Josh Quigley , the Scottish cyclist who is making his seventh attempt to cycle around the world, has sustained multiple injuries following a collision involving a car as he rode across the United States.
The 27-year-old from Livingston had been riding through Texas, south west of Dallas, as he headed towards Florida to complete the American leg of his trip when the crash happened.
No further details of the incident are available as yet, but Quigley detailed his injuries – including fractures to his skull, ribs, pelvis and ankle as well as a punctured lung – in a post on social media.
I got hit by a car in America.
Got flown to hospital via helicopter.
Fracktured ankle
FR heel bone
FR pelvis
FR ribs
Pierced lung from rib FR
FR skull
Issue with artery to brain
Tube in my chest to stop my lung collapsingAnother obstacle to overcome
— Josh Quigley (@JoshQuigley92) December 22, 2019
Last week, the 27-year-old admitted that he would miss his goal of being home for Christmas following a trip that has been beset by bad luck, including battling headwinds as he rode across the US.
In November, he had to return home from Australia to obtain a new passport, with the old one having been damaged by sweat.
He also had his bike stolen when he was in London, and received a £75 fine for cycling in Bedford town centre.
Quigley, who campaigns on mental health issues, took up cycling after attempting suicide in 2015.
11 thoughts on “Round-the-world cyclist Josh Quigley seriously injured while riding across US”
Heal well and heal quickly,
Heal well and heal quickly, the chances of this happening in the US are so much more than anywhere else, the country has so much to offer for people cycling and yet the fear of something precisely like this puts this rider off from wanting to go there and explore.
I find that desperately sad tbh but a stark reality when a very seasoned rider gets wiped out!
CyclingInBeastMode wrote:
Why do you say it is so much more likely to happen in the US?
I cycled across Canada in 2008. There were a few close passes
I cycled around Montana , Idaho and Wyoming in 2010. Somebody clipped me on the shoulder with the wing mirror on his motohome. That is the worst thing that ever happened.
I cycled Montreal to Miami in 2012. One close pass in Georgia.
I cycled Utah, Arizona and Colorado in 2015. No incidents.
I cycled Wyoming, Utah and Colorado in 2018. No incidents.
I want to go back to Colorado next summer ( couple of things still on the bucket list) and beyond the ever present risk to cyclists I have no concerns about cycling in the US or Canada.
The worst close pass ever was in Nottinghamshire when a woman passed me within inches at over 60mph. The draft knocked me to one side.
Here in Germany I’ve been taken out twice by cars so I can’t see the US as being worse than this side of the pond.
If you fancy trying Colorado let me know.
Dingaling wrote:
The reasons are obvious, factually the US is the least safe for cycle deaths/injuries, this is getting worse year on year.
CyclingInBeastMode
CyclingInBeastMode
Interesting graphic but my first reaction to those numbers is how does any authority know how many kms people ride in a year? No authority has EVER asked me or anybody I know. Additionally, many people cycle without an odometer so they wouldn’t know how many kms they cycle if anybody bothered to ask. In other words, there must be a lot of guesswork in the kms used.
Cyclists killed in Germany in 2018 was 445 out of a population of 82 million. 5.4 per million pop.
USA in 2018 857 out of 327 million. 2.6 per million pop.
UK in 2018 was 99 out of 66 million. 1.5 per million pop.
Makes the UK look like a cyclists paradise despite many reports and comments to the contrary on Roadcc.
Despite your conclusion, I’ll still go to Colorado ‘cos that is where Mt Evans and Pike’s Peak are. I’ll keep an eye on my mirror.
That sounds like a nasty RTC,
That sounds like a nasty RTC, and an expensive medical bill. Here’s hoping he makes a full recovery and that he has got good insurance.
Get well soon, Josh.
Very nasty. GWS.
Very nasty. GWS.
More details emerging on BBC
More details emerging on BBC news website- hit from behind by a car doing 70mph according to the police…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-50886714
I smell a colossal law suit.
I smell a colossal law suit.
When in Rome 🙁
He says that because he’s
He says that because he’s looking for any excuse to bash the US, especially by cherry picking facts and data to support his inane statements.
Something like this coould never happen in the UK, or wherever he lives, is his implication.
It just HAPPENED to occur in the US, so that is solid evidence (to him) that the US is inferior to the rest of the world.
He’s an idiot.
A440 wrote:
Typical response by someone with comprehension problems, resort to insults.
I’m not bashing the US, I’m stating facts that are compiled by others. Look at the actual graph, this says that the US is worse than the UK by a significant margin, you have said that this couldn’t happen in the UK, not me, so you’re talking bull poop, by definition of the number of deaths on the chart it tells you that people are killed in the UK on bike but you clearly are a troll.
Here you go, here’s another bit of info for you. No massaging, US government stats.
Even on a population basis it’s worse than the UK, absolute numbers it’s over 7x the deaths, adjusted for population (US is 4.86x more than UK) that’s 44% more deaths.
But crack on making yourself look an ignorant idiot all by yourself
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Typical response by someone with comprehension problems, resort to insults.
But crack on making yourself look an ignorant idiot all by yourself
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Typical response by a self righteous troll who tries to belittle someone then resorts to an insult. A bit ironic isnt it.