Hit by car
12-22-11 | 10:11 PM
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You are lucky. This just happened in my neck of the woods:
https://www.wmctv.com/story/16377441/...ng-hit-and-run
https://www.wmctv.com/story/16377441/...ng-hit-and-run
12-22-11 | 10:29 PM
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Glad you're alive. I hope the driver stopped and took responsibility.
Be glad you're not in Southern California, because I see too many ghost bikes out here and hear about many people hit and taking off. Huntington Beach's Fire Chief just got caught got hitting a cyclist and taking off...whilst drunk I may add.
Be glad you're not in Southern California, because I see too many ghost bikes out here and hear about many people hit and taking off. Huntington Beach's Fire Chief just got caught got hitting a cyclist and taking off...whilst drunk I may add.
12-22-11 | 10:37 PM
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From: Me, I'm in Central Alabama C.S.A. But my husband is under the bed. He's sure there is a black helicopter orbiting our house.
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12-23-11 | 12:08 AM
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From: Alamo Heights, TX
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I totally understood how the driver hit me, I was headed up hill and the sun was directly in my eyes as well as the drivers. I was in front of a car who made a right hand turn and the person behind them just accelerated after the car turned and never saw me until she was just about to hit me and plunked me right on my tire and sent me in the air, landed with my back right on the ground. Yes she stopped immediately as well as a few other cars who saw it happened. The girl who hit me was so sweet she couldnt stop crying and i was on the ground trying to calm her down. They said I damaged my coccyx but its nothing too serious. As for the bike, rear der looks a bit out of whack and my seat is facing a different direction and the tire is lumpy aside from that nothing, no damage on the frame which is what i was most concerned about.
12-23-11 | 04:36 AM
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Hills hurt.. Couches kill
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The first rule of bike / car wrecks: Don't talk about bike / car wrecks on the internet.
12-23-11 | 08:10 AM
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Glad you are OK (relatively). Were you using a tail light blinky? I always use headlights and tail lights in the morning, even if it's sunny, to make sure drivers see me - trying to avoid getting hit!
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12-23-11 | 10:32 AM
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nope not this time, I normally do but I was rushing about and just completely forgot. I was actually thinking about it earlier wondering had i had my little flashy light would she have seen me, but oh well, coulda shoulda woulda
12-23-11 | 12:32 PM
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Yeah, no point in worrying about it now. Just don't forget it in the future!
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12-23-11 | 09:10 PM
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12-24-11 | 12:00 PM
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12-24-11 | 07:16 PM
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12-24-11 | 08:28 PM
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i totally understood how the driver hit me, i was headed up hill and the sun was directly in my eyes as well as the drivers. I was in front of a car who made a right hand turn and the person behind them just accelerated after the car turned and never saw me until she was just about to hit me and plunked me right on my tire and sent me in the air, landed with my back right on the ground. Yes she stopped immediately as well as a few other cars who saw it happened. The girl who hit me was so sweet she couldnt stop crying and i was on the ground trying to calm her down. They said i damaged my coccyx but its nothing too serious. As for the bike, rear der looks a bit out of whack and my seat is facing a different direction and the tire is lumpy aside from that nothing, no damage on the frame which is what i was most concerned about.
12-24-11 | 08:44 PM
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12-25-11 | 06:26 PM
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About 3-4 cars came close to hitting me today. I was wearing a bright ass jacket too and was biking on bike lanes.
At one point I came to a Red. As soon as I saw the Green I started pedaling and a driver from the incoming side wanted to go left. The driver wanted to turn very early so he/she didn't have to wait for the cars coming from my end. Closest encounter today and I of course just gave the "look".
At one point I came to a Red. As soon as I saw the Green I started pedaling and a driver from the incoming side wanted to go left. The driver wanted to turn very early so he/she didn't have to wait for the cars coming from my end. Closest encounter today and I of course just gave the "look".
