T-boned a car @ 31 mph ...
12-21-15, 07:49 PM
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T-boned a car @ 31 mph ...
People were real pushy tonight, on my a** everywhere.
I was just minutes from my destination, car in front, one riding me from behind.
This complex has giant water fountain round de rounds.
I took the left side [done many times].
What i didn't know was car in front was making a left circle behind the fountain where i couldn't see him.
I had a split second to hit a curb head on with a concrete mounted bench or bang off the car.
I hit the brakes hard at 30 mph but didnt slow much.
*** Fortunately the car broke my fall .....[lol]
First to hit was front wheel, somehow went airbourne and landed [hard] on my left hip facing backward.
Some guy getting off work that saw it gave me a ride home.
Left hood was out of whack, stem needed adjusting, front wheel needs a slight true.
Other than that i seem okay.
Walking tomorrow may not work but beats the E-room.
Carbon bikes can take a licking but i don't want to do that again.
Thats the 4th time in my life. I'm not getting any younger.
I was just minutes from my destination, car in front, one riding me from behind.
This complex has giant water fountain round de rounds.
I took the left side [done many times].
What i didn't know was car in front was making a left circle behind the fountain where i couldn't see him.
I had a split second to hit a curb head on with a concrete mounted bench or bang off the car.
I hit the brakes hard at 30 mph but didnt slow much.
*** Fortunately the car broke my fall .....[lol]
First to hit was front wheel, somehow went airbourne and landed [hard] on my left hip facing backward.
Some guy getting off work that saw it gave me a ride home.
Left hood was out of whack, stem needed adjusting, front wheel needs a slight true.
Other than that i seem okay.
Walking tomorrow may not work but beats the E-room.
Carbon bikes can take a licking but i don't want to do that again.
Thats the 4th time in my life. I'm not getting any younger.
12-21-15, 07:56 PM
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You know you're going to catch flak for the 31mph bit, right?
Just no name-calling.
Just no name-calling.
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12-21-15, 07:58 PM
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No i didn't know that nor do i care.
Name calling goes both ways, hope u moderate more than terminate.
Am i to believe that most here have a hard time doing 30 ?
Name calling goes both ways, hope u moderate more than terminate.
Am i to believe that most here have a hard time doing 30 ?
12-21-15, 08:00 PM
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So you were riding around a water fountain at 30mph, hit a car at 31 so it seems you sped up on impact, only bike damage was a front wheel slightly out of true (after a 31mph collision) and a stem and hood that need adjusting? And no damage to you? And you still needed a ride home?
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So you were riding around a water fountain at 30mph, hit a car at 31 so it seems you sped up on impact, only bike damage was a front wheel slightly out of true (after a 31mph collision) and a stem and hood that need adjusting? And no damage to you? And you still needed a ride home?
It's a good thing i took up the second guy because im having a hard time bearing weight on my left side and there were alot of steep hills coming home.
12-21-15, 08:06 PM
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12-21-15, 08:06 PM
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Isn't this the same guy who was going 30 mph 100' from a stoplight and managed to stop?
12-21-15, 08:08 PM
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12-21-15, 08:08 PM
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Okay now your making up stories ...
12-21-15, 08:10 PM
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I think i'm going to hobble to the living room and get a Trump update.
12-21-15, 08:20 PM
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What happened here? The way I read it the op went the wrong way around a roundabout and rode into the side of a car turning left on said roundabout. Is that right?
12-21-15, 08:24 PM
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Let me get this straight.
You were in a 2-lane roundabout, cruising at 30 mph, and managed to side-swipe a car? Or did you rear-end a car?
I will admit that sometimes decorative features do reduce visibility.
We've got one local mid-sized roundabout, and all the others are pretty small. I take it at about 20 mph to try to keep up with traffic. While it is difficult to completely avoid that roundabout, I tend to organize my rides so that I'll either do a 90° (right turn), or 180° (straight through) path. I avoid doing a 270° route through it. The tricky part is to do a right turn, and end up on the median strip. There is also a stop or yield to get into the roundabout, so I can never be at full steam going through it.
Anyway, be vigilant, and don't ride faster than conditions or visibility permits, even if you're shaving a few milliseconds off of your Strava record..
You were in a 2-lane roundabout, cruising at 30 mph, and managed to side-swipe a car? Or did you rear-end a car?
I will admit that sometimes decorative features do reduce visibility.
We've got one local mid-sized roundabout, and all the others are pretty small. I take it at about 20 mph to try to keep up with traffic. While it is difficult to completely avoid that roundabout, I tend to organize my rides so that I'll either do a 90° (right turn), or 180° (straight through) path. I avoid doing a 270° route through it. The tricky part is to do a right turn, and end up on the median strip. There is also a stop or yield to get into the roundabout, so I can never be at full steam going through it.
Anyway, be vigilant, and don't ride faster than conditions or visibility permits, even if you're shaving a few milliseconds off of your Strava record..
12-21-15, 08:24 PM
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"year old Ksyrium Equipe with a 700v26 S-WORKS TURBO tire."
What bike is this on ?
"front wheel needs a slight true." that is impressive!
What bike is this on ?
"front wheel needs a slight true." that is impressive!
12-21-15, 08:26 PM
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You are correct, I was wrong. It wasn't 100'.
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So you were riding around a water fountain at 30mph, hit a car at 31 so it seems you sped up on impact, only bike damage was a front wheel slightly out of true (after a 31mph collision) and a stem and hood that need adjusting? And no damage to you? And you still needed a ride home?
12-21-15, 08:37 PM
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OP must think he is riding in the TdF where the peloton splits going around circles. That would explain his speed too.
12-21-15, 08:41 PM
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Did he go the wrong way around it? Or did he just take the left hand lane?
Or is it one of those odd 2-way (Magic/Swindon) roundabouts that they apparently have in Europe?
Or is it one of those odd 2-way (Magic/Swindon) roundabouts that they apparently have in Europe?
12-21-15, 08:54 PM
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i'm thinking it was km/h. and OP is a loser for going the wrong way around a rotary; as he is in so many other aspects of his life.