KarmaCycle: Pinkie on its way back to rude health after bike accident

Thursday 24 June 2010

Pinkie on its way back to rude health after bike accident

Good news from bro-in-law (injured this week after going into the back of a car) - he had surgery (a general anaesthetic no less) but didn't need to stay in hospital overnight. Has huge cast which should come off tomorrow. The main worry now of course is ... how the hell to type and use a mouse when your finger is wrapped up. And even more important - how soon do you get back on your bike after an accident like that?

2 comments:

Mark said...: Good luck to your brother. The lesson I take from his story is - if you have an accident ALWAYS get the phone number and plate number of the driver, even when you think you and your bike are okay. I've had a couple of bumps and on one occasion I thought I was fine -- to realise later that my thumb was dislocated; on the other I thought the bike was fine -- to realise later that it would need new handlebars. The trouble is you tend to go into shock when you come off, so it is important to keep you options open in those critical five minutes.; Friday, 25 June, 2010
KarmaCycle said...: I think that's a very fair point Mark. The question is - will we have the presence of mind to actually do it? Let's hope so and your comments will probably help remind people ...; Friday, 25 June, 2010

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The Cycle of Karma

When you're cycling around 100 miles a week through London, you develop some strange notions. The one I can't get out of my head is that you build up karma - good and bad - depending on how you cycle. So - if you stop at red lights, wait politely for pedestrians, smile at cars, you get rewarded - the next light turns green for you straight away, someone smiles back at you - you get the picture. Of course this doesn't always work, but it works often enough for me to try to cycle by those rules. Most of the time.