So I went for a bike ride yesterday morning and got whacked by a car. She hit me with her left front fender, I think, not sure, but it was LOUD. I spun up in the air, came down on my back on the ground, possibly hitting the car again on the way down. I hit my head pretty hard on something, or somethings, but I was wearing my helmet and it cracked instead of me.
I didn’t get knocked out, but felt pretty bad lying there on the ground. I did an inventory and all my parts were still there, and nothing felt broken, but I was having trouble breathing so when somebody ran up I asked them to call 911 and tried not to move. Ambulance came, EMTs checked me out, and by that time I was starting to feel a little better and thought maybe I could shake it off and just call home for a ride. Then I tried to sit up and an invisible angry dwarf with a knife stabbed me in the back. So I enjoyed a relaxing scream and lay back down, carefully, and they put me on the backboard with the neck brace and put me in the ambulance and I stared at a series of changing ceilings until I got the emergency room at a nearby hospital.
They did Xrays and MRIs and everything was negative — no broken bones, no internal injuries — but every time I tried to move at all the angry dwarf stabbed me again, so I was admitted to the hospital here. I’ve been on morphine and other fun drugs all night, and have mostly slept. This morning I felt a little better… the invisible dwarf is just phoning it in. Sure, he’ll stab me, that’s his job, he’s happy to have the work, but his heart is no longer in it. I’m told that this is just a bad contusion, a deep bruise, etc, and yes, it does hurt that much, and it does get better.
The doctor– a gentlemanly older trauma surgeon who enjoys illustrating how lucky I am by telling me about other, much more gruesome/fatal accidents he’s dealt with — says that we’ll see how I’m doing this PM, and either they’ll let me go home or stay here for another day. At any rate, the news is that I’ll be fine, but in pain for a while, and that I am indeed very lucky.
Haven’t seen the bike yet… the local police have it, and I’ll go pick it up when I get out of here.
Thanks to all of you who have written with kind and encouraging and concerned notes on Twitter and Facebook. I feel lucky to know that so many people wish me well.
i am sincerely glad that you are not severely injured. not just for my own selfish reasons of wanting you up and running for WWDTM, but also because you are a father. that helmet should be turned into a trophy, or something royal.
Wow. The things you go through for your art.
Oh, wait; you were just relaxing? Well the hell with you then. :-)
Good to know the dwarf doesn’t have a work ethic. And that you’re feeling enough better to make jokes about it. Take the week off; tell them I said it was ok. Surely Mo or Luke or someone can fill in. Hell, you coulld probably get Ken Jennings to do it, if being *on* the panel isn’t, y’know, enough for him.
Rest up, dude; we can’t live without you.
Thank God you’re not seriously hurt; and seriously, this is one of my worst fears. My ex-husband bikes to work through Manhattan every day and it scares the living daylights out of me. *Shudder*
Dude, I hope you heal up quickly! I’m so sorry this happened to you. :(
Take it easy, be safe. Those of us who are also bicyclists know how dangerous it can be out there. Even when you do everything right, they can still get you. :(
Be well, be safe!
Living in Minneapolis, I’m constantly on watch for those car drivers that, while they seem to be looking RIGHT AT YOU, pull out in front of you anyway. I’ve learned to assume they don’t see me and it’s saved me from a lot of accidents.
Glad you’re ok and that you were wearing a helmet! So many friends don’t wear one…it just takes one accident/fall and you’re screwed.
My husband asks if you are going to change your show’s name to “Wait Wait, Don’t Stab Me Little Angry Dwarf!”…?
Wow. It’s good to know nothing worse happened. Get better soon!
Speaking of phoning it in, what’s the plan for Saturday’s show? Besides abusing the host’s apparent laziness for calling it in.
Hooray for wearing your helmet.
Glad to hear you are doing ok. We need you to be ok – life without WW would hardly be worth showing up for.
Dear Peter,
You have become a wonderful Saturday morning friend to me and I want it to stay this way.
Wishing you a complete and speedy, recovery.
Your pal in Orlando.
Don Owens
Wow, that’s scary! So glad your injuries were not worse but still, what a dreadful thing to have happen.
Hope the invisible dwarf gets fed up and quits soonest so you can go home, but in the meantime yay for morphine!
Leave it to you Mr. Sagal, to turn a traumatic personal event into a humorous tale of adventure and fairy tale creatures.
Glad to hear you are on the mend.
-A fellow Peter
I am soooo sorry. Get better soon and don’t try to do too much before you are healed. Your accident is kinda like spooky because it is eerily similar to when I got hit by a car on bicycle in Seattle in August of 2006 (14th to be exact). Car was pulling out of a parallel spot, I was going like 25 MPH. But I did not think of the Angry Dwarf analogy. Darn.
Peter, speedy recovery…..I’m sure when you see the condition of your bike,you’ll realize how lucky you are to have sustained relatively minor injuries…
Yikes! Glad to hear you’re on the mend and nothing is broken.
Unfollow @AngryInvisibleDwarf
That is the worst, but so glad to hear you’re well and will recover. My brother got hit on his motorcycle a couple of years ago (cracked vertebra, but he’s fine now)and the worst part was that the driver who hit him left the scene, literally leaving him lying in the middle of a busy road. Luckily a nice cabby saw what happened and ran into the street, waiting for an ambulance with him. Anyway, all this to say, I’m glad people were with you and called 911 for you and hung around. I always think that my brother could’ve gotten hit by another car if it wasn’t for that kindly cabby. Feel better soon!
Peter, We do wish you a speedy and complete recovery. Very grateful you were not seriously injured. But I’m curious… it’s Thursday!! What happens tonight?
Was it a two way stop or a four way stop? I guess I’m asking: if you were a car, would you have had the right of way?
Get well soon. My wife just started riding and I’ll be shopping in Chicago tomorrow for a ‘bent, but there have been a rash of bad accidents lately in our area (I’m normally in NC) much worse than yours, so while it probably doesn’t seem this way, you got lucky.
Any news on the show tonight?
Peter, so glad you are OK. Your helmet did its job. A broken helmet is just what the doctor ordered, so to speak! See you on the radio soon…
I’m so glad that it wasn’t worse, but you need lot’s of rest. Don’t play around with a brain injury. What happened to the driver – did she at least stop?
Ah – guest host (just checked twitter). Perhaps you shouldn’t take a break, huh?
Get well soon, Peter! A similar thing happened recently to my son who was riding in the San Francisco area. (As a mom, all I can say is, “Thank God for good helmets!”) But sadly, the police wrote it up as if the accident was his fault because he was unable to stop his bike in time. In other words, it was portrayed that he hit her…not that she pulled in front of him. It seems as if the police are not very bike-friendly.
Anyway, I’ll send you best wishes for a speedy recovery!
So glad you’re going to be OK. Hoping the dwarf will see the futility, give up and go home to await his next assignment. Hopefully it’ll be the lady.
I hope you feel better soon, Peter!
I’m so glad you’re gonna be ok! Did the lady at least stop after she hit you?
Jeez, sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better soon!
I’m glad you’re doing better. I know I shouldn’t let fear dictate my decisions, but these stories are why I’m afraid to ride a bike around town. Meh. That’s not true. I live at the top of a steep hill. So I guess it’s laziness that dictates my decision.
Hope your bike is OK!
Glad you are merely bent, but unbroken.
A decade ago, I had the only bad bike accident I’ve ever had (knock asphalt): the front tire got caught in a groove in the road and I was thrown. Fortunately, a friend with a van was nearby, and I was only scraped up.
However, I was wearing a new helmet. A friend a few weeks earlier had noted my helmet and asked when I’d last changed it out. It had been years. He said something to the effect of, you know that helmets “expire”; they get brittle and don’t work nearly as well. That struck me, so I immediately bought a new Bell helmet.
Bell has a replacement program for bashed helmets so they can analyze how they worked. You cut the straps and send them the helmet and for (then) $40, they send you a new one, and a “Saved by the Bell” (groan) certificate. I gave the certificate to my buddy, thanking him for helping save my noggin.
Glad you are going to be fine. Wishing you a fast recovery.
p.s. do you think the guest host of WWDTM might have staged this to get more WWDTM time? Or worse replace you for good!? Hmmm.
So glad you are ok Mr.Sagal, sending good thoughts your way.
Peter-Everyone at WYPR radio is praying for your speedy recovery!All our best, Carol Madow
Ouch ouch ouch. Hope you recover quickly and the dwarf moves on to a more fulfilling job, preferably in a non-stabbing industry.
:-( hope you feel better soon!
OMG — glad you’re okay.
Peter, I know exactly how you feel having been wacked on my bike a few years ago. It really sucks. We are all very happy that you are going to be ok. Take care of yourself and listen to your doctors.
awww.. I’m so glad you’re okay.. or as okay as you can be for the moment. Get better soon!
hope the angry dwarf gets fired from his job soon so that you feel better!
I’ve been thinking of you since reading last night’s tweets and am so glad to hear there is nothing broken. My 19 year old son was thrown out of a convertible in June, and he also had “only” bruising, but don’t let anyone minimize how much that hurts! Healing thoughts are being sent your way.
WOW! I am so glad the Invisible Angry Dwarf will be out of work soon and that you will be okay. Hang in there!
Glad u r ok. I got hit in 2001 while walking my dog. Good News, dog ok, bad news partially torm MCL. Cool News $800 damage to car. Keep Running’Riding!
I remember years ago, my grandfather, on a trip to some enchanted northern woods, pulled me aside as we walked along a sylvan trail and whispered (after cautiously scanning the woods) into my innocent ear: “Always, always, Don, keep a watchful eye out for invisible angry dwarves. You can’t see them straight out, but they are there… close by, waiting. But if you’re mindful, you may notice them flash on the periphery of your vision. They are always there… always there… when you are most vulnerable… ready to stab you with their pointy, pointy knives. So beware! Now go get me another Blatz from the cooler.”
I can’t believe none of your wise elders ever shared this wisdom with you.
And it saddens me that you had to learn it in such a visceral manner.
But I am glad that you will heal and be better… and wiser!
Glad everything is ok! Mine happened on the way to work. I was at the corner waiting for the light to change. I saw the Toyota sitting there, hesitated a few seconds before going. He didn’t see me. Poor kid, he was just one of the students at the University I work at. The “witnesses” kept telling me to demand he fix my bike, yadda, yadda, yadda.
I did manage to wreck my already arthritic knee but damn, the more I thought about it the more I realized I could have done the very same thing. You just aren’t always as aware of your surroundings as you should be when you are behind the wheel of a huge killing machine.
On the bright side, I did get to meet the athletic director of Michigan State University! He still says hi when we run into each other in the Admin Building where I work. :-)
Oh yeah, I told the kid not to worry, I had no intentions of going after him for money or pressing any charges. Never did either. I figured I had more money than he did and I should have been more careful before I went.
Never was able to ride that bike again. Bought a new one eventually and gave that one to a friend of mine. Her husband still rides it. Since then I’ve always stayed on the other side of that street when I approach that intersection. That keeps the “might be turning right on red” cars right next to me where I can keep an eye on them.
Hang in there Peter, this too shall pass. I do hope your bike is ok though.
Sorry about your troubles. ;( I am curious about the part where you say: “I kept on going through the intersection”. Did you have a stop sign in your direction? If not, never mind. If yes, my pet peeve #1 with people on bikes (and yes, I ride, too) is the ones who think the stop signs and red lights don’t apply to them. If you are in the street, you must obey all the same traffic signals all the other vehicle have to obey. True.
Maybe if you’d stopped, you’d not be hurt. Granted, she didn’t look before she entered the intersection, but it’s still not ALL her fault. Just sayin’…
Glad you’re on the mend.
I am glad that you are receiving the proper care and that nothing seems to be broken. I hope that you will recover soon and will soon be back with your family.
Take care!
Wow! Reading about it in detail, it sounds pretty awful. Being a middle aged runner/biker myself, I’ve had plenty of lesser injuries … but they’re always the result of my own klutziness. (Note to self: Never, never go for a run when the entire outside is a sheet of ice.) Get well, soon!
So glad that you are okay. SeattleTammy and I ride bikes all the time. We never leave without the helmets. Never.
Whoa! Glad you (mostly) dodged a bullet there.
I hope you’re 100% very soon!
Wow, this is the first I thought to see if you had a personal blog/Twitter, and here you are on the injured list. This isn’t the way I wanted to stalk you. I wanted to give you a good head start!
Anyway, love you, love the show, love that you ride a bike, sorry you got banged. Hope your villain was appropriately evil or contrite, whichever you prefer.
Get well soon!
Priscilla in Atlanta
Peter, hope you are recovering quickly and that the angry dwarf with the knife finds someone else to visit, and its not me!
As a former rider of L&H I’m glad you are going to be ok. I now ride with EMC2 and last year one of our riders was run over on a bike path, that’s right, the Lake Front Trail in front on La Rabida Hospital. He was hit by a nurse who immediately left the scene of the accident. Many surgeries later he is back riding again. Trust no one. I always wave my hand and shout. Make the driver acknowledge you.
Instead of yelling STOP STOP STOP, you should have yelled, WAIT, WAIT, DON’T HIT ME! Seriously though, glad to hear you are on the mend. Sending best wishes your way!
Get well soon, Peter! So glad you were wearing a helmet. Don’t know why there are people willing to ride without one.
Katie in California
Oh please oh please oh please do Wait Wait under the influence of morphine! Please!
Peter, as Michael Crawford used to say at the end of each week’s rollcall on HSB, ‘Let’s be careful out there.’
Good luck! I hope you feel better soon.
What a gift to us all that your are going to be okay. The world wouldn’t be the same without you!
Get well soon! I hope for a speedy recovery,
and you get back on your bike ASAP!
This is always my fear when I ride. Too many people not paying any attention to what they’re doing. This is also why there are two pieces of equipment that I just won’t ride without: my helmet & my RoadID.
Wow, I know that dwarf. He likes to visit every couple of months and strike me repeatedly on the lower back with a rather large baseball bat. It may not seem that way now, but he will get bored and move along. Here is hoping for sooner than later.
Take care
Man, stab a guy a few times just because you’re in a bad mood and he goes and blogs about it to the whole world!!!
And people start to unfollow you, too.
- @AngryInvisibleDw
I may be too short,
but my twitter name was too long
We do not know each other but I am another cyclist that use the same route with OPC15 every morning.
I am glad to hear that you are OK and may we use this accident as a reminder next time we go trough a stop sign.
See on the road
Luciano Galavotti
Peter: Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I’m very happy to hear you had your helmet on. Don’t want to think what the alternative could have been. Have that helmet mounted and tell your babies the story again and again.
Everything else, work, the show everything else is secondary. Heal. Go home and hug and kiss your family. We out here in radioland will still be here when you get back.
I’ve had a few run-ins with automobiles. Hope you feel better soon. The best thing that’s worked for me is yoga. The stretching has helped a lot with soreness and pain. Give it a shot with a good teacher when you get a chance.
Having had more than my fair share of body hitting pavement upon falling off bicycle, I wish you the best in a speedy recovery. Curses to the bad drivers who invariably think that person plus weight of BICYCLE can somehow be at fault against person plus weight of CAR!
Rest up, and get back out there just with the rubber side down.
Ahem! Enough malingering… Get back on the radio!
One more thing: What Seattle Dan said (hey, Dano!) – Helmets!
I’m the Helmet Nazi in the family and I’m sure my kids hate me for it; but I can’t for the life of me understand why anybody’d ride without one.
So glad you aren’t dead. Dead people don’t amuse me and you do.
Wait, wait! Don’t HIT me!!
Yikes. Dude, I’m glad you’re okay enough to be blogging about it! We all need more Peter in our lives–not less. Wait…that doesn’t sound quite right…
Impressed, intimidated and a little scared that you write so fluently after a head-jolt like that. Please tell me the dwarf moonlights as your ghostwriter. (Don’t know why you assume he’s angry — as you note, the stabbing gig is just his job. Here’s to his imminent unemployment.)
Well I hope you get some coddling by the family, just keep up the decrepitude for a few weeks, longer than that they may catch on. Take care sir and glad you shall recover.
I’m glad you are ok! I am new to bike riding (just a cruiser around my neighborhood) but I always, always wear my helmet because you just never know. I’m glad you were wearing it and I hope you take it easy. You strike me as the kind that won’t like not being at work and will want to push to get back when it is time, but the show will be fine. Take care of yourself.
Thank goodness for the helmet… and that the angry dwarf is getting over it, I hate it when he does the stabby thing.
Sorry about the accident, thank God your o.k.
Glad to hear you’re OK… my Saturdays would be much poorer without you. And thank you for reminding why I wear that damn helmet.
Glad to hear you’re on the mend and that your sense of humor (as well as all body parts) are still intact. Please post a photo of the bike when you get it back.
My biggie was in 1988; a Cadillac turned in front of me without signaling. I was an experienced cyclist, but that didn’t result in avoiding somersaulting over the hood of the car & landing on my helmet. I walked out of ER, bruised. My doctor, while examining my sutures, only gave advice on replacing my helmet (he was a cyclist). I got back in the saddle asap. 22 years later, I’m still riding….carefully.
Peter,
You should have screamed “wait, wait” rather than “stop” She’d have heard that and knew that if she had done so she could have gotten Carl’s voice on her answering machine…Get well soon
This is a crazy story because it is almost as if I had written it myself. The only differences are that I could not yell stop, and did have several broken ribs and a collapsed lung. If you insert that into the middle of the story, you have me on June 27th of this year.
I hope you are recovering nicely and can get back on the road soon.
Best wishes to you and your family,
Christopher
Glad you’re OK. I got hit in May – also on a racing bike, as it happens, and by a person who blew a stop sign. The angry dwarf broke my arm, though, instead of bruising my back. Totaled the bike.
A question: Would you rather ride without brakes or a helmet? I’ll take the helmet every time. I like my brain just the way it is.
Be careful out there!
Get well soon.
Sorry to hear it. Exactly the same happened to me in Wash DC. At a bike path cross with right of way, and all cars at full stop on a three lane road, the middle car just up and decided to go. I landed on her hood and my bike was totaled.
Please Please Please add some material about bike safety to your show. It doesnt have to be preachy. It can all be jokes. But if you could use your show to help raise awareness of this issue. As you well know, between a bike and a car, the bike ALWAYS loses, even where the bike did everything right and complied with every rule of the road.
Glad you are good. Please use this as a teaching moment.
Peter,
Glad to hear you are doing fine. My friend and I happened to be about thirty seconds behind you when we saw down on the ground as we were about to turn on to that same street.
Get well soon and hope to see you on the bike again.
Zounds! Glad to hear you are, on the whole, alright. Tell the dwarf to go pound salt.
Sorry about your accident. Sounds just like mine, five years ago in the western suburbs (Hinsdale).
A woman driver ran a stop sign, hit me with right front fender, and kept going. Like you, I landed hard on my back and shoulder, fracturing a clavicle and two ribs. The helmet gave up its life for me, too.
So that same driver is still out there, mowing riders down!
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
So is this going to end up being a question for Paula Poundstone?
Peter,
Thank goodness you were wearing the helmet and are going to be okay. Always feel so dorky riding around town wearing my helmet; this is a much-needed reminder that a biker, even when observing the rules of the road, is never safe out on the road, even close to home.
Hope you are back on two-wheels soon.
Peter, glad to hear you are OK, now you and Warren Olney, who was doored while riding earlier this year, can compare battle scares.
I’d suggest you take a Traffic Skills 101 course taught by a certified League Cycling Instructor in your area. This course can help even the most experienced cyclist’s reduce their risks when riding in traffic. Check out the League of American Bicyclists, http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/, and do a search for a class and an instructor.
Peter – I’m so glad you were wearing a helmet… helmets have saved my noggin a time or two, and we certainly don’t need any more Gary Busey’s in this world!
Oh my heavens! Take care of yourself. Carl et al will hold down the fort.
Two things: 1) Thank God/Godess/name your chosen devine or ompletely mortal entity here that you are OK and not facing a Stephen King-length period of recouperation and reflection; 2) Is Charlie Pierce on his way to make you laugh yourself back to good health? Just fifteen minutes of listening to his jokes and that signature laugh ought to have you up and running in no time.
Your experience is my worst nightmare. I’m back on a bike for the first time since college days, and the roads are far scarier now than they seemed then. Either I have a heightened sense of my own mortality, or drivers are just crazier. Possibly both.
I’m grateful you didn’t suffer worse injuries. The good news in your story is that you’ll recover. The bad news is that drivers will still be crazy. It’s too bad bicycle riders can’t be shielded a bit more from them on the streets.
lee (43)
There are some people in Chicago who honestly believe that road signs do not apply to bicycles. I was waiting at a stoplight on Ashland and the guy in the car waiting next to me felt so strongly about it he decided to tell me so. I assured him that he was incorrect but he was adamant.
I wonder if the people who share his belief are also the ones who think they shouldn’t shovel their sidewalks or else they might get sued (when in fact the opposite is the truth)
Glad to hear the injuries are not more severe. I have had some close calls from motorists starting from a stop. Most people are good at looking for cars but fail to notice bicyclists and pedestrians. You did right to yell, just do it before there wheels start rolling. If they start to roll out anyhow you need to counter steer or emergency steer as some call it and go where they were. Assume nobody can see you. When I am approaching a motorist who is stopped at a cross road even if I can see there face I give a loud polite greeting. Most of the time I get a smile back. There is a short free book online that some states have put in there drivers manual. It is called Bicycling Street Smarts. There is also the BSA cycling merit badge manual if you can pickup one of these they are even more extensive.
Just saw this on Twitter. Get well soon! We’re big fans of Wait! Wait! and listen as faithfully as we can each week. Take care and hope the back feels better soon. We’ve had a couple of back scares lately ourselves and know how scary those dwarves can be.
I know someone that might be able to leave a message on your answering machine while you’re recuperating ;)
Peter, so glad you are not seriously hurt. My whole family loves your show.
So, now I can share MY story. Lake Shore Drive Bike Path, April 2nd, 5pm. Me going about 2 mph on bike, 20 yr old tourist girl from Germany, walking, turns in front of me. Darkness until the ER. Broken helmet. 4 fractures in 2 left leg bones. Surgery = 13 inch rod and 6 inch plate. 19 Freaking Weeks Later, still barely able to walk with a cane. There is no safe place to ride if there is another human within sight.
Get better soon.
We’re all targets out there on our bikes, Peter. Glad to learn you’ll be okay.
My sympathies, and I’m glad you’re ok.
To the Grateful Undead One: Thank you squared. First for surviving so we can continue to indulge in your irreverent patter and puns. But mostly, because you’ve gotten me to put back on my helmet. It is so uncool looking, especially on a girl. And after moving back into the hip (Montrose) part of Houston, (after years of wearing it as a religion) I’ve left it on the hook by the door for the last year.
Heal well and quickly, Melissa
Glad you’re okay. Get well soon, sir. From a fan of your show who listens to WWDTM every week on Sirius.
Peter,
Rather than “Stop!”, perhaps you should have yelled, “Wait, wait, don’t fell me”! Sorry…too soon?
We miss you! Feel better soon! Glad you are alive. Thanks for the update. – Another rabid WWDTM fan who definitely wouldn’t want a different host (i.e., you don’t need to feel threatened by the other Peter).
Oh… that is so scary. Very glad to hear that you are (hopefully) on the road to complete recovery.
Just heard about this (via KPCC during your show time here). So happy you are okay. I went flying over my handle bars (knicked by taxi cab door) couple years back on East 10th Street in New York. I’m told it was a perfect front flip! Years later, it was a very painful eversion fracture, dragged by a crazy guy running a light headed up Essex Street. That one took over a year to completely heel– mostly because I couldn’t afford to go to doctor. Be grateful you have medical insurance man!!
Hey Peter,
Jeez.. what a way to spend your summer.
I’m glad you’re OK & nothing serious — hope you feel better in no-time !
A fellow listener from Israel.
Ouch! I hope you’re feeling much better soon.
Meanwhile, perhaps be thinking about a lucrative product endorsement?
“Hi, Peter Sagal for Acme Bike Helmets…”
Peter,
You are our dear weekend friend, please heal up soon! And be careful out there running and biking and hurling yourself into bodies of water. Life without your “smiling” voice and sparky wit is too depressing to consider. A cracked helmet?! That was some hard impact. Tweet a pic of that what you get it back!
I offer my sympathy along with the 102 others ahead of me, but may I also offer the wish that I hope you at least managed to scratch the shit out of her paint with the first and/or second impact with her car? It’s the least you could do. :)
As a former mountain climber from the Pacific Northwest I remember the policy that MSR (Mountain Safety Research) had with their helmets, that if you survived a fall or something falling on you with their helmet, they replaced the helmet free (but did want your old helmet to study). I would not recommend this as a research area to participate in regularly, on mountains or bikes. Stay safe out there!
Glad to hear your well enough to post. Be well my friend; may you be back in the saddle again soon.
But, be aware of signs of concussion (one does not need to get knocked out) to suffer a concussion. Hopefully your helmet protected you from that.
Looking forward to hearing you back on the air.
Eeeeek! So sorry to hear about this! As someone who’s on her sixth or seventh helmet, GOOD for you for wearing one! I like my brains too much not to wear one, and your brains too. Best of luck in healing quickly.
Feel better Peter! Glad you are safe. We missed you this week on the podcast…
Don’t be surprised if you feel pretty lousy for a month or two. The body does not like to be assaulted by heavy metal objects and will let you know in all kinds of ways. Thank God you are OK, and that you were wearing a helmet. I know several people personally who were not so lucky in the bike-car encounter, and am GREATLY relieved to hear that you are on the mend, as I am sure your family is!
I’m so happy you’re ok, Peter. Recovering from a nasty fall down the stairs, I am all too familiar with that assfaced dwarf.
Rest well. We’ll be thinking of you.
EEK! So glad there weren’t worse injuries but evil dwarf is evil. FEEL BETTER SOON! (I think I shall start wearing a helmet now, actually.)
Glad to hear about the speedy recovery, and thankful accident was not worse.
Gee, your accident was on my birthday. Thanks for celebrating in your own special way, but please, I’d rather you not go to so much trouble next time. Seriously, please continue to get better, and tell the angry dwarf to put his knife away. I’m sure Wait Wait is an Evil Dwarf Free Zone!
Oy. I managed to break my goddam collar bone on a bike commute last year, and no other vehicle was involved. A pothole rushed up an attacked me. I had been bike commuting for 20 years. When i turned 60 (60!) last fall I retired from the two wheel commute to the 46-wheeled (just guessing) Metrorail commute. I want to give drivers more time to spend with their iPhones and texting as they drift into the bike lanes. Get well
Get Well Soon, Many bike accidents involving cars this summer in Minneapolis. Emotions run high when these two tribes tangle when one or both parties is asleep at the wheel. Hope you get back in the saddle and this accident only creates more awareness/
Peter– I hope you recover quickly. I told a patient that he would be better with a “tincture of time” and he wanted a prescription.
I met your buddy Jef Mallett at a triathlon in Luray Virginia. ( I was faster). What a great guy and great sport!
Mark R
Charlottesville Virginia
As a pedestrian, I was once hit by a speeding car in a parking lot. I was pretty banged up, but no permanent damage. I got so sick of people telling me how lucky I was. They were the same people who often walked in parking lots without suffering traumatic injuries. They didn’t consider themselves lucky, just me.
Get well soon. I hope your luck changes.
I’m behind the times here. I’m so very glad you were wearing a helmet! Best wishes for speedy recovery!
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