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On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:46 PM, India Viola <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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