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09-30-07, 08:45 PM
I guess it was my turn today.
The sun was going below the horizon making it hard to see as the glare was effecting overall vision. As I was passing a mall, a car driven by an elderly man was slowly sticking the nose of his car into the road. I knew this guy could not see me so instead of taking a risk and riding past his bumper, I went behind him riding into the mall lot. At that very moment, I heard a loud crash as he collided with another car while entering the road. I was in shock! Both cars wrecked hard and one was destroyed.
Here's what I learned today. You really have to take special care once the sun starts to go down. This is the second accident I was nearly involved and it happened during this time of the day. Too many elderly are on today's roads and they are a danger. Ride safe.
The sun was going below the horizon making it hard to see as the glare was effecting overall vision. As I was passing a mall, a car driven by an elderly man was slowly sticking the nose of his car into the road. I knew this guy could not see me so instead of taking a risk and riding past his bumper, I went behind him riding into the mall lot. At that very moment, I heard a loud crash as he collided with another car while entering the road. I was in shock! Both cars wrecked hard and one was destroyed.
Here's what I learned today. You really have to take special care once the sun starts to go down. This is the second accident I was nearly involved and it happened during this time of the day. Too many elderly are on today's roads and they are a danger. Ride safe.