Originally Posted by
ckaspar
At least it didn't end up like this:
Seriously though, it's always a good idea to ride as if you are invisible, as has been mentioned a bunch above me but I am just reiterating it.
Yeah in that video the bike rider just sailed through that obvious intersection--I'd be hit everyday if I rode like that. I ride as if everyone cannot see me AND is pretty much out to kill me. For example as I approach a fully stopped car entering the road, even if I think I make eye contact I still automatically slow down and loop around the back of the car. I figure there is a slim chance they can backup fast enough to kill me. That's the way I drive
I know it pisses some driver's off...I can see them stopped and waiting for me to pass only to experience me slowing down and going behind them. Heck, I wish they would just go like I wasn't there at all--it annoys me when car drivers wait for me to pass in front of them. I will not.