Riding/Racing injuries

[-jro-]

Hey folks- doing some research and thought a poll may help me out in my inquiries. Whether you personally have been injured or you know of someone, or just the general talk you hear: what do you perceive as the most common riding/racing related injury? Thanks for your responses!

[-jro-]

my search is based mostly on fractures/breaks, but feel free to post what you consider the most common injury below if it is not represented in the poll as well.

[Pittenger5]

Collarbone

[Doc]

Rash?

[Kurlon]

I've sustained a crap-ton of injuries, but no real repeats... only real 'pattern' is OUCH! : )

[Chippertheripper]

Road only? Or dirt too?

[-jro-]

Rash?

Ya road rash would probably be the most prominent, but I am focusing on impact injury as opposed to abrasion injuries.

Road only? Or dirt too?

Dirt too, certainly! Would be interesting to hear what most common injury is in asphalt vs dirt... hmm.

[G21forme]

Broke my left collar on the street a couple years ago.

[Chippertheripper]

Meowkay... Then 2 broken ankles and a broken hand. The hand and one ankle injury happened at the same time. High speed head on in the woods coming around a blind corner. Second broken ankle happened when I rode off a 12' cliff. That was a big oops. Both while wearing full motox gear.

[Boris]

there is got to be some actuarial data available for insurance companies and also there is that highway statistics something ...

[-jro-]

there is got to be some actuarial data available for insurance companies and also there is that highway statistics something ...

I've actually have had some difficulty finding official documents on it. I've found a few articles from doctor's journals but they are usually extremely outdated. If anyone knows of any studies please post up, thanks

[Uncle Snake]

Last get off:
Left collar bone broken in two places
left arm broken near wrist
dislocated left wrist
lig's, cart., & tendon, in left wrist
(4) lower back fractures
concussion(#9 over the years.....)
torn right shoulder lig.
separated lower back muscle from lumbar muscle, left side

Only needed one surgery...........

[JonT]

doesnt really fit into any of those categories.

didnt really meet the person, but was a friend of the family for a long time. about 20 years back he ended up crashing into a guard rail and got decapitated.

[SVRACER01]

Wirelessly posted (Instinct: Mozilla/4.1 (U; BREW 3.1.5; en-US; Teleca/Q05A/INT))

Dislocated shoulder x2

[Paul_E_D]

fractured ribs, separated shoulder, broken wrist and broken finger, 3 herniated discs. all racing except the spine. That was a head on with a car...

[joeswamp]

Separated shoulder and crushed pinky finger (which required two surgeries). You never know how useful the pinky finger is until you aren't permitted to use it for a month or two.

[MotoFreak]

Out of my 8 crashes (2 track, 6 street, none racing) I've only had a some minor rashing, sore muscles, and a decent concussion.
Lucky.
Good luck with your research!

[OreoGaborio]

Collarbone

Yeah I hear the words "broken collarbone" way too much at the track.

Jen, I'll ask Jody & Mel what they see the most up at Loudon.

[Rambunctous]

How about destroyed egos?

[R7]

Well out of all my dirt crashes and my one roadbike crash, I'd say my pride was hurt the most! Several offroad crashes that I'm not proud of..but knock on wood, no broken bones.
I drink a lot of milk

[Boris]

try google for :

"The Hurt Report"
(AKA "Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures")

A brief summary of the findings is listed below. To order the full report, contact:

National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, Virginia 22161
(703)-487-4600

this is a pretty well known source. Call them up, chat, they may point you to other directions etc.



I don't know if these guys estimate actual vs. reported, since there are quite a few accidents that never get reported for various reasons.

[wiggeywackyo]

How about destroyed egos?

Amen to that.

[Paul_E_D]

Falling doesn't hurt my ego. I've learned to ski, snowboard surf, etc. and I know that falling is just part of learning any dynamic sport. If you've never fallen, you're prolly not learning all that much.

[DuncanMoto]

I think I hear collar bone and wrist the most with spinal injuries close behind.
Personally:
Street accident ribs and 2 disks in my spine. never any rash.
Loudon racing wrist and ribs never any rash.

[eboos]

Cracked ribs and a couple of fingers on my first off. Slightly rashed hand when my glove failed too.