Originally Posted by
sonatageek
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Right now I am feeling too apprehensive to ride my commute --- which really bums me out ---- So how does one process through and get past having an accident? The truly scary part is, if there would have been a car anywhere close behind me, I would have gone down by the pedestrians negligence and would have gotten run over by the car.
Big Ron is right - just get back out there and ride. Start with a short ride or two. I'm sure you plan to anyway but just in case - you need to replace that helmet.