Totals Respondents Median Last 55 Ayres Benishin Brian Burgart Name OK 54 OK OK OK OK

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1 Totals Respondents Median Last 55 Ayres Benishin Brian Burgart Name OK 54 OK OK OK OK. Years / Mile(hr)/yr 49, ,300 0,000 8,000 0, Life miles 7,979, ,000 0,000 33,000 70,000 55, Road/mtb 6.88% 68 90/0 00/0 99/ 85/5 5. Sex? 64 8 M M F M F M 6. Age? Race yrs / Race cat Races MD Care MD office Number What happened?. Mild head injury/road rash. Hit rock on TT bike, slid off.. Road rash: some 3rd degree; several follow-up visits; wound took 3 months to. ER Number Elbow injurystruck by a Hit from behind. Rollerblade crossed the motorccle by car. Shoulder center line on the What happened? escort providing rider protection. dislocated, bruises. bike path and center-punched 2. Hospital Number What Hit by another rider after crash resulting in irreparable damage to 3. ICU Number 4 2 Heart attack while racing probabl would have happened anwa, but I What 4. Bones Number Which Collarbone. Elbow. What 0 Pelvis Collision with rear wheel of another rider in a turn during a race. 5. Head Helmet Broke Concussion? Rollerblader crossed the center-line on the bike path and center-punched, confused What a day. 6. Broke helmet Number What Tree limb on road. Rollerblader crossed the center-line on the bike path and center-punched ). 2) Motorpacing accident. 3) Skidded out in a turn sandy after a 7. Work ride Number Days , 3. Rollerblader center-punching Missed at least a full week of work me. I was in the and worked What ER until 2:30 am. Therefore I limited hours for some time after 8. Life-threat >5

2 What. Expedition passed me on the Coast Hwy and turned right, inches in front of Severe internal bleeding from damaged kidney (q. 2, 3) at least once 9. Close call Too many Too many 2 Car right turns in front. SUV turning left and Drivers in wrong Cars passing very close. Nearly hit by car nearly hit another lane. Crash in that was running What rider and me. races. a red light (). 20. Road rash Number of riders Comments Sometimes unavoidable racing. One per year. 2. Deaths Number 4 3 What One white-out from sun; others were MVA. PacTour roommate struck by RV mirror. All hit by cars. Drunk driver. Turned left in front of oncoming traffic. 22. Crit collars Danger Run Same Swim Aerobics Same Weights Soccer Less Same Football 7 79 Less DK Less Same Baseball Hiking Mountaineer Less DK Less Less I look forward to the results. Not sure what the distinction is between a visit to an urgent care clinic and a visit

3 Cassens Coats Comana Copeland Cooper Crowe Daman Confidential OK OK Confidential OK OK OK OK OK ,000 3,500 2,500 9,500 4,000 5,500 4,000 2,250 8,400 5,000 00,000 40,000 40,000 63,000 60,000 00,000 24,000 3,500 80,000 60,000 97/ /0 99/ 00/0 00/0 00/0 99/ 70/30 00/0 M M F M M M F M M M Pro Tri Car MVA Below one in race. One in paceline Blew front tire on Passed out due Over handlebars.. Mtb crash, Soledad descent. Head-on MVA. to dehdration? Hit rock, lost Fell on asphalt. Sideswiped by collarbone. 2. Race, stitches Hit bulldozer on control 30 mph tuck pulling horse left eye. 3. Road Fiesta Island. Fell on training ride. Aobve trailer. bike training, Head on above. Fell on asphalt berm. Surgery for crash above ACL. Shoulder separation. Meniscus. Collarbone Sacrum Cheek Hip Fell Collarbone cheek, thumb Crit crash, against side walk; hit by rider following, race. Femur and Ringer. Concussion, first time above. Second time 4 riders fell in front in a crit; could Vision loss Fell Over handlebars; landed on back, slammed road with head. 2. Head contact Valley of the Sun 30 rider crash Fell 4 2 Berm above. 7 and

4 Twice At least three..5 0 Too many Too many Too many Car. 0 Cars Passing cars too close Normal for rider/racer. Mix it up, you are going to crash Race crash and two careless falls. Car Flannigan.? Laney. Fred. 2 hit by cars training. 3rd crashed on fast downhill. Daughter, a racer, has lost two friends. Laney Asian Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less DK Although SOME Although I have accidents are only been cycling mostly due to seriously for others actions, about a year I and we have little have seen the Mountaineering is closest to cycling in terms of danger. Cycling is more Things happen. At the wrong place, or the wrong time. Mountaineering close; cycling more dangerous due to frequent near misses. You

5 Deichman devoss Feeney Florit Gabriel OK OK OK OK OK ,000 0,000 7,000 7,500 4,500 9,500 7,500 6,800,200 7,800 00, ,000 0,000 00,000 3,500 47,500 5,000 5,000 20,000 94,000 95/5 80/20 98/2 00/0 98/2 99/ 50/50 00/0 00/0 M M M M M M F F M F Pro Rider down in front of me. 2. Hit Left and right from side. collarbones Follow-up for accident below. car cut in front. Car x 5. Race x 4. Clavicle puncutred skin 95 DH race crash. Broke hand s bone and hit very hard my quad which 0 3. Laceration Stiches for group Crash. Broke collarbone Collarbone, Rider cut between cars and came out in Clavicle, 3 ribs, Mex-San Felipe. paceline crash. 2. Road rash slide. 3. #2 above. again needed surgery front of me. Endo pneumothorax Dehydration Race crashes above Coma 4 hours Ribs. Hand Collarbones x 4 Collarbone 984-left, 990-r; 997-right; left 4 vertebrae. 2 metatarsals. Collarbone. 3 Ribs.. Collided with cyclist passing me on right on descent. Metacarpal.) Endo during MTB DH race. I realized the bone was broken after I traveled home Crash in rainy race. Short term memory loss Have petit mal seizues which atribute to past head injruies Someone goes down in front of me and I don't ride over them well. Sprint at the end of the tri-ride; nothing hurt badly.. Crashes without injuries days work crash: My leg was too sore and the Rehab for collarbone Surgery above Longest 3 months. quad muscle was too stiff. My hand Leg

6 Every crash is life threatening. Cut off and almost run over. Hit post, as above. 3 Too many Too many 0 2 Missed a headon by an inch; partner hit head on. Two; if you don t count going down the grade into El Centro on the tandems at 65+ Almost hit from behind. Utility trailer almost ran into. Truck too close. and crit at Nationals 0 0 6, It hurts Laney Heart attack. Rider behind went into traffic and severed spine. Laney ) MTB Jake famous DH racer died during DH race, in Keyesville Greg Less DK Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less DK Less Less Less All my crashes have been mine or other rider operator error; none were from and that is very important in my case is that both injuries were within days of When you are on the road, you are exposed to potential problems. Although some accidents are mostly due to others actions, and we have little

7 Gareau Gilbert Gilbert Hapke Hendricks High Kaplan Kowalski MacKenzie OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK ,500 2,500 7, ,000 3,000 2,000 4,000 2,500 5,500 35,000 6,000 93,600 65, ,000 60, ,000 70,000 20,000 68,80 90/0 00/0 00/0 00/0 00/0 90/0 95/5 00/0 M M M M M M F M M M < < Pickup turned left in front of me. N exit route to avoid collision. Followed up with 38 mph in corner after downhill tire blew 2 wks Broken before Napa collarbone, Right Nationals. hip. Left hip. over handlebars, fell on head. Crashed in crit, broke ribs. shoulder separation cornering. Hit wet spot. Rear-ended broke left elbow. Over the handlebar, adjusting sensor, On road bike, had collision with car but had only minor injuries Descending on mtn bike, hit a ditch, over Sprinting and Crash El Tour de Tucson. Went to sleep on bike, Went over handlebars on mountain bike Hit bump on road while descending. I handlebar, broke came out of clips. crashed at 99 and broke suspect L collarbone hips. Crashed in crit miles. Had taken collarbone and inattentiveness Collarbone Hip x 2. Collarbone. Ribs. Shoulder Acetabulum Ribs fell in crit. Came out of clips during sprint above. Elbow. C2 T2 L L2. Wrist. Jaw Collarbone Left elbow. C2 T2 L L2 R Went over wrist, R jaw. See handlebars on above mountain bike Over handlebars applying brakes too fast. Overlapped wheels in paceline. Over handlebars. Over handlebars mountain bike Crashed group ride. Hit by car. Hit by car. Crash above. Crash in crit sprint. Slick pavement crash. Crossing railroad tracks. above. Went over handlebars on mountain bike Couple of days with elbow fracture. 2 days when ever handlebars. Hips. 80 days Lower Back each Endo Strain Work =, riding =. See item above 2 weeks

8 . With car could have rolled into traffic. Spinal cord injury with vertebral fractures above This happens 2-5 Vehicle making times per month. LH turn in front of 0ne are me at memorable intersection presently. Too many 4 4 > Hit by car twice. Crash before Car or truck came too close. Car going same direction made a Right of way violations. Pickup Cars turning in nationals, pushed off de Crash above, nearly slid into Once a truck carrying plastic Details in Cars cutoff. right turn right in front of me. Car drivers charging. front of me. Hesa near traffic. pipe which had handwritten note. Bumped in crits. going opposite All could have been avoided. For as much as I ride, I'm grateful it has been so few Maurice Johnson, Dave Richardson, U-turn in car, off a cliff tm cement wall steep hill, collided with auto Laney Johnson Both hit by car Dave Richardson in Arizona race Less Less Less Less Less Same Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less DK Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less More comments on file. Injuries were within days of purchasing a new type of bike

9 Mansberger McCarthy Miller Monteleon Montrose Newsham Oge Olsen Pain OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK ,000 8,000 8,000 5,000 7,500 5,000 7,000 2,400 4,000 40,000 64, ,000 70,000 00,000 00,000 25,000 3,000 00/0 75/25 90/0 00/0 00/0 70/30 00/0 99/ 95/5 90/0 F M F M M M F M M M Expert Sport Couldn't get out of pedal clip, fell, cracked sternum. Mexican mtb race cut off, went off Knocked jaw out of alignment in fall over handlebars when I braked. Hit and run car accident. Concussion/road rash. 2. Pace line crash on Kearney Rear ended a car drafting too close. Whiplash downhilling Dog. Rider fell in front double fx on mountain bike descending rocky path. Power Grips kept foot in St George. Broke ribs. Lacerated elbow on Sat ride. Front tire blew on Scripps Readmit to remove screws Pin shoulder. Tire blow Blew tire. Bilateral pneumothorax. Scapula. Heart contusion Ribs (3). Sternum. Wrist. Ankle. Pelvis Collarbone Shoulder. Ribs. Scapula Neck and jaw injuries. Also, vertigo and 2 other mtb falls concussion. More time off bike than off work. 2. collarbone break/ribs kept me off bike 4 weeks

10 Hit by car where I was thrown to pavement. N. Both above for broken bones, Car pulled in spinal cord injury just lots of road front of me Too many Too many 3 Too many 3 ) Oncoming Vehicles turning semi turned right in front. Serve to in front. 2 & 3) Oncoming car avoid down rider, car almost hit Buses and cars Car turned in Semi barreled turned in front of me. cutting me off. front. behind. 0 > UNSKILLED RIDERS FALL IN FRONT OF ME, Hurts more than I Minor scrapes at ONCE ON YOUR thought. low speed. TANDEM WITH A friend and club member (TBBC) was killed at a cattle guard on Tumacacori Hit by car Hit by cars TURNED IN FRONT OF A CAR 2 CAR HIT HIM FROM THE REAR Laney Laney. Johnson. Richardson Same DK Same Same Less Less or Same Less Less Same Less Less or Same Less Less Same 0 Less Less Less or Same DK Same Less Less Less Less Less Sorry I can t give you more info! I don t ride a lot, and I am overly cautious when I Any time you throw cars into the mix of a sport endeavor, you add another very I believe that long-term cycling keeps you healthier than most other sports I started cycling because I couldn't run anymore. I like cycling because

11 Palmer Parsons Penseyres Peters Piearcy Poor OK OK OK OK Confidential Okay OK Confidential ,000 6,000 0,000 7,500 5,200 8,000 5,200 2,000 6,500,000 75,000 25, ,000 37,500 47,000 36,000 6,000 24,000 80,000 00,000 00/0 99/ 99/ 80/20 00/0 90/0 90/0 00/0 00/0 M M M M M M M M M M #: Hit b car broken bone in left hand. #2: Tandem fork sheared off---skin Broken rib, broken clavicle, back injury, scrapes, bruises Loss of Road rash repair. Post crash exam/concussion > Twice hit b cars, Hit guard rail and. Solo hard 993. Eddie B. hit car head on, dog, two mtn fence descending Mt training ride in Los Angeles after 5) subdural group ride. 40 mph downhill bike, pace line 3 Palomar---Torn work, at night, Struck by car/ hematoma/surger riders fell and times, Broken pelvis ACL winter 985, with See above broken hip couldn't avoid Broke pelvis, night stay observation, 6 Touched wheel weeks no weight in paceline, ICU See below bearing. broke pelvis Skull fracture. Car tried to pass other cars in bike lane, where I was Flipped HPV after chain came off and locked rear MPH---broken Ribs. Vertebrae. 4 2 Collarbone. Ribs. Skull Pelvis Collarbone. Scapula. Fingers. Tibia. Pelvis. Rib, Collarbone Hip (see above, and collarbone and ribs in pace line, Mt. bike injury-- ribs another pace Hit dog in Fiesta rib. Testing new line crash) Island 0 bike-clavicle. Struck by car x3 0 0 x3 x Velodrome pileup-brief Mild concussion/ rest. Mild Crash with to riders on Sat CV, pace line, loss of consciousness, concussion/ subdural 993 May above. ride in Rose 2002 Nov above. Canyon on car head on. ER. hematoma. 998 below. Budweiser hill Same accident as fractured tibia. Struck by car 2 above and 3rd. Fell over rider in front of me Broken pelvis Stayed home Broken hip after See fractured Collarbone and skull fractures tibia and fractured pelvis report. As above. Slid out in Palomar corner, road rash Skull fracture

12 Mt. Bike fell over rock on trail, broken ribs, shock Driver turned right in front. Too many Too many ) Car driving on Bicycle touring Trucks/ cars shoulder swerved road too narrow Misjudged road. passing within violently and for two logging Car turning in inches. Car missed me by trucks and a front. Mossy turned in front of Deer on inches. 2) Car bicyclist. water. me into driveway roadway Ouch It hurts Ouch! 0 Mtb > road # Greg Laney. Saw from a #2 Female rider distance a San Laney on RAAM training ride killed by a distracted driver Diego rider killed by a driver who swerved to the Greg L. All CV Gregg Laney Less Less Less Less S Less Less S Same Less Less Less Less Less Less Less S Less Less Less Less Less Less or same Less Less Less Less More comments in from. More in form. I m confident that bicycling experience is inversely proportional to

13 Roth Rowe Schenato Schroeder Scott Shields Sing Smith OK OK OK OK OK OK Confidential OK OK ,000 5,000 2,500 4,000 2,700 3,000 5,500 8,000 2,500 0,000 57, ,000 50,000 40,000 20,000 45,000 92, ,000 32,500 20,000 99/ 95/5 99/ 85/5 00/0 99/ 00/0 F M M M M F M M M M < Crushed shoulder ligaments Road rash Riding while racing, with a group, or alone, for checkup after crashes See below , fell going down Fairmont St. was Hit uneven Night riding, hit tree roots on Crashed din paceline at 8 mph. over Runover by border patrol vehicle. Severed practicing MVA ran stop pavement looking porrly maintained handlebars. muscle. Fairmont Aldine Hit by van. sign, cut off. back. road. March 990 Lifeflighted days $3,200 plastic surgery after above days Collarbone Collarbone Nose. Hip. Elbow Collarbone C2 C Headache a few days See above hit truck's rearview mirror. above van accident and hit car coming L hand at intersection. Crashes Off bike with groin strain climbing in a big gear. Topmost above Hosptial 4 days and 30 days after for above. 30 days another time. 2x3 days for broken collarbones #months for first. 3 days for second Longest was 6 weeks. 0 Too many n 0 0

14 Cars turn in front of me to turn right. Forced to make the turn or barely miss Two above Too many Too many Too many Too many Car related close Flatted on turn. Cars turn in front calls. Car turn in In traffic rear from same or front. Car door. wheel locked. opposite Three racerelated Car pulling in direction. Cars close front. Car passing at fast One per week >20 0 You ride as much as I do, you Ouch crash! Greg lane, the SDBC woman driver crossed who was killed by drunk driver in SF area that centre line and hit training partners. Laney. Oy. Laney, Richardson, Fairmont. Laney Touring x year old on Kearny Villa. Base commander at Pendleton Uy. Laney Same Same Same Less Less Less Same Less Same Less Less Less Same Less Less Less Same Same Less Less Same Same I was a bicycle messenger/dispa tcher in London and Dublin for 4 years. Crits are the most dangerous, most exciting, and most demanding of Many people talk about safety-- which is great. But educating motorist is just as

15 Smith Spangler Spertus Springer Thweatt OK OK OK OK Confidential Confidential OK ,400 2,000 4,750 5,000,000 9,000 5,000 4,000,000 7,000 5, ,000 35,000 0,000 20,000 00, ,000 60,000 3, ,000 75/25 00/0 00/0 95/5 00/0 90/0 90/0 60/40 M M F M M M M F M M > Mtb Car turned into me to go into driveway. Hit b car. Ran into car that made illegal U- turn. Hit by car. Chain broke. Car hit me once, bike crashes for the others T-boned by car MVA head-on. Follow-up broken arm 0 0 Bicyclists ran me off a bike path going opposite direction and I Mtb Boat trailer hit wound up down a Broken arm One time was the New Year s Day ride 25-plus years ago when Pete and I Collarbone Rib Arm Also separated shoulder in a crit Hit pot hole. Flipped CV group accident; tumbled forward over 0 but I have had some crashes where I Dent counted as handlebars, 6 felt it was best to break riders down, one Chain broke. replace the Mtb endo Broke rib, Separated shoulder. shoulder required surgery

16 A few good scares with traffic. Endos mtb. Front rack worked loose 3 6 >2 2 0 to 5 2 Too many Car rear-need me while waiting at intersection with traffic officer. Cars pass close to cut off abruptly Car turned in front. > Railroad tracks, small collision with other riders going same direction. Touring accident Hoffman Laney Same DK DK Same DK Same DK Less Same Same Same DK Less Same Less Less Less Same Same DK Less Less Less DK DK Less Less Less Same It might be more dangerous than these other sports, but it is more fun. Group riding for training. And riding alone or with only one or two. You may I think that a lot accidents come from inexperience, lack of attention

17 Wilson Zandvliet OK Confidential OK Yes = ,000 4,500 0,000 2,000 50,000 7, ,000 6,000 80/20 00/0 00/0 F M M M F Follow-up for injuries in m solo crash after Moriarty TT in several See below Crashes 0 5 Treatment of fractures. Over the handlebars. Landed on face, head, hands. Seen by friend Crashes Bad pavement. Collarbone Crash training race Collarbone. 3 in Hand. Hand Wrist Collarbone R hand. Fractures at Moriarty, 995. Crash in race Training race. Hit by car. 0 2 Fall ) Moriarty,995. 2) Fall from paceline incident at Fiesta Island, Sept missed work. 0 riding (except trainer) for 2 months in fall of 995. Fracture above pinned days of work. 3- /2 months riding. Slow healing collarbone,

18 0 Y Too many Races and motor Cars turning in A car came near. Downhill shimmy. vehicles. front Ouch! Ran light. MVA at intersection. Errant car driver Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less The data on the deaths per billion miles ridden is computed with a very low number