Went to my LBS today to find one of the owners limping. He got hit by a car a couple of days ago. He was out on a training ride, on his own on the back lanes. They are ideal for training- very quiet and a lot of short sharp hills. Only thing is they are a bit narrow and twisty. The car waited behind him along some twisty turns- until the last one. When he did overtake, a car came the other way, and car driver panicked and rather than accelerate or brake- Just pulled into the rider. No severe damage- but the car does have a big dent in it. Bike undamaged and the limp is only a bruised thigh from hitting the car. As the rider said- If he had kept away from the kerb- there would have been no-way the car could have passed.
Take your pick- self preservation or ride sensibly?
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