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NYTimes article on our response to bicycle (as compared to running) accidents

Fell Off My Bike, and Vowed Never to Get Back On

Knock on wood, I've never had a very serious crash. Don't know how I'd feel if I did. The article brings up some interesting variables that impact our reactions.

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Permalink Reply by Ash L. on November 30, 2010 at 8:59pm
I'm the last person on earth to not register on the site. Any chance you can copy and paste the article?
Permalink Reply by Michele on November 30, 2010 at 9:22pm
Registration on the New York Times website is free and well worth every penny.
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on November 30, 2010 at 9:32pm
Michele's right. Register on the site. How else are you going to get your Maureen Dowd/Frank Rich fix?

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Ash L. said:
I'm the last person on earth to not register on the site. Any chance you can copy and paste the article?
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Permalink Reply by ad on November 30, 2010 at 11:04pm
I had a fairly serious bicycle crash in May that resulted in a broken wrist and a subsequent surgery to place a plate in my arm to fix the fracture. I was in a cast for 6 weeks and had an adverse reaction to anesthesia that seriously messed with my every-day life for weeks. I was off my bike for close to 3 months to recover, and had some serious fear the first time I got back on to ride outside (I did ride a trainer while recovering). All I can say is that like most sport-related injuries, the memory of the accident and resulting fear definitely fades over time. I'm a little more nervous when I ride over a wet steel-grate bridge or a similar road hazard, but I get less jumpy each day I continue to ride. My point is that for anyone that has suffered an injury on a bike or ever does, if you can manage to get back and start riding again the fear of a re-injury and nervousness will definitely fade with time.

I'm not a runner, so I don't know how to compare the injuries. All I can say is that if you can manage to get yourself back on a bike and get over the initial fear that you will re-injure yourself, you'll likely be amazed how fast you get back in the swing of things.
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on December 1, 2010 at 6:44am
When a so-called "media" outlet makes you register in order to read what it says then it no longer is worth reading IMHO.

The question one has to ask is if they are not charging any money for their services, what is the purpose of making people register?

There are plenty of good news sources online. No need to "register" for bad ones.

Michele Beaulieux said:
Registration on the New York Times website is free and well worth every penny.
Permalink Reply by Rowbike Mike on December 1, 2010 at 8:54am
Ummm ... I've been registered with the NYT for years and the most adverse thing that's happened to me (besides being exposed to Thomas Friedman's goofy screeds) is a periodic email listing their more popular articles. The horror.
Permalink Reply by Chuckchuck on December 1, 2010 at 9:22am
In 30 years of cycling I had many serious crashes. T-boned by car 3 times, one mountain road crash, two or three crashes with groups, uncountable slow speed falls. Many wrecked bikes. Often I am asked why I keep going? My answer is mostly if it doesn't kill you it'll make you stronger. So I go out and get stronger. I can't stress how important that you be strong (physically and mentally) at all times on the bike. Upper body strength is very important in a crash. Also practicing shoulder rolls can save your ass, later, in a crash. People who are weak get injured more and quit cycling and sometimes trash cycling. Right now I am strengthening my neck after a whiplash from a crash that happened 9/30. Last night I had the most incredible dream of descending a mountain: All the fear and rush of it was there, made me want to go out and ride.
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on December 1, 2010 at 9:23am
Everyone's idea of what constitutes a breach of personal privacy are different.

If you don't mind that they are collecting and keeping data on which articles you read, at what time, how long you linger at each page, and reading where you came from before that in your browsing history then it's not a big deal.

I prefer to remain a little bit more anonymous at times. Letting Big Media track me isn't high on my list of priorities.
Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on December 1, 2010 at 9:33am
New York Times is probably one of the best sites to register for if you have to register for a site. I don't think I've ever gotten email from them and they keep you signed in for who knows how long. I can't even remember the last time I actually had to log in to read an article. If you're very concerned just make up a throw-away emial address and register with that.

As for the article. I feel like they are comparing apples and oranges. I only know one person who has had a running "accident" and she's the first to admit that she is as clumsy as they come. When people are injured from running it's typically a longer process.
Permalink Reply by Chuckchuck on December 1, 2010 at 9:39am
Too bad this turned into a rant on internet access and the NYT.
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on December 1, 2010 at 9:45am
Too bad NYT won't let you see its "free" content unless you sign up for an account.

Perhaps we wouldn't have this discussion if they were a real media outlet and not a closed-loop Faux News type organization. It makes you wonder just how much "truth" they freely divulge -or if they have another hidden agenda when they distribute "teh nooztm."

So much for the so-called 4th Estate.



Chuckchuck said:
Too bad this turned into a rant on internet access and the NYT.
Permalink Reply by ad on December 1, 2010 at 10:10am
Um, sorry to burst your bubble, but you do realize that free programs such as Google Analytics (which is used by over 50% of the top 10,000 most visited websites) allow any website you visit to track your user data (including your browsing history) without ever having to require you to register on the site, right???? In fact, it could be running right now on this page and you would never know. The internet never equals anonymous anymore. If anything, I give the NY Times credit for at least being transparent to a degree about what they are doing and requiring you to register.



James Baum said:
Everyone's idea of what constitutes a breach of personal privacy are different.

If you don't mind that they are collecting and keeping data on which articles you read, at what time, how long you linger at each page, and reading where you came from before that in your browsing history then it's not a big deal.

I prefer to remain a little bit more anonymous at times. Letting Big Media track me isn't high on my list of priorities.

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