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"Hedfix gets his head fixed"

Yes indeedy, I had a small accident when I cycled into town to get myself a copy of Dredd Vs Death. I managed to misjudge crossing the road on my bike and got hit by a car.

I don't actually remember getting hit, I remember setting off across the road and then I remember somebody saying something about 'getting a neckbrace'. I don't remember the trip in the ambulance I remember being in A&E.

I ended up being very lucky. I only cut open the left side of my nose and broke a few bones/cartiledge in my nose (but not the main centre). One of my eyes closed up but that's alright now. I still have very swollen lips though.

So I got lucky, no neck damage, no brain damage and I've still got all my teeth.

I stopped the car with my nose. :)

Now let me impress something upon you lot: I would not have been anywhere near as lucky if I had not been WEARING A HELMET. So to all those who think they look a bit odd/sad/uncool/whatever I have to say that it's a lot better than being dead or brain damaged or having to have all your future meals through a tube.

Surprisingly thought it hasn't been that painful, I actually felt more pain when I fell and took my half of my nail off when I was still at school. I think it must've been the shock but I haven't had any pain from my nose apart from when they took the packing out of my nostrils. That was like when you get that sting from getting hit in the face with a football except the sting lasts for about 3/5 seconds instead of 0.2 or whatever. Not nice but still preferwable to when I ripped half of my nail off. :S

So I've spent two and a half days in a ward surrounded by the old and infirm. It was an interesting experience and quite a "Wake up call", I was saying to myself: I shouldn't be here at my age. So luckily there's a cycle-only track to town and elsewhere and I'm going to use this from now on. This accident was my fault but I can count loads of times when drivers simply haven't seen me or have been lazy in overtaking me and pulled back in far too early or have overtaken me just before braking (likes a bikes brakes are as good a cars!) etc etc.

So I'm staying off the road because it's, well, a bit too full of stupid drivers (me included).

So anyway that's where I've been over the weekend.

Yes indeedy, I had a small accident when I cycled into town to get myself a copy of Dredd Vs Death. I managed to misjudge crossing the road on my bike and got hit by a car.

I don't actually remember getting hit, I remember setting off across the road and then I remember somebody saying something about 'getting a neckbrace'. I don't remember the trip in the ambulance I remember being in A&E.

I ended up being very lucky. I only cut open the left side of my nose and broke a few bones/cartiledge in my nose (but not the main centre). One of my eyes closed up but that's alright now. I still have very swollen lips though.

So I got lucky, no neck damage, no brain damage and I've still got all my teeth.

I stopped the car with my nose. :)

Now let me impress something upon you lot: I would not have been anywhere near as lucky if I had not been WEARING A HELMET. So to all those who think they look a bit odd/sad/uncool/whatever I have to say that it's a lot better than being dead or brain damaged or having to have all your future meals through a tube.

Surprisingly thought it hasn't been that painful, I actually felt more pain when I fell and took my half of my nail off when I was still at school. I think it must've been the shock but I haven't had any pain from my nose apart from when they took the packing out of my nostrils. That was like when you get that sting from getting hit in the face with a football except the sting lasts for about 3/5 seconds instead of 0.2 or whatever. Not nice but still preferwable to when I ripped half of my nail off. :S

So I've spent two and a half days in a ward surrounded by the old and infirm. It was an interesting experience and quite a "Wake up call", I was saying to myself: I shouldn't be here at my age. So luckily there's a cycle-only track to town and elsewhere and I'm going to use this from now on. This accident was my fault but I can count loads of times when drivers simply haven't seen me or have been lazy in overtaking me and pulled back in far too early or have overtaken me just before braking (likes a bikes brakes are as good a cars!) etc etc.

So I'm staying off the road because it's, well, a bit too full of stupid drivers (me included).

So anyway that's where I've been over the weekend.

Lucky escape...

Just half an hour ago I was thinking "Where is Hedfix?!!"

Wow. You are one lucky person! Are you appreciating things more?
Did you see the light? Oo.

But good job you're still alive.
Um.. What's the word?! Congrats, you're alive? Um.. good luck you're alive?! No. Um. Glad you're alive! ;)
I might just have to wear a helmet now :S

Oh.. and..

"I stopped the car with my nose. :)"

Superman!

Did your life flash infront of you?

There MUST be a good helmet joke that's appropriate.

Anyway, glad you weren't seriously injured.

Yeah I'd definately wear a helmet if I were you. I like to think I'm a pretty good cyclist but it only takes one minor mistake. I think I thought there was a line of three parked cars to my right when only two were actually parked and the other pulled round them and hit me as a pulled out.

So easily done it's scary.

http://www.designingtrade.com/timeout/life/helmet.htm

best i could find

Hedfix wrote:
> So easily done it's scary.

Indeed. I suppose a lot of people don't wear helmets because they think "It won't happen to me!" or because they think they're uncool. But would you rather be uncool or dead? Simple as!

That's not what I meant, Alecks.