Originally Posted by
MattTheHat
I’m very sorry that happened to you.
Before I rode with earbuds I had a slight scare with a car approaching a curve where I was stopped at a stop sign. There was another car so close behind the approaching one that I didn’t see it until I almost pushed off into the cross road. I guess I had double checked traffic the opposite direction and was distracted. It wasn’t even a close call, just a surprise. But it impressed upon me the danger of cars hiding behind other cars. This has carried over in how I cross green lights. Especially when a huge van is stopped in the first or second lane. You can’t tell if a car hidden behind that van is stopping or not.
-Matt
Quite recently another car ran red light at high speed while I was crossing on bike. This time I saw it in time and slammed on breaks. It would have hit me. I don’t know if it was me not listening to music, I just had this feeling - it might have been the sound or peripheral vision, not sure, I just stopped dead. Regardless, I don’t listen to music any more while riding. Seeing my own bones and holding my foot swinging freely from the rest of my leg left a lasting impression on me.