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Sucks, but it happens. A dude crashed 100 metres behind me on day 1 of tour divide, his front wheel came out of the fork on a rocky descent, he ripped a large part of his face off on a rock. Guy I was riding with pressed the SOS button on this SPOT GPS straight away. The dude had no idea where he was or how he got there. Riding alone has its risks, and even a GPS device with an SOS button doesn't help if you're concussed/out cold.
Life's too short to worry about riding alone, just ride alone, it's awesome. If something happens, at least you were doing something you enjoy. Fuck all this risk averse health and safety bullshit.