Soldato
I know this should be filed under O for obvious and C for common sense, but recently I watched one of the many TV emergency medicine shows, earning new respect for cattle grids and how they can ruin your day.
The cyclist had been out on a chilly, possibly icy day and -- I'm surmising -- slipped as he went onto a grid. Luck wasn't on his side and he face-planted the grid nastily; perhaps at speed. Messed up his lower jaw, teeth and... well, it was a truly horrific injury. There were even complications, sadly, which led to brain damage and severe long term impairment.
One of my regular rides involves several grids. I ride over them a lot more carefully than I used to! And I was already a bit of a wuss.
This has been a public service announcement. Or catharsis... or something.
The cyclist had been out on a chilly, possibly icy day and -- I'm surmising -- slipped as he went onto a grid. Luck wasn't on his side and he face-planted the grid nastily; perhaps at speed. Messed up his lower jaw, teeth and... well, it was a truly horrific injury. There were even complications, sadly, which led to brain damage and severe long term impairment.
One of my regular rides involves several grids. I ride over them a lot more carefully than I used to! And I was already a bit of a wuss.
This has been a public service announcement. Or catharsis... or something.