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A Journey by Bike – Danger Ahead – Have – A Journey by Bike – Danger Ahead – Have you ever had an accident on a bike? Riding a bike can put the rider in a uniquely vulnerable position, especially in heavy traffic. Even today, many motorists do not respect cyclists’ rights on the road; some are even directly hostile. I had my own run in with a car at the age of fifteen. As I did regularly during high school, I was riding back home. It was hot September day in Orange Coun… http://ow.ly/31LVeZ

A Journey by Bike – Danger Ahead – Have you ever had an accident on a bike? Riding a bike can put the rider in a uniquely vulnerable position, especially in heavy traffic. Even today, many motorists do not respect cyclists’ rights on the road; some are even directly hostile. I had my own run in with a car at the age of fifteen. As I did regularly during high school, I was riding back home. It was hot September day in Orange County; the air was still and there was no rel… http://ow.ly/31JhI2

Have you ever had an accident on a bike? Riding a bike can put the rider in a uniquely vulnerable position, especially in heavy traffic. Even today, many motorists do not respect cyclists’ rights on the road; some are even directly hostile. I had my own run in with a car at the age of fifteen.

As I did regularly during high school, I was riding back home. It was hot September day in Orange County; the air was still and there was no relief from the Santa Ana winds. I was riding shirtless, my skin bronzed from the sun. As I sped downhill on the 5 Freeway Overpass, usually my favorite part of the trip, a sedan meandered in front of me as it moved to the far right lane. I didn’t have time to swerve or brake. Luckily, the car didn’t hit me, but it forced me onto an exit ramp that was a sharp curve. I was going way too fast to make the turn. My bike hit the curb and my body flew over the handlebars. Bystanders later told me that my flying body almost hit a nearby stop sign. Instead, I fell onto my shoulders and rolled, the hot asphalt stinging my bare back. Amazingly, I was still conscious, although the wind had been knocked out of me.

About ten minutes after impact, I heard a siren. It took a few minutes to register: “Oh yeah, that siren is for me!”

The paramedics strapped a neck brace on me and sped to the nearest hospital in Fullerton. An ER doctor made the diagnosis – a compression fracture on one of my vertebrae. To this day, I have a black ink mark on my back where the doctor made that determination. I was in a back brace for six weeks, and obviously could not ride a bike during that time. The city bus became my ride to and from school for the duration, but I couldn’t wait to get back on a bicycle again!

A Journey by Bike…Exhilaration – Today, – A Journey by Bike…Exhilaration – Today, – A Journey by Bike…Exhilaration – Today, many roads have designated bike lanes, cyclists wear helmets, and there has been an effort to educate the public – cyclists and drivers alike – about bike safety. That was not the case when I was growing up. Do you remember biking in these times? I guess most young people have no sense of their own mortality, and I always felt safe on my bike. Duri… http://ow.ly/31GzPI

A Journey by Bike…Exhilaration – Today, many roads have designated bike lanes, cyclists wear helmets, and there has been an effort to educate the public – cyclists and drivers alike – about bike safety. That was not the case when I was growing up. Do you remember biking in these times? I guess most young people have no sense of their own mortality, and I always felt safe on my bike. During high school, I regularly cycled to  school. The school I attended, Servite, had n… http://ow.ly/31APqt

Today, many roads have designated bike lanes, cyclists wear helmets, and there has been an effort to educate the public – cyclists and drivers alike – about bike safety. That was not the case when I was growing up. Do you remember biking in these times? I guess most young people have no sense of their own mortality, and I always felt safe on my bike.

During high school, I regularly cycled to  school. The school I attended, Servite, had no school bus. My parents had their hands full with me and my nine siblings, so my transportation options were limited to the city bus or my bike. I preferred the latter. Every day, I rode on an overpass spanning the 5 Freeway in Anaheim, without a care in the world. In fact, I would pedal as hard as I could, and delighted in the fact that I was often going faster than the cars in traffic beside me. It was exhilarating!

A Journey by Bike… high school memories – A Journey by Bike… high school memories – A Journey by Bike… high school memories – A Journey by Bike… high school memories – Do you have a favorite memory of biking? Bikes are part of the very fabric of childhood for many of us, at least my childhood in the middle class suburbs of Orange County, CA. My favorite memory is from high school, biking from my family’s home in Anaheim to Newport Beach. I would bike along the dusty San… http://ow.ly/31z1a0

A Journey by Bike… high school memories – A Journey by Bike… high school memories – A Journey by Bike… high school memories – Do you have a favorite memory of biking? Bikes are part of the very fabric of childhood for many of us, at least my childhood in the middle class suburbs of Orange County, CA. My favorite memory is from high school, biking from my family’s home in Anaheim to Newport Beach. I would bike along the dusty Sana Ana Riverbed, on a bike trail that was n… http://ow.ly/31xdbM

A Journey by Bike… high school memories – A Journey by Bike… high school memories – Do you have a favorite memory of biking? Bikes are part of the very fabric of childhood for many of us, at least my childhood in the middle class suburbs of Orange County, CA. My favorite memory is from high school, biking from my family’s home in Anaheim to Newport Beach. I would bike along the dusty Sana Ana Riverbed, on a bike trail that was not very well traveled. I always cycled alo… http://ow.ly/31upZv

A Journey by Bike… high school memories – Do you have a favorite memory of biking? Bikes are part of the very fabric of childhood for many of us, at least my childhood in the middle class suburbs of Orange County, CA. My favorite memory is from high school, biking from my family’s home in Anaheim to Newport Beach. I would bike along the dusty Sana Ana Riverbed, on a bike trail that was not very well traveled. I always cycled alone and was usually the only person on that… http://ow.ly/31rw4O