What are the chances?
I was biking down University in the contraflow lane with my daughter (Mali)
behind me in the trailer yesterday and had the green light at Mills, but
noticed the driver and passenger of a green Audi both staring down University
in the other direction watching for traffic. Instead of stopping and making
sure to make eye contact, I proceeded since I assumed the driver would be
respecting the red light and stay stopped. I was wrong!
As soon as me and Mali were smack-dab in front, the driver decided to instead
treat the red light like it was a stop sign and unfortunately for me and Mali,
did not notice the bike lane with traffic coming from the opposite
direction...CRASH! Thank goodness for me and Mali, especially Mali, that he did
not take off more quickly than he did, and reacted quickly by braking.
Ultimately, we think he crashed into the bike trailer, which caused me to go
down to the ground, and we're thankful that Mali was in the seat on my left, so
further away from the impact.
Amazingly enough, it doesn't appear that any damage was done to either my bike
or the trailer, but my wife probably almost suffered a heart attack from
watching while riding behind us on her bike. Long story short, I'm going to
make it more of a priority to ensure eye contact with others, especially while
riding in a contraflow lane where maybe others users might not be expecting
traffic.
The driver was not cited, and the police simply filed a short form, in case of
any necessary insurance claims, etc.
I still can't believe that (a) I was hit and (b) I had Mali with me in the
trailer when it had to happen.
Aaron
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