I just found out a good friend's sister was killed training for a Triathelon. She was biking in the morning and hit by an SUV. One of our Oregon swimmers was similarly killed earlier this year. Every time I read about a Triathlete it seems somewhere in the story they had to spend a year recovering from when they were hit by a car. Is this as common as it seems? I don't know what we can do,but it seems we should do something.
biking can be very dangerous
if you do it long enough you will crash and or hit a car, get road rash and maybe break something or several things
I have several friends who cycle. All of them have crashed, several of them have crashed into cars.
that's the beauty of swimming, no road rash.
I think 2 cyclists have been killed in austin this year.
A friend of mine's dad died on his bike this year when a car hit him
Car drivers aren't looking for cyclists.
A guy I swam with manages Lance Armstrong, several years ago a guy was in his office and asked him,
How much do you make a year from lance?
Is his safety important to you?
How much would it cost a year to give him a car escort when he's training?
Would it be worth it?
so from that point on lance had a car escort him on most training rides.
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the other problem is having an accident out in the middle of nowhere miles from medical help or a hospital
Ande
Originally posted by Allen Stark
I just found out a good friend's sister was killed training for a Triathelon. She was biking in the morning and hit by an SUV. One of our Oregon swimmers was similarly killed earlier this year. Every time I read about a Triathlete it seems somewhere in the story they had to spend a year recovering from when they were hit by a car. Is this as common as it seems? I don't know what we can do,but it seems we should do something.
biking can be very dangerous
if you do it long enough you will crash and or hit a car, get road rash and maybe break something or several things
I have several friends who cycle. All of them have crashed, several of them have crashed into cars.
that's the beauty of swimming, no road rash.
I think 2 cyclists have been killed in austin this year.
A friend of mine's dad died on his bike this year when a car hit him
Car drivers aren't looking for cyclists.
A guy I swam with manages Lance Armstrong, several years ago a guy was in his office and asked him,
How much do you make a year from lance?
Is his safety important to you?
How much would it cost a year to give him a car escort when he's training?
Would it be worth it?
so from that point on lance had a car escort him on most training rides.
~ ~ ~
the other problem is having an accident out in the middle of nowhere miles from medical help or a hospital
Ande
Originally posted by Allen Stark
I just found out a good friend's sister was killed training for a Triathelon. She was biking in the morning and hit by an SUV. One of our Oregon swimmers was similarly killed earlier this year. Every time I read about a Triathlete it seems somewhere in the story they had to spend a year recovering from when they were hit by a car. Is this as common as it seems? I don't know what we can do,but it seems we should do something.
