Originally Posted by chewybrian

There is one other bike commuter at my job. He's not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, and I'm always on him to get a helmet and a mirror. When I first heard about his hit and run, I thought "That could have been me". It could happen to anyone, right? Then he told me what happened.

He said he was riding on a small residential sidestreet, when he heard a car coming up behind him. So, he tried to pull over to the left curb, to let the car go by (huh?). He said the driver "must have been on their cell phone or something", because they hit him anyway.

Obviously, there are several mistakes in his approach. I stopped short of telling him it was his fault, but what's a nice way to say "You were asking for it"? He's dim and stubborn (evidence my countless attempts to get him to wear a helmet, even bringing in a free helmet for him). I doubt he's learned from this. How far would you go to educate him, knowing he is so thick-headed, and resents any advice? I've always kept the advice friendly to this point, more teasing than lecturing, because I know he would resent it otherwise.

BTW, his injuries are not too serious, this time. He has road rash, and possibly some nerve damage in one arm.