I go to painting classes once a week and I have met this girl or woman whom I just have to tell you about. She went cycling one day to meet a girlfriend for coffee and someone drove into her with a car.
That was two and a half years and 15 operations ago. She has no clear memory of what happened, other than what she has been told. She has a stent in her aorta and her leg had to be put back on and many, many other things. She can walk but with difficulty and her eyesight is not good enough for driving. Obviously her whole life must have changed, but she is so upbeat about everything, and I feel so humbled.
My feelings about cycling are a bit mixed, but this girl is not afraid and is riding a tricycle most of the time, weather permitting. Click here for a little quiz about the danger, or rather, the safety of cycling. If you are a car driver, please look out for cyclists!!!
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