Collision Report - 111108
Time : 2230 H
Venue :
Accident map.
Activity being carried out
20km skate from Fort Road to Changi SAFRA. I missed my session in the morning due to the rain and thought it might be a better idea to go skate in the night when the rain has stopped.
Injuries caused by
Wet and slippery pedestrian crossing. It rained almost the entire day. Took the corner at about 16, skidded off the crossing, and in the process, left some flesh on the road.
Immediate action taken
Stunned as fuck! Normally, I would just fall and get up. Just some flesh wounds here and there. But this, oh fuck! I couldn't even get up because of the pain. A few cyclists and skaters, who were being really nice, stopped by and tried to help me on my feet. Some saw the bloody wound and asked if I needed an ambulance. Heheh! I managed to get up and skate back 5km to Fort Road, where my car was parked. The amount of pain during that skate back was worse.
I can't really bend my fucking right knee now, and a nice sharp pain when I put my weight on it. Hopefully nothing's broken!
I am lucky because : I fell at the first 5km. Can't imagine what would have happened if I had fallen at Changi SAFRA. That place is so dark, lonely, creepy and hell of a fucking skate back to the car. Thankfully only the front part of the boot has peeled off. Going to snip the PVC off and duct tape it up.
I am unlucky because : I'm not sure if I can still run tomorrow. I know for sure it's going to be a long week before I'm back to skating again.
Lesson learnt : I'll still skate on slippery roads. But i'll take the corners like a wimp, I swear. Please, if you do skate or cycle along that stretch of road, watch out for the fucking huge and slippery pedestrian crossing on rainy days!
Pictures
Thanks William, Caleb (who even added a doctor friend in a MSN conversation), Jessie and Michelle for all the concerns! I'll go see a doc tomorrow if I still have problems moving the leg!
wah piang! better be extra cautious man! Hope the wounds get healed asap! :D
thanks bernadette!!!!!!! =D
wa nvr ask me :X LOL i had that kinda accident before too :X LOLOLOL
was really going fast down a slope, and it was still raining, thought the grip of the wheels are good, but who noe i skidded off, fractured left knee and elbow. LOL hell of a ride XD lucky i'm a nurse :X i noe what to do LOLOL :X
AND OH, THE MOST INTERESTING THING WAS I FELL IN THE FUCKING HOSPITAL LOLOLOL but no money for the A&E, so called my dad to pick me up instead and self healed :X LOL
Get well soon! Also dunno why you so accident prone one...
Goodness gracious are you ok? Get well soon bro. Excuse me, but somehow.. that gore looks strangely... delicious. hahaa!!
henry : oh my, during cornering also right? i think only rain wheels can handle that condition. 85A wheels are slippery as fuck, which I found out the painful way. self healing is the way (if you have a pair of Xray goggles from Carrefour, you can actually twist the bones into place)
Shelly : speed skating is like this. you don't really fall, but when you do... its quite... erm... gory.
Kenn : Hey bro! I saved some scabs for you. Goes along well with beer this weekend!
lol... u damn power. In pain and u still think of taking photos... Anyway, hope u heal fast to resume your skating sessions.
Rebecca : =D for blogging purposes. hahaha. even with a bone sticking out, as long as one of my arm is free... why not? thanks. i'm letting the thing scab up, probably resuming skating in a few days. hopefully i don't fall again =D
Ha! Maybe i shld buy u the safety gears for your christmas. Like that u will not get injured so much.
haha! i have! but didnt feel like wearing. hinders movement a bit and feels weird. so i just go with my helmet and gloves thats all.
so weird seeing a fully padded speed skater.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/CPLai/2008%20SIC%204th%20Stage/13753.jpg
is there really such things? x-ray googles !! i wanna buy if there is, i wanna see whther my bones are weird in any where :X
go carrefour toys section. i think 19.99