Dtuns

I left my house for a ride today about 1/8mile from the house I was restting the speedo and bam what happen? I just hit a 78 chevy truck at 14mph knocked the wind out of me and tweaked the wheels front wheel is a loss and I have to by the owner a ring that gos around tail light what a idiot I feel like a fool. luckly no one witnessed it. I will be hurting tommorow got a nice bruise on shooulder and chest and a nice cut on knuckle. I guess I could say I was lucky and didn't hit tuck square.

Flying Merkel

Knocked the hell out of yer spelling, too.

We all have similar stories. I T-boned a Bentley in my youth on my Varsity. The dent in the door would have cost me a dozen Varsitys, so I beat a strategic retreat.

Dtuns

No I just can't spell

MrPhil

I pasted a parked car very early one Sunday morning in September of 1973. The bike wedged against the car, I flew over the bars. Laid in the street listening to gas slosh in the tank. Very early in the morning, no one saw me.

Dtuns

I could hear gas sloshing in tank as I laid there trying to breath lol

Dtuns

I feel a little better thought I was the only one to hit a parked car

Gordonm

I hit one years ago when I was 10. On my way home from the 7 eleven with a Slurpee. I hit it dead on in the front. Slurpee all over the hood. No damage to me or bike I just left. I'm sure it was a nice sticky mess after a few hours in the sun.

Engyo

I hit one at about age 15 - came out of my driveway, and there was a car parked where no car EVER parked. Wham. Ended up sprawled across the trunk. No damage to the car - sheet metal was a lot thicker then. Bent the front forks back a bit (cheap bike) but otherwise rideable. Kept it for another few years.

enine

I was going to say a 78 the steel was still thick enough to not dent at least. I grew up in a 79 Blazer, it would go anywhere, my mother couldn;t drive and would take corners too fast and hydroplane into poeples yards. 4 barrel 350 v8 and full time 4x4 she would just keep her foot on the gas and it would keep going. I wish they had kept it, when I go back there I still see it driving around.

Panthers007

I managed to hit a parked car when my cheap-o cantilevers on a no-name brand MTB gave up the ghost. This was years ago. No sign of the driver, so I left a note. Something to the effect of "Greetings! I ran into your car!" It, to, suffered damage to the rear signal casing. Cost me around $60 to have it fixed. The other day, though, a gang of high-school punks formed a walking line across the bike-path here. Guess they figured I'd have to go up the sand into the weeds. I took aim at the biggest one and looked him straight in the eye as I accelerated on the cranks. He jumped at the last second. That was no accident. I gave the power-salute and pedaled on my way.

bikerpilot

When I was a kid I managed to hit a parked car with my brother's moped. I don't remember where I was looking, but I saw it at the last second and swerved. Caught my thumb on the side-view mirror, which snapped off of the car and broke and cut my thumb. The owner of the car came running out to see if I was ok. I told him I'd pay for the damage to his car, but he would have none of it, just wanted to make sure I was ok. Called my mom, called the ambulance for me, held onto the moped until we could come pick it up. My brother was furious with me though - the moped got scraped up and I think the seat got torn.

Jean Beetham Smith 

Go ahead, feel stupid and get it over with. I did the same thing one night riding home from work. Road was dry so I was moving along 16-17mph, glanced back to check on a car I heard behind me and when I looked forward there was a car parked right in front of me. I had been riding too fast for the reach of my lights. My bike survived with very little damage, I broke my nose, broke off 2 front teeth, and avulsed the inside of my lower lip. I got a new, brighter light the next day and hold my night time speeds below 15 mph. I think it is funny now, you will too, in enough time.

BarracksSi

When I was, I'd guess, 14 or so, I was riding down the street with my dad, leading him by 15-20 yards or so. A van came the other direction and seemed kinda close, so once it passed me I looked back to make sure Dad was okay.

He probably yelled for me to look out, because then I hit the bumper of a parked car, endoed halfway, and fell sideways onto the street. The car had been sitting long enough to grow cobwebs to the curb, so it wasn't like it was a surprise parking job. My rear wheel got bent, so we got that replaced. I was fine, as far as I remember.

Duhhhhh....

knobster

Wow. That had to hurt. Never hit a parked car before, but I remember when I was a 13 year old kid I was riding my BMX bike down the road and was watching a couple of girls in the back of a pickup and then WAM, nailed a mailbox head first.

Cyclaholic

Classic! you just made my day

dmac49

Man I would consider myself lucky. If it had been a new truck it most likely would have cost you a couple hundred right off the top. Glad to hear you weren't too messed up. I watched a drug runner one time look back at some cops as he descended a steep hill with a 45 degree left turn at the bottom. He was so interested in the cops he hit the back of a parked car dead center. Taco'd the front wheel partially amputated a finger and scattered the drugs all over. I never saw anyone move so fast after awggering in like that. He scooped up the drugs and his bike leaving 3 cops laughing so hard they couldn't speak or do anything.

paxtonm

Guilty as charged. I was riding a mountain bike, and the rear derailler was sticking (crud in it) so I turned to look back and nudge it with my heel. Pasted the back of a pickup and did a forward somersault into the bed. Not a scratch or bruise on me. The front wheel was even truable, so nothing injured except my pride.

emj2390

when I was ten there was no helmet law in Ohio and the police gave out free frosty certificates to wendys to all kids wearing helmets. I hit a park police car in a park and the officer gave me a coupon for it.

Dtuns

Thanks aI feel better lol. I got my bike back $77 for new whell now I need to hit the junk yard and see if I can find the buety ring for the guys tail light.

Doohickie

I did that when I was about 12 or 13. Lesson learned. Move on.

CommuterRun

I happened to see my son on his bike one afternoon as I was pulling into the neighborhood riding home from work. I caught him and we went for a short ride together, in which I came very close to rear-ending him while I was fiddling around with my GPS.

Vivalo

I was riding no-hands earlier this year when two friends called my name behind me..

by the time I turned around I hit the tail of the car and flipped over

Litespeed

I did that when I got my first monster bicycle (it was to big for me and I was about 8 yrs old). Wasn't paying attention and WHAM! right into the back end of a parked car. It really dazed me but I don't remember if I had any bruises or other injuries. I hardly ever rode the silly bike because no other kids on the block had bikes. Now I'm older (much much older) and wiser and actually pay attention.

Tapeworm21

I've done it too. About 5 years ago. In my defense, I was really super drunk.

Yan 

You were resetting your speedo? Like pulling out a wedgie?

I've run into a car stopped at a light. Just couldn't slow down fast enough. Chipped a tooth. Oh well.