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Old 11-13-10 | 08:29 PM
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nlerner
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Originally Posted by southpawboston
yikes! what happened, neal? glad you're okay!
Great pics, Anton. What a happy family!

I'm fine. A scraped knee and elbow is the worst of it. The bike--my Dawes that you saw yesterday--seems fine, too, once I straightened the handlebars. It was likely my fault in that I was making a left at a busy intersection, but the car that I thought was also turning left was actually heading straight (though she might have been in a left-turn-only lane). When I glanced over as I was hurrying to make the light, I realized the driver was bearing down on me quick. I'm not sure how much we actually collided, but before I knew it, I was on the pavement, immediately hoping not to get run over by another car. I was up quickly and dragged my bike to the sidewalk, initially thinking that my fork was borked. The car's driver stopped and asked if I was alright, and I uttered a few choice curse words, which must have convinced her I was fine as she sped off. It probably didn't help that it was around 5 p.m., just getting dark (though I had front and rear lights and a reflective sash). Just another day of biking in the big city!

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