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Go to a major metro city and then you will really know what "danger" is when it comes to riding in a city/urban setting.
One of the huge advantages of riding/living here is that there are so many bikes around, people are well aware of them and are more prepared to drive around/with bikes.
Car accidents happen all day/everyday. If you are commuting a bike, you are taking a chance of being involved in one of these "common" situations, but with little to no protection compared to a car which can offer a lot of protection.
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drunk driver?
I was just sitting in bumper to bumper traffic down 7th on a sat night...Back when Ybor was the hangout every thurs and saturday about 4-5 years ago....Sittin in traffic and i girl behind me didnt even see me and bumps the back of my bike luckily not hard enough to knock me over but there is a lot of drunk drivers there obviously....
Get well Buddy.........I know the whole lung thing...Does he have a chest tube yet? thtas what they had to do to me to drain the fluid and blood from my lungs....But after about 2-3 days they removed it........and the scapula sucks this is the 2nd time i broke this in 6th months..
Hope u heal fast wrong place wrong time kinda like me
I was just sitting in bumper to bumper traffic down 7th on a sat night...Back when Ybor was the hangout every thurs and saturday about 4-5 years ago....Sittin in traffic and i girl behind me didnt even see me and bumps the back of my bike luckily not hard enough to knock me over but there is a lot of drunk drivers there obviously....
Get well Buddy.........I know the whole lung thing...Does he have a chest tube yet? thtas what they had to do to me to drain the fluid and blood from my lungs....But after about 2-3 days they removed it........and the scapula sucks this is the 2nd time i broke this in 6th months..
Hope u heal fast wrong place wrong time kinda like me
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his scapula shattered in 10 pieces but luckily remained in the same position, so no surgery there, they are going to keep him there. they made him blow in a tube every half an hour for 2 days and now his lung is fine. He has recovered very well, and should be walking out of the hospital today.
thank you so much for all your prayers guys.
thank you so much for all your prayers guys.
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Oh my effing god! thats horrable!!!!
WTF is with the drivers now-a-days?
I wish him the best, and everytime i hear shit like this makes me want to sell my bike and wait till i live in a less dangerous area to ride. there are just one to many drunks, old people and just plain morons out there...
And thank god he was wearing his gear, i would hate to think whatmay have been without it
Prayers 4 him bigtime. can u update us with the rest of story when you get it?
WTF is with the drivers now-a-days?
I wish him the best, and everytime i hear shit like this makes me want to sell my bike and wait till i live in a less dangerous area to ride. there are just one to many drunks, old people and just plain morons out there...
And thank god he was wearing his gear, i would hate to think whatmay have been without it
Prayers 4 him bigtime. can u update us with the rest of story when you get it?
COMMING FROM A GUY THAT HIT A BUS.
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his scapula shattered in 10 pieces but luckily remained in the same position, so no surgery there, they are going to keep him there. they made him blow in a tube every half an hour for 2 days and now his lung is fine. He has recovered very well, and should be walking out of the hospital today.
thank you so much for all your prayers guys.
thank you so much for all your prayers guys.
helps promote lung expansion
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weird story. this sounds like lorins wreck?? is it??Regardless get well sooon
Originally Posted by jasonk
Marissa called me last night about 9:30 and told me that Lorin was in an accident and at Tampa General. I went up and the hospital had just gotten Lorin to the point where someone could see him, Marissa and Jeremy went back and I talked to the cop that was on scene and he said that an F150 had blown a stop sign and hit Lorin. The guy driving the truck was a rider that had the same thing happen to him a couple of years ago (go figure). Anyway the cop said that Lorin was coherent the whole time and real lucky because he had no gear on. Marissa came out and I went into the trauma room where Lorin was and if you can believe it, he was still the same old Lorin. Cracking jokes with nurses, telling them to slap some bondo and duct tape on his leg and send him home. He said that his left shoulder and left leg were broken and that he did not see the guy until he was literally on top of him. I left the hospital a little after 1am and Lorin was getting prepped for surgery. I have not spoken to Marissa yet this morning because I do not know how long she was actually there with the baby and I wanted to let her get some sleep. I will post again after I talk to her. Keep Lorin in your thoughts, I will post more when I can.
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i just talked to greg. he got home today. his "ok", got a neck brace and couple of casts. he did not have to get a surgery. good thing he was wearing gear. hoping for him to get well soon.
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