Who could ignore the beautiful day for a ride? Sure, her husband made her promise not to go out without him. Sure, she could call friends. But the day couldn't be resisted and she donned her helmet. On her return she never thought she'd end up in a ditch, unable to finish her ride home without a stop by the hospital.
He was going to blow his cool over this one.
As soon as he got back to the duty station they called home.