hurt more than pain if someone else was there to witness the accident.

 

[Watana Bob]

The first thought I had was that 90 pound bike that you ride landing on top of you. I hate when accidents happen, like you, mostly when I'm tired and half awake. Recover quickly PC.

 

[harryS]

Cleaned my gutters (one story) last week. The ladder tipped over, and I crashed to the ground. Lucky I fell on soggy ground, not the hard driveway. Still got a sore shoulder, which is making me play worse than ever on the golf course. Gotta have an excuse.

For my age group, falls are the leading cause for dying in accidents. Yeah, the hip hurts too, but that's bursitis,

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

For my age group, falls are the leading cause for dying in accidents.

That darned gravity! Same as water and women — can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

 

[mrgold35]

What is that old saying: "It is not the fall that hurts ya; it's that sudden stop at the end!".

 

[PCeBiker]

Cleaned my gutters (one story) last week. The ladder tipped over, and I crashed to the ground.

Exactly !!
I'm sure you've put tens of thousands of miles on your ebikes, and worry about your safety all the time, but it's always something stupid that's gunna get ya.

Lucky I fell on soggy ground, not the hard driveway.

Me too. I landed on a bouncy Rubbermaid.

When I went over the handlebars 20 years ago, I landed on the relatively soft forest floor.
If I would have hit a curb in a parking lot and landed on concrete, it would have been WAY Worse,..

Still got a sore shoulder,

My joints are fine, but the muscles under my impact zones are pretty sore and it makes it hard to take a deep breath.

which is making me play worse than ever on the golf course.

I haven't golfed since 1982, when we studied it in phys ed.

Gotta have an excuse.

I have no excuses.
My accident was just plain stupid.

I did go for a 2½ hr 75 km ride afterwards when my batteries were fully charged.

For my age group, falls are the leading cause for dying in accidents. Yeah, the hip hurts too, but that's bursitis,

I was out riding a couple of weeks ago in crosswinds blowing over 30 kph.
I was riding no-hands at 32 kph on loose gravel roads, getting slapped by 40 kph gusts.

You'd think that if I was going to meet my maker, it'd be on a day like that ??

But no,..
I'm gunna fall down and die inside my own damn house.