On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 5:41:56 AM UTC, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 10:08:27 PM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote:
https://nypost.com/2019/01/23/betsy-...ling-accident/

So she broke her hip. And I must say, I wonder about the risk of
breaking bones among the elderly. One of my cycling friends was told
she has enough osteoporosis (or perhaps a precursor condition) to
justify weight training and other measures. You'd never think this
by looking at her or talking to her, but she goes to a gym a few
times per week and lifts heavy things, because it's good for her bones.

- Frank Krygowski

It's pretty common for old people (80+) to die of complications following on a broken hip. Just the enforced immobility is already a more serious complication than it would be for a fit 60-year old. Lady across the street died of complications following on a broken hip and the attending doctor, a pedalpal, told me cycling at an advanced age (he was pushing 70 at the time) is a pretty fraught balance between the clear advantages and the danger of complications following on an incident in itself not too threatening.

Andre Jute
Give the black ice a miss