Editing James Cracknell (section)

== Cycling accident, helmet advocacy ==
On 20 July 2010, Cracknell was hit from behind by a petrol tanker whilst cycling during an attempt to cycle, row, run and swim from [[Los Angeles]] to New York within 18 days.<ref name="telegraph1">{{cite news |title=Cracknell's life was saved by his crash helmet, which took the full force of the impact from the tanker's wing mirror. |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7909473/James-Cracknells-wife-says-his-determination-will-aid-recovery-from-crash.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 July 2010 |location=London |first=Alastair |last=Jamieson}}</ref> The accident happened at around 5.30am on a quiet stretch of road outside [[Winslow, Arizona]]. He has attributed his survival to wearing a [[Bicycle helmet|cycle helmet]] at the time.<ref name="telegraph1" /> In the crash he suffered a [[Coup contrecoup injury|contrecoup injury]] to the frontal lobes of his brain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Merida UK news Latest from James Cracknell |url=http://www.merida-bikes.com/en_gb/blog/618/3674/en_gb-news/en-blog-Latest_from_James_Cracknell |date=23 March 2011 |access-date=11 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422063907/http://www.merida-bikes.com/en_gb/blog/618/3674/en_gb-news/en-blog-Latest_from_James_Cracknell |archive-date=22 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alpina-helmets.co.uk/athletes.html |title=ALPINA - 2010 Helmet Range |access-date=2011-08-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010201521/http://www.alpina-helmets.co.uk/athletes.html |archive-date=10 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>  In 2012 Cracknell and his then-wife wrote ''Touching Distance'' about his life before and after his brain injury, which has left him with epilepsy, a lost sense of smell and taste, and a changed, more volatile, personality.<ref>{{cite news |title=James Cracknell: Hopefully, we'll get back to where we once were |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/jamescracknell/9620237/James-Cracknell-Hopefully-well-get-back-to-where-we-once-were.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |first=Elizabeth |last=Grice |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Grdn202406"/> Since the accident he has been conspicuous in advocating the use of bicycle helmets.<ref name="telegraph2">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8246206/James-Cracknell-on-the-bike-accident-that-nearly-killed-him.html|title=James Cracknell on the bike accident that nearly killed him.|last=Bloxham|first=Andy|date=8 January 2011|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=11 August 2011|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamescracknell.com/news/2011/08/08/use_your_head-222 |title=Use Your Head |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=11 August 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007220141/http://www.jamescracknell.com/news/2011/08/08/use_your_head-222 |archive-date= 7 October 2011 }}</ref>