Originally Posted by
pirate
Second: I was headed to a class and I was just barely going to make it on time. I turned right and a guy on a road bike who was apparently on my wheel without me knowing slammed into my right chainstay, sending us both to the ground. I had crashed earlier that week and my knee was swollen and scabbed over, so of course I slid across the pavement on it. It is now permanently numb, thanks to this *******. My bike was messed up too- wheel out of true, handlebars bent, brake caliper bent(!), and a large dent in the frame. He tried to blame it on me, saying "Well you could have signalled the turn!" Then he admitted he didn't see me turn because he was choosing a song on his Ipod and then promptly took off without leaving me any info.
The roadie was 100% at fault (rear end driver/cyclist is always at fault), however if you weren't wearing an ipod, wtf happened to your situational awareness?
Just goes to prove that not wearing an ipod doesn't necessarily make you any more safe than wearing one.