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Old 08-23-16, 06:41 PM
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Walter S
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Originally Posted by tandempower
One thing I emphasize a lot is to make sure you look at a driver's face and see that they see you.
I agree completely. But don't count on that too much. I made eye contact with a woman that still pulled her car out right into my path as we looked at each other's faces and then I smacked into the hood of her car and trashed my front wheel. I went flying over the hood and rolled and was hardly hurt. But it taught me to slow down in congestion and always be ready with an escape plan based on the people ahead not behaving as expected.

That was a long time ago but still I think some people underestimate how fast a bicycle might be going and think they can "make it" when they can't.
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