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Old 03-09-06 | 06:45 PM
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From: S. FL

Bikes: Schwinn Rocket 88 phase 1/ Surly 1x1/Cannondale R700 WSD 650c

welp, so much for the commute home.....

I was .29 miles from the office, in the bike lane, green light, EL 400 cateye on in front (even though it was still day light) 2 blinkies on my bright yellow messenger bag... and a big shiny black SUV with very clean tires, made a left in a "No left turn except buses" made the left as I was going through the intersection... she didn't even flinch, I didn't even have the time to brake she was moving so fast... She hit me, threw me from the bike... of course I'm not thinking about me, I'm thinking MY BIKE!

She FINALLY stopped, as I laid in the middle of a main roadway in rush hour traffic.... "Are you ok?!" I said "You know that it's illegal to make that left right?" She turned to read the sign... "Oh".. "But are you ok" I said yeah, I hope my bike is ok... She said well, let me pullover and I'll give you my number... ok, I thought... She never did pull over... and I didn't think to look at her tag...

I'm most angry that she didn't stop like she said she would... so not only is she an idiot, but she's a liar

My boyfriends boss at the bike shop let him take his car (my BF doesn't have a car, he commutes 30 miles daily to work) to come get me.

I'm ok... just a scraped and swollen (swelling) knee... a few scrapes, front wheel just slightly out of true but otherwise my bike seems fine.
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