Originally Posted by carpjam
Haven't layed down a skid mark like that since I was a kid on my BMX bike!
Glad you're OK. I agree with the above posters that the car would be at fault. But who cares? Cars win, even if they're at fault!
Two suggestions:
1. Be careful with "closing speed." I learned this motorcycling. If you're passing cars more than, say, 5-10mph than they are moving, you won't have the reaction time to get out of their way when (not if) a bonehead pulls out to take your lane. Your closing speed is too high. You will avoid many accidents in life following this rule.
2. Use your front brake next time, not your rear. Practice using it until that's all you use. Locking the rear and laying down a skid mark, while fun, isn't nearly the fastest way to stop. You're lucky you missed him.