Originally Posted by
striker65
I was riding on a school driveway heading to the main road, parallel to that driveway was another driveway. A police cruiser was headed in the same direction, I was waving my arm both to say hello and for him to stop. I reached the main road before him, I turned left onto a sidewalk going in front of his vehicle, at the same time I'm still waving. Windows were dark so I couldn't make eye contact, I thought sure with all my arm waving he saw me. Evidently not because just after I cleared his bumper he started going, he never saw me and never looked right before driving (it was a split road no traffic would be coming from the right). No harm done but it was too close for comfort, I know he had a surprised look on his face, probably eye opening for him.
Your experience reinforced why it’s never appropriate to ride opposite the flow of traffic, whether on the road or sidewalk. Drivers entering a roadway always look left, and few right. Thanks for the safety lesson.
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Last edited by rsbob; 03-21-25 at 03:57 PM.