Actually, this was the, oncoming car lane, shoot into the sidewalk in front of some (yes cute) chick jogging but just after some other kids walking incident... but yea, a mirror wouldn't hurt (nor a light for this matter!)

But anyway I’m thinking shorter cranks are in order, I had another near scrape (just felt the edge of the pedal hit) on a down hill corner today... anyone know any good cheap cranks that come in black? I think that color would be smooth on this bike.