Originally Posted by
kokomo61
Church Street and W&OD trail in Vienna.
I was crossing eastbound, and cars were stopped in either direction. He came from the RH side, around the line of stopped cars, in an area where there are normally parked cars. On the Google Maps link you can see cars parked on the RH side where he went.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...03422&t=h&z=19
I'm not a frequent rider there but I'm certainly familiar with the intersection, and it scares the crap out of me.
I'm normally one of those people that say "get what you are entitled to and no more" but this was a conscious decision on the part of the driver to to go around traffic, one of the most dangerous things you can do in any scenario in my opinion.
Scares the crap out of me in parts of Maryland to ride or drive, where they have these passing lane things on the right at intersections. People fly through.
Get better dude, and make sure the bike is checked out very thoroughly. Tell the mechanic to lean toward safety, not sentiment.