Originally Posted by
bnuk
damn you are lucky dude. Makes me think about moving up my plan to get a nice helmet instead of the cheap one I have now... I assume you probably don't remember much but what exactly happened with your laces? I've heard to tuck them but I've never really worried much about it.
Originally Posted by
ISP James
his laces probably got caught in his chain. just a guess :dunno:
the one time i didn't tuck 'em in...... from post # 39 above (pics are disturbing).....
So I went out sat for a ride around town & rode down to a friends house to take her some cds. I was riding back @ a pretty good pace, but not too fast. I came up to a curve running about 55. I had already started to brake & when I went to turn left, my shoe laces had gotten all wrapped up around the heel guard & foot peg & the bike wouldn't turn. i left the road in a pretty dense wooded area.
I was transferred to the hospital here in Dickson & they took one look at me & said they had to transfer me to Vanderbilt trauma center in Nashville. They were going to life flight me by helicopter, but a bad storm pushed thru & the helicopter was grounded, so i had to go by ambulance. i was released from the hospital last night.
From the looks of my helmet, my chin bar hit probably a small tree & that is what broke my jaw (2 places) it is wired shut & will be for 3-4 weeks
2 metal plates w/ a total of 10 screws & permanent nerve damage leaving no feeling in the lower right side of my face FTL
mouth was wired shut for 6 weeks & i went from 165lbs to 115lbs
:nervous:
