Thread: Close call!
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Old 06-19-07 | 08:04 AM
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DunderXIII
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Close call!

Well I had a close call this morning I was speeding on the dedicated bike lane which merges with the main boulevard at each red light. I must have been distracted and didn't see that my light just went red . A car turning in the opposite lane (having the green to turn) almost hit me but it braked in time and so did I (thank GOD I learned to use the FRONT BREAK correctly in this forum!!).

In these times though I tend to get really aggressive and yelled at the driver; but I was wrong. So in the 0.0000000001483% chance this person reads the forum, sorry I need to learn to relax in these situations, but they're extremely rare. I think its only the second time it comes this close in 20+ years of cycling, but I'm not sure.

Anyway at least its a good workout, the heart rate jumped to 175+ afterwards for a few minutes And my legs shook a lot.

Anyway there's no reason for this post other then to releive the stress by talking about it It's not as bad as a crash but I never really had one with a car (other then when I was a kid ). Thanks for reading!

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