Originally Posted by Chris L
It's never really a matter of being hard on anyone. I myself have had some remarkably stupid crashes over the years. I was merely pointing out that:'
a) we should always seek to learn something from these crashes. After all, the lesson here may be sufficient to avoid far more severe consequences next time; and
b) the fact that the lady in the car was actually following the law and giving way should never make us lose sight of some of the fundamentals.
So true. I hope by my sharing this experience, others will also learn from it as well.
I admit to being euphoric about the nice weather and good pace I was setting. All would have been ok if the equipment failure had not happened. OR I had kept my pace. This is by far the worst crash I have had to date. Most damage to myself and my equipment. Fastest speed just before the sudden stop as well. When I got hit by the car in March I was able to avoid the worst of that situation. Managed to stay up. This is much worse.
I never saw this coming.