Old 11-27-11 | 03:46 PM
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Bikes: 2012 Surly LHT, 1995 GT Outpost Trail

So I'm unsure if I should answer this. Technically yes I've been hit, but I was being an idiot at the time and was unaware of it. I was probably 16 years old, and I was salmoning fast on a sidewalk on a busy street with lots of driveways. Naturally, I came upon someone making a right turn who did not look right, and decided to pull out while I was in front of his car. I knew it was going to happen, I was looking at him and saw that he had no idea that I existed, but for some reason I decided to go anyway. No damage to myself, but the rear wheel got bent out of true pretty badly.

Regardless, I didn't really consider myself a cyclist back then, just a kid without a car. In 2005 I took up cycling for real and learned how to interact with traffic properly, and I haven't had a problem in that entire time.
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