Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
You just encountered what we call a Ninja. Nobody likes encountering them. I have been cycling and had them fly out of parking lots and scare the pants off of me.
Unfortunately, every mode of transport is used by the entire range of people, from prudent and safe to idiots.
Originally Posted by
prairiepedaler
@ Akth8r
You've got a conscience, which, I presume means your occupation is not in high public office or that of a Goldman Sachs executive.
Write the issue off and don't concern yourself further over it. No damage was done. Life is full of risks and you did your part in the encounter.
I do not support any more laws governing traffic or anything else for that matter. There are currently over 2 million laws on the books and they are added to at a rate of 40 pages per day. The average person
commits 3 felonies a day without even knowing it.
These. You did the right thing(s) at the time and later when trying to figure out how to avoid the same situation repeating itself later. None of us here like Ninjas either and keep an eye out for them as that's all you can do.