Well, it finally happened. I was riding home from work last night on my bike. I had my strobe light on, my headlight on, reflector tape all over my bike and helmet, and my blinkie on, when a car that was stopped at a stop sign, pulled right into me. Luckily I was fighting a decent headwind, because I am usually going about 25 mph at this point (at the base of a small hill). His center front bumper hit my bike right behind my right leg. I went airborne and landed on my right hip while my bike landed in the other lane. Thank goodness he immediately stopped or he would have ran me over where I lay. Thanks to all of the other posts I've read on here, I decided to quit being Mr. Macho and have an ambulance haul me away. Praise the Lord, I have no broken bones, just some road rash and horrible bruises. Some kind citizen placed my bike in their garage for safe keeping (I have no idea what shape it is in) and the police made sure they got the guys name and phone number along with the insurance info for me.

How ironic is it that on Tuesday I am meeting with the Transportation Cabinet in Owensboro, Ky about bicycle rights and cyclist safety!

Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you to all of you out there who have posted similar incidents and advise on what to do to prepare me for when this happens.

God Bless