Originally Posted by grolby
Don't you hate when you get a near miss and realize it was all your fault? I made a right turn once without looking, figuring (stupidly) that I was keeping to the right, and therefore safe. Well, I heard a sharp skidding noise to my left as a car braked hard, avoiding hitting me by a couple of feet - I could practically have reached out and touched him! All my fault, and I felt even worse because the guy's attitudes about stupid cyclists in traffic had probably just been confirmed. That made me think about my riding habits, I can tell you. Be careful out there, folks!
It may not be wise to rely on yelling, but it is kinda fun to do
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I can relate. I did that just this morning. To make matters worse, I actually saw the car that almost hit me long before I turned right. I just assumed that if I kept right I would be safe but I was turning off a street with lots of clearence onto one with hardly any. Pretty stupid, and all my fault.