omg.... that's terrible. i'm glad she's more or less OK. does
anyone know any updates? if she's still in the hospital, a get-well
visit might be in order....
(and yeah ... pacelines on those narrow bike paths are super sketch
due to the number of pedestrians/dogs/kids/unstable-cyclists ... be
careful out there, and if you paceline on the paths, always keep in a
position where you can see over the shoulder of the dude in front of
you ...)
--eric
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Naveen Viswanatha wrote:
> For those of us in the "chill" group this morning, I wanted to provide an
> update on the accident that one of our own was involved in on the bike trail
> in Foster City. Heather (Whitney) was the victim of a clueless adolescent
> cyclist who veered into her lane and caused a paceline collision. When we
> arrived shortly after it had happened, there was a cop and firetruck pulling
> up on the scene (the kid had mysteriously dissapeared at this piont).
> Heather was fully conscious, but had hit her head on the pavement and
> probably had some road rash as well. To be safe, they immobilized her and
> took her to Kaiser in Redwood City.
>
> Her co-worker sent me this earlier today:
>
> "...She's basically OK. She's waiting for the x-rays to come back to confirm
> the diagnosis, but there's no apparent head trauma. She has a sore neck, and
> her left side is scraped up quite a bit, though"
>
> Fellow googler Shou accompanied by the dude from Linked In (I think, sorry I
> forget your name man) double rode her bike to the CalTrain station and
> presumably brought it safely into work.
>
> Moral: Gaper factor is high on that stretch of road now that school is back
> in session so be extra cautious when rolling through.
>
> Best wishes for speedy recovery Heather!
>
> Naveen
>
> BTW, I think Shou probably still has your bike.
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:40 AM, boring_ghosts
> wrote:
>>
>> Hey, this morning was fun... hope you all made it safely, see you next
>> week!
>>
>> Derrick
>>
>> On Aug 29, 12:05 am, wrote:
>> > I'm in from Milbway - will be there at 7:30. Godspeed.
>> >
>> > -Zach
>> > 510-414-2650
>> >
>> > On Aug 28, 8:29 pm, "Heather Whitney"
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Let it be known that I just got on a shuttle to go home just so I can
>> > > ride tomorrow
>> >
>> > > Ocd or love: you decide
>> >
>> > > On 8/28/08, steve wrote:
>> >
>> > > > Yowza, if my pager cooperates I'm in from Martha's on Cortland.
>> >
>> > > > -s
visit might be in order....
(and yeah ... pacelines on those narrow bike paths are super sketch
due to the number of pedestrians/dogs/kids/unstable-cyclists ... be
careful out there, and if you paceline on the paths, always keep in a
position where you can see over the shoulder of the dude in front of
you ...)
--eric
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Naveen Viswanatha wrote:
> For those of us in the "chill" group this morning, I wanted to provide an
> update on the accident that one of our own was involved in on the bike trail
> in Foster City. Heather (Whitney) was the victim of a clueless adolescent
> cyclist who veered into her lane and caused a paceline collision. When we
> arrived shortly after it had happened, there was a cop and firetruck pulling
> up on the scene (the kid had mysteriously dissapeared at this piont).
> Heather was fully conscious, but had hit her head on the pavement and
> probably had some road rash as well. To be safe, they immobilized her and
> took her to Kaiser in Redwood City.
>
> Her co-worker sent me this earlier today:
>
> "...She's basically OK. She's waiting for the x-rays to come back to confirm
> the diagnosis, but there's no apparent head trauma. She has a sore neck, and
> her left side is scraped up quite a bit, though"
>
> Fellow googler Shou accompanied by the dude from Linked In (I think, sorry I
> forget your name man) double rode her bike to the CalTrain station and
> presumably brought it safely into work.
>
> Moral: Gaper factor is high on that stretch of road now that school is back
> in session so be extra cautious when rolling through.
>
> Best wishes for speedy recovery Heather!
>
> Naveen
>
> BTW, I think Shou probably still has your bike.
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:40 AM, boring_ghosts
> wrote:
>>
>> Hey, this morning was fun... hope you all made it safely, see you next
>> week!
>>
>> Derrick
>>
>> On Aug 29, 12:05 am, wrote:
>> > I'm in from Milbway - will be there at 7:30. Godspeed.
>> >
>> > -Zach
>> > 510-414-2650
>> >
>> > On Aug 28, 8:29 pm, "Heather Whitney"
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Let it be known that I just got on a shuttle to go home just so I can
>> > > ride tomorrow
>> >
>> > > Ocd or love: you decide
>> >
>> > > On 8/28/08, steve wrote:
>> >
>> > > > Yowza, if my pager cooperates I'm in from Martha's on Cortland.
>> >
>> > > > -s
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