hit by car today
05-04-11 | 10:35 PM
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hit by car today
hit by car today
bike looks toasted
L arm may be broken...
Rt hook on a hill
BTW, driver stopped, was not nasty or negative, so please no name calling. Thanks!
bike looks toasted
L arm may be broken...
Rt hook on a hill
BTW, driver stopped, was not nasty or negative, so please no name calling. Thanks!
Last edited by K'Tesh; 05-05-11 at 01:19 AM.
05-04-11 | 10:49 PM
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If you bring a baseball bat with you, you can disperse damage equalibrium across enemy car.
In all seriousness, you're lucky to walk away from it. Go to your hospital's non-emergency and have them check out your arm.
In all seriousness, you're lucky to walk away from it. Go to your hospital's non-emergency and have them check out your arm.
05-04-11 | 10:57 PM
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05-04-11 | 11:42 PM
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Hoping for the best in that the wounds are not too bad, and if they are, may they heal quickly.
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Last edited by dynodonn; 05-05-11 at 07:48 AM. Reason: K'Tesh's indirect request for no motorist name calling
05-04-11 | 11:42 PM
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Day, dry, clear... W/riding d/hill, passing all the stuck traffic when the driver decided to do a Taco Bell run. I saw him signal, then he just turned. I had no time to stop.
Down Arrow shows where I landed.
Link to Google Map
Down Arrow shows where I landed.
Link to Google Map
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05-04-11 | 11:51 PM
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Passing on the right of stuck traffic, downhill, with driveways. My Defcon level would be on number 1.
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05-05-11 | 01:21 AM
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05-05-11 | 04:51 AM
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05-05-11 | 06:09 AM
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Glad to hear that you weren't hurt worse, altho a broken arm is nothing to sneeze at.
05-05-11 | 06:57 AM
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05-05-11 | 07:10 AM
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That sucks, I'm glad it didn't end worse. Heal fast!
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05-05-11 | 07:11 AM
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Sorry to hear that. I hope you recover quickly. Too many drivers just don't pay attention to you if you're only on two wheels the way they would if you were on four. 
05-05-11 | 07:32 AM
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Pedaled too far.
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I think that in some ways bike lanes make you more invisible. The driver doesn't have to think of you.
K'Tesh, glad you survived.
K'Tesh, glad you survived.
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05-05-11 | 07:38 AM
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Very sorry to hear this. Hope you heal quickly.
05-05-11 | 07:43 AM
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Riding too far to the right, if there's a bike lane or not, has the same effect. Bike lanes, from my experience, seems to make motorists pass closer with more confidence.
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Last edited by dynodonn; 05-05-11 at 07:49 AM.
05-05-11 | 08:20 AM
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Anyway, glad you survived, any landing you can walk away from is a good one...