Rachel Atherton hit by truck

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  1. Carbon Carrie

    Carbon Carrie crashed....cameback

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    Fast healing thoughts, hoping the shoulder isn't too messed up....but a very lucky gal!!!! SHARE THE ROAD!!!!!!!
     
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    Hehe there is another picture on the site I would love to post, but it would be quite tasteless. I'll refrain since this isn't MTBR.
     
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    That's what I get for refraining from making a tasteless joke about Limeys riding on the wrong side of the road. She was!

    But, of course, I wish her a speedy recovery!
     
    BoingBoing, Jan 20, 2009
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  7. mfoga

    mfoga Intense Whore

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    Wow no helmet she is quite lucky her brother wasnt right that she was dead because she could have easily been. That was kinda dumb to pop she shoulder back in, you can do more damage doing that unless you know what you are doing.
     
    mfoga, Jan 20, 2009
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  8. uno-speedo

    uno-speedo Its all about the ti baby

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    I've made the same mistake before only I was driving. I made a u turn (in UK) and ended up cruising down the road on the wrong side of the road until my passenger started screaming at me :?:
     
    uno-speedo, Jan 20, 2009
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  9. foofighter

    foofighter Ride More Talk Less

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    umm wow that sucks wrong way???? i guess habits are hard to break
     
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    It sounds like she was at fault and she wasn't wearing a helmet. Hope she pays for the damage that she caused to the truck.
     
    dudevf1, Jan 20, 2009
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    A road bike has been on my agenda for a while, but this has been my greatest concern. Thanks Chris for the discouragement. :beer:
     
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    It helps if you're on the proper side of the road, wearing a helmet, and not listening to loud rock music through headphones, I think...
     
    Silver, Jan 20, 2009
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    Not smart...

    ... Seems like a natural outcome for this sort of situation.
    Too bad.
     
    Tedroy, Jan 20, 2009
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    Srsly.
     
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  15. Keith B

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    Jeeezus, she's giving brits a bad name. One of the above would perhaps have been accpetable but all together?! How dumb can u be?! :?:
    I notice in the Youtube video she doesnt have the humility to say any of why the accident happened but then finishes by saying she wont ride a road bike again?!
     
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    Well, this is just the sort of thing we can expect from someone who blames her losses on her competition's skin suit.
     
    sauce, Jan 21, 2009
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  17. gooseaholic

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    its a good thing the driver was wearing a seat belt, a helmet, not talking on the phone, putting on make-up, eating and had the music down low. Other wise he/she would be the dumb ass. We all have momentary lapse in reason.:-k
     
    gooseaholic, Jan 21, 2009
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  18. BFloFoxRider.

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    here's what happened firsthand.
    both were equally at fault i guess.
    they both swerved to avoid, and both times swerved into each other

    [youtube]PiYknIFEayw[/youtube]
     
    BFloFoxRider., Jan 21, 2009
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  19. Keith B

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    Well only one of them was on the wrong side of the road so the fault wouldnt really seem to lie with the truck driver.............
     
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