Originally Posted by
MrRamonG
I ran into a car the other day. He was making a left and cut across right in front of me, we were not at an intersection; he was pulling into a driveway. I dented and scratched his Lexus and took a digger, but I was not hurt and my bike, remarkably, was unscathed. The driver stopped and made sure I was OK, he admitted he wasn’t paying attention and he asked if there was anything he could do for me. I just put my bike back underneath me and told him not to worry, no harm no foul, and to just make sure he watched the road next time. I chalked it up as a point for cyclist and went on my way.
I would've asked him to share with his friends, relatives, co-workers the mistake he made by not being attentive. And remind others to pay more attention to the road they share with cyclists. In other words, use his willingness to "do something" to make the roads safer for all of us.