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Old 01-12-11 | 12:26 PM
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rnorris
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From: Flagstaff, AZ

Bikes: Marin Pt. Reyes, Gary Fisher HiFi Pro, Easy Racers Gold Rush recumbent, Cannondale F600

Haven't been hit by a car as a cyclist and hopefully it'll never happen. My worst cycling injuries came from another cyclist on a MUP and we both had a hand in it- he took a curve a little too fast and I wasn't paying enough attention. Cars have nearly hit me a couple of times, but they've been in slow speed situations where I was able to stop in time.

Being a pedestrian has been more hazardous. I've had to literally flee from clueless people in cars while walking in a crosswalk, and once took a short ride on the grill of a large truck that pulled out right into me (again in a crosswalk, while I had the walk sign). Am glad I'm nimble, or I would have been knocked down and run over.
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