Tomorrow will mark a decade since a black cat (really!) ran into my front wheel, glanced off it and darted away.
While that encounter resulted in some bruises and fatigue that kept me from riding for a couple of days, neither I nor my bike was seriously damaged.
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| Christian Reeves |
Christian Reeves wasn't so lucky. As he pedaled to work on 30 July, two cats fought in an alleyway. That confrontation was captured on CCTV before Reeves rounded a corner and, apparently, scared them. They darted into his path: one under his front tire, the other under the rear. The impact launched him off his bike and onto the pavement--headfirst. He suffered a severe brain injury. In spite of an operation and having "fought a very hard battle," according to his son Dominic, the 52-year-old Rugby (UK) resident passed away on 5 August.
As valiant as his battle to stay alive, and as skilled as the surgeons, may have been, Dominic says one thing could have ensured that his father would still be with him today. So he is imploring cyclists to do what his Dad didn't: "Wear a bloody helmet!"
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