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Paige-o and Zilbo's Fondo Efferto
Paige-o and Zilbo's Fondo Efferto
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Hi there :) Thanks loads for visiting this page! I'm fundraising for the Amy Gillett Foundation because I believe bike riding is good for everyone; it reduces traffic and congestion on our roads which is great for drivers' stress levels and also the environment, and the health benefits mean regular cyclists are less likely to need long term medical help paid for by taxpayers later in their lives.
Unfortunately, some of us, like me, end up needing lots of medical help due to accidents caused by lack of good, safe bike lanes or poor driver-cyclist awareness. And the prevalence of nasty accidents keeps more potential riders off the roads, and also fosters all sorts of misunderstandings between motorists and pedalists that result in hate-filled comments threads on social media.
If we fix the core problems, we'll get more cyclists and less traffic congestion on our roads, less carbon monoxide in the air we breathe and less burden on our health system. And there'll be one less topic that provokes people to hurl hatred at each other on the Internet - and let's face it, we could all use less of that.
If you're able to spare $5 or more to help the Amy Gillett Foundation take us there, thank you! And if you're not but you can share this page and a bit of love for cyclists, it will be MUCH appreciated.
For context, here's a bit about what happened to me due to the absence of a proper bike lane, for those who haven't heard the story waaaay too many times already (thanks for your kind patience - you know who you are xxxx).
Last April, I was riding home from Seaford where I'd picked up an iPhone I'd bought on eBay. I was obeying road rules and riding on the 'shoulder', keeping one metre between myself and the cars on my right, though this left me perilously close to the gutter.
I was riding slowly because traffic was terribly congested, when I saw a white van blocking the shoulder ahead of me. I had plenty of time to stop, but I just happened to break too hard, a bit stressed by all the cars and the narrowness of the space left for me. I fell over the handlebars and landed on my chin, breaking my jaw on both sides, my chin in two places and smashing enough teeth to make me look 'like a Collingwood supporter' (sorry Pies friends - a barman said it, not me).
A team of surgeons screwed the jaw back together with titanium plates and a dentist temporarily reconstructed the badly broken teeth. Over the past year, I've had six root canals on the teeth that were 'killed' in the accident. This month, I'm having fillings on six other chompers that have worn down due to the jaw not healing straight despite the best efforts of the maxillofacial team at The Alfred.
The scars have healed well, but I still have 24/7 pain in my face, 16 months on.
So it might not seem reasonable that I feel EXTREMELY lucky. I'm lucky it was just teeth that were 'killed in the accident' and not me, and that I only broke my jaw and skin and not my spinal cord or skull. I'm incredibly lucky to have been treated by excellent doctors (and continue to be), and I'm lucky to have been supported through it all by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and a circle of magnificent friends, family and fellow athletes.
Many other cyclists haven't been so lucky - more than a handful of my own triathlon buddies have suffered similar injuries in the past year, and a number of others in our community have lost their lives on the most cycled roads in Melbourne in that same time period. Since 2007, the incidence of deaths and serious injuries in bike accidents has risen 8 percent. There's no good reason for that alarming statistic; it's easily reversed, and reversing it will truly benefit us all.
I hope you can help us get there, whether it's with money, social media posts, or just by standing up for cyclists next time you hear someone hating on us.
Thanks again for stopping by :)
Zilbo
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Amy Gillett Foundation
The Amy Gillett Foundation (AGF) began its work in 2006 in the name of Amy Gillett, who was tragically killed as a result of being hit by a motorist whilst cycling with the Australian Women’s Road cycling team in Germany in 2005.
The Amy Gillett Foundation's vision is for safe bicycling throughout Australia in order to achieve the ultimate target of zero bicycling fatalities.
The Foundation promotes a safe and harmonious relationship of shared respect between bicyclists and motorists – to highlight the importance of being responsible every time we head out on the road whether we're on two wheels or on four. Why? Because everyone deserves to arrive at their destination safely irrespective of their chosen mode of transport.
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