I guess that makes 2 EMS visits last night. When I started my ride they were  over on the newer down hill course extracting someone. When I was finished riding I saw the fire trucks over in the area your talking about.
Doug S.

someone broke an ankle last night at Sherman also.  About 10 guys there to help him out.

This thread brings back some memories. Hope all recover well and get back to it.

Racing_Lizards wrote on 07/19/14 at 3:44pm:

Maybe call the thread "Darwinism"?

Lets please keep track of injuries at all the trails. I could see our insurance go up and everything get covered in bubble wrap and feather pillows or shut down. Mark would go crazy! These things happen it just depends on when and how bad. I think we should start a thread of who hasn't been hurt or helped one of their buddies out of the woods. It probably would be a short thread.

I disagree with the "injuries are part of mountain biking" mentality (to a degree). An injury is not a "badge of honor," it is, quite frankly, a sign of failure. It's not "doing something right," it is literally "doing something wrong." 

That being said, because we all do something wrong from time to time, they are occasionally unavoidable. 

But the risk and the extent of the injury can be mitigated by good judgment. Wear a helmet, sure, but realize that it doesn't make you superman. And knowing your limitations is a good thing. I'm not saying don't push your limits - you should. But if you aren't sure, it does help to start small. If you don't have experience with, say, a two foot step down (think Renni), then why try blasting off a five foot step down (think BYT). 

All that being said, I've had two cracked helmets with accompanying mild concussions, and the cuts, scrapes, and bruises that come with mountain biking. That was said in more of a confessional tone: I'm not proud of the fact. 

As for tracking injuries. It seems to me that people who want to shut down or sterilize the trails would love to have that sort of information at their fingertips - best not to do it for them. 

Just my 2 cents. 





 

No sarcasm here...I just think it's a bad idea (we all have bad ideas)....What good would come of it seriously?  Not what is your logic....But what good would come of it?  

A sign isn't going to keep people from casing a jump....It's a common occurrence....Again not meaning to offend....I just figured you put the idea out there to open a discussion....

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Oh, and "victim"? Not even going there. With all due respect, that's ridiculous.

Riding a bike through the woods at high speed over roots and rocks and drop is dangerous?? Say it aint so!!

Come on guys. Its mountain biking. If your not falling from time to time your either not riding, or riding at such a low speed that you probably cant call it riding. 

Keeping track of accidents and injuries at trails has no value whatsoever. zero... It creates no good and at minimum will cause land managers to second guess building trail due to liability issues. 

If you dont want to crash then stay home. Its going to happen to every single rider at some point no matter their skill level. Hell, I trip going down stairs from time to time. Should I quit walking? Should there be a sign at every stair saying "warning stairs are dangerous"? No, thats dumb.

If you ride above your skill level either on purpose (cause its awesome) or by accident (cause you didnt know the trail was so beyond your limit) your going to go down. Look before you leap. You think pro downhillers ride blindly into 40' gap jumps? They take calculated risks.

Putting signs up will accomplish nothing like FredRubble said. Trying to prevent accidents in an inherently dangerous activity wont work either. 

calling someone who crashes on their bike a "victim" is silly.

Why do we have to victimize everything? 

So you crashed on your bike. Its your fault...not the trail, the bike, the wind, the birds in the trees...yours. You rode above your skill level or were complacent at the wrong time and went down. Its ok. It happens. Pick yourself up, dust off your britches and continue having fun. 

Three easy steps to take:

ride your bike, have fun, but be careful.... The End