With its warm temperatures and abundance of sun, the San Jose area attracts both avid and casual bicyclists. However, bikers always face risks when hitting the roads they share with motor vehicles. A recent article in the Silicon Valley Mercury News highlights data on bicycle accidents in the area, which often lead to seriousinjuries.
For one area resident, a recent accident left him with a severe spinal cord injury. The man got caught in an area where two lanes of vehicle and bike traffic need to fit into a narrow merge. The man cannot recall just what happened before he later woke up at the hospital to discover he had four cracked vertebrae in his neck, along with multiple skull fractures. He said he feels lucky that he did not suffer paralysis and that he may make a full recovery.
