Lake Lansing Crash

Last weekend we did another ride to the north, near Sleepy Hollow, but veering further to the east, to take advantage of the hilly terrain. We had a good ride that was also a good workout. We got rather hot, too, as the morning had started off cool and Cindy and I had worn wool long sleeves, although a thin wool shirt, even if the sleeves are long, isn't as bad as you might think on a warm day.

Towards the end of our ride we dropped into Lake Lansing Park from the north, and stopped at the main playground. There had been a band playing at the outdoor stage and people were everywhere, though most in the process of leaving. We'd stopped to play and snack and pee. By the time we were ready to leave the crowds had thinned, in fact the park was looking empty. We made the decision to pedal out across the sidewalks that traverse the park - we usually walk the bikes through the park if there are many people around. We should have walked them this time, too, because when Abbey and Cindy tried to follow the sidewalk around a sharp corner, their front wheel dropped of the edge and sunk into the sodden ground. They went down immediately. They were moving quite slow, so the bicycle wasn't damaged and their injuries weren't bad, but they did sustain some knee damage.

We were six or seven miles from home, so they had little choice but to ride home. I suppose Quinn and I could have ridden home and come back for them in the van, but that didn't seem necessary. We had some first aid supplies to mop up the blood and numb at least some of the pain. Abbey's skin loss wasn't quite as deep as Cindy's, and I don't think Abbey had as much bruising.

This is how the injuries looked when we got home: