Originally Posted by
bikelif3
Actually, let me give you the whole story. I was about 4mins into my ride and I saw an oncoming speeding white compact car going about 65 in a 35mph. I decided to "swerve" them, play chicken with them, and dodged to the left. Right after this, my freaking handlebar literally just broke in half. Had it been a split second earlier, I could have been hit by that car. I don't think I'll be playing chicken with cars again...
I will admit to doing some stupid stuff on bicycles, but I would never ever consider playing chicken with multiple tons of metal, plastic and momentum.