StaceyFinally ready to share images of where my accident happened. Tl;dr I was coming into this tunnel and rang my bell as I always do. A man was coming out pretty fast with headphones on and we didn’t see each other until a collision was imminent. I braked to avoid hitting him, but my wheel slid on the metal (probably) and my bike slid left. I went right. My head and face (my tooth) hit the metal. Not pictured: a concussion, bruises everywhere, knee that’s still healing. #biketooter #yycbike #cycling
I think you can see pretty clearly where my temple hit a bolt (on the helmet). I was so focused on my tooth/bleeding knee that I didn't even think my head had hit (wrongo). Anyway, this pathway design sucks. Biking when you can't hear what's going on around you with headphones also sucks. I was lucky I wasn't hurt worse. If I'd been wearing a different helmet, even, I might not be here to write this. A temple isn't a great place to land on a huge metal bolt.
Ultimately, the fault lies with this awful design. It's a blind corner next to a hill with a switchback pathway. So coming out of the tunnel, you want to build a lot of speed to make it up the hill. People coming down the hill can be braking but also not SEE anyone else. I was lucky not to be hurt worse. It's been 18 days and I am still visibly bruised in multiple places and dealing with concussion effects.
Hestiah