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07-17-07, 01:46 AM
While I was on my way home from work today (in my car) at the corner of Crenshaw and Carson Street in Torrance I witnessed a bike/car collision. Thankfully the rider wasn't hurt too badly. Dumb-ass rider!
Traveling on the sidewalk against traffic with no helmet. Riding what appeared to be a Wallyworld wanna-be mtb. Car pulled out onto the sidewalk slowly from a gas station intending to make a legal right hand turn. Rider ran right into the passenger side door of the car. Rider's only complaint was her finger, she was jumping around like a jack rabbit, holding her finger. Shaking it etc.
Her hand hit the car while holding the handlebars. No blood. I was on the opposite side of the street.
The view into the gas station is hidden by a block wall that would fully block the view of a Mini, this was a beige Honda and the wall was beige.
Rider was very lucky, driver gave the bicyclist a ride home. I tried to cross the intersection and see if she was OK, but they took off before I could return.
Really dumb place to be riding. I wanted to have a conversation with the rider and tell her why this occured and what she could do to prevent it the next time.
Traveling on the sidewalk against traffic with no helmet. Riding what appeared to be a Wallyworld wanna-be mtb. Car pulled out onto the sidewalk slowly from a gas station intending to make a legal right hand turn. Rider ran right into the passenger side door of the car. Rider's only complaint was her finger, she was jumping around like a jack rabbit, holding her finger. Shaking it etc.
Her hand hit the car while holding the handlebars. No blood. I was on the opposite side of the street.
The view into the gas station is hidden by a block wall that would fully block the view of a Mini, this was a beige Honda and the wall was beige.
Rider was very lucky, driver gave the bicyclist a ride home. I tried to cross the intersection and see if she was OK, but they took off before I could return.
Really dumb place to be riding. I wanted to have a conversation with the rider and tell her why this occured and what she could do to prevent it the next time.