You might have control over how you ride but you do not have control over the stupidity of others on the road...
WEAR A HELMET, PLEASE.
Trikes are very stable but shit happens.
It could have been a lot worse. After 13 years of riding trikes I had my first crash. If I were riding a traditional bike I would have been toast. I was doing about 25mph coming down a hill and a clueless driver coming up the hill suddenly made a left turn in front of me with a split second to react. I could have t-boned his car but instead I turned the trike sideways and hoped for the best. The next thing I know I was on the ground with the trike upside down on top of me and me looking up at Mr Clueless's blue passenger door. I left some blood on the pavement from a flap of skin torn back on my elbow, I ended up with three fractured ribs and a punctured lung. The trike only needed some minor repair and wheel balancing as it did not make contact with the car. I'll have to replace my helmet as it did get dinged.
The driver got out of the car asked if I was okay and I said NO I'M NOT OKAY. He then got back into his car and drove off into a large apartment complex leaving me lying in the street alone. I told the police to look for a blue sedan. Eventually the driver showed up, whether voluntarily or the police found him I don't know. With my attorneys help his insurance paid for my pain and suffering without question.
I now have a camera on the front of my trike.
Spent the day in the ER and then went home. The hospital was reluctant to send me home but once I told them Carrie is a nurse they relented. For the following 10 nights I had to sit up in a chair to sleep at night. Once in bed at night I still needed a ton of pillows to prop me up.
