Sorry Aaron. That sucks. Glad you are both physically unharmed. Riding with precious cargo ups the ante in a big way, doesn't it? Thanks for sharing. It's a good reminder that (unfortunately) we usually need to ride as if drivers can't/don't see us.
india WeAreAllMechanics.com [email protected] Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Aaron Crandall <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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