Thank goodness your bike is OK. I sold my roof rack last summer to invest in a hitch-mounted, swing-away rack. I absolutely love it. I do have to be careful, however, to pull all the way forward in the garage (really a 1900's carriage house now used as a garage) so the garage door doesn't come down on the rack.... I must always check to see if the arms are folded down.

I have seen people attach signs to the bottom of their garage doors so when they are open they hand down to remind the driver to check the roof rack for items. But if you are driving to a motel or something like this...


...you still need to be mindfull.