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hateloveschool posted 1 year ago.
Man that stinks, glad you're not hurt too bad.
Definitely agree with you about cars. I always try to keep out an eye for any car that passes by. One thing that I've begun to do to stay safer on the road is to ride during hours when there are less cars out.
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Nutty posted 1 year ago.
Glad youre alright mate. We have to watch them like hawks, they sure dont watch for us.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Always,always,always...assume they don't see you, that they will do somthing erratic or unexpected...when in doubt back off and let them move first...yell,whistle,scream anything to make sure they know you are there...nevr ever "zone out," wear ear phones or anything else that will distract you...Glad you are ok,but you are luckier than you realize. A local rider died two years ago in this same situation...he ended up under the vehicle.
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RV posted 1 year ago.
Glad you are relatively ok - hope you are not missing out on any 'A' races on your race schedule. Bike survive?
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bluebirdbiker posted 1 year ago.
been there, done that. Sucks and is scary. Take your mind off it. the more you play it over the scarier it gets. Glad for you it wasn't worse. Get well and learn from it, but forget it all the same. You'll be up and riding again soon. Speedy recovery. Hope you got something from it!
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
Mike's accident (during Vineman) was the same -- car pulled over and then pulled back out doing a uturn. Glad you aren't hurt worse, and best of luck healing!
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ggalvao posted 1 year ago.
I've been hit and it was bad... elbow got hurt and took a good 2 to 3 months of physiotherapy for full heal.. after that my base was gone for ever
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Nobody posted 1 year ago.
Good rule of thumb is if you see someone do something stupid--they're most likely going to repeat themselves in 3...2...1...
Glad you're relatively ok. I got nailed years back....and came real close a few times this year. It's not a question of if, but when. Hell, biking is so dangerous that I feel 10x safer on my motorcycle. At least on a motorbike you get your own lane (and can outpower any car).
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trainDaBrain posted 1 year ago.
Definitely heads up on cars in the bike lane. Good advice not to 'zone out'. A cyclist died in Saratoga, CA a while back from essentially zoning out, riding in his lane and hit a car parked in the bike lane. The driver was taking a call on his cell and had pulled over. The rider had hit the back of the car and died on scene.
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sgeddes posted 1 year ago.
anton, i definitely realize how lucky i am. i got the best result of an awful situation. tall bike, small car, hit the hood and flew over it. even managed to not break any bones. unfortunately my i can't say the same for my bike. broke the top tube clean in half, and theres not a single component without damage. I should add that my helmet saved my life. looking at the damage it took, if i hadn't been wearing it my brains would've been splattered on the road.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Happy for you...sorry about the bike...Get a new helmet. Many people don't replace a helmet after a a bad crash..especially if it looks fine..but if you took a good wack the foam inside the brain bucket could be damaged and you won't know...
Get back riding as soon as you can...heal quick!
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Buellerandy posted 1 year ago.
Just had a case of man vs F150 last night as well...shoulda seen the look on the jerk's face after sending me keester over tea kettle lol. Of course the first thing that came out of his mouth was "I didn't even see him!" No $&#* captain obvious.
Wrinkle the pavement!
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Hope you're ok...
Folks!!!! Lets be careful out there.
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Buellerandy posted 1 year ago.
My left shoulder is pretty screwed up but since after most accidents everything tightens up anyways, I just said screw it and still made my way to the Y to get the laps in lol. Going to be in Iowa this weekend so I gotta get my hours in for the week.
Wrinkle the pavement!
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Tikal Dog posted 1 year ago.
Glad you 2 are ok. It could have been worse in both cases.
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RV posted 1 year ago.
Ya, getting hit is never any fun ... good that not messed up to terribly.
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so i got hit by a car for the first time yesterday. i got real lucky and didn't get too seriously injured. knee is rather bad off but nothing debilitating. i'm out for the season but just thought i'd go ahead and remind everyone to watch out when you ride. i got hit as a driver who had just pulled off the road ahead of me whipped back out after stopping to try to pull a u-turn. you just can't tell what people are doing.