Originally Posted by JeremyLC

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I was all at once furious and stricken with guilt. I was furious at myself for not being more careful and avoiding the collision. (not sure how I would) I was also furious at every single adult in the group for not having the sense to get out of the way. Mostly, I feel terrible for hitting that poor child. I managed to drop a lot of speed, but I just couldn't stop. (I couldn't really ditch to the side of the trail either, since it is lined with trees)

Originally Posted by alan s

Yo, OP, chill. What if there had been a crashed rider sprawled across the entire path and you slammed into him. Dude, you hit a kid going too fast around a blind corner. There's no real excuse for that, and blaming others won't change anything.