I don't know if this is the correct news forum to post about what I am going to write... But just about 5:40 pm today I was riding along canada then along skyline towards the crystal spring dam. And just as I am nearing the hill top where bunker hill drive I catch up to a rider on a green bianchi bicycle. We crest the top together and he leads down the hill towrds the dam. And we are going about 30Mph and we are going past a highway exit where cars are stopped ahead and appear to be waiting for us to pass. Then comes a man driving a camery and runs the stop sign and just as we are racing past on the downhill. I saw this coming and was breaking, however the rider in front tried to go around the car and beat him through the intersection. The car was running the stop and turning right so he was traveling in the direction as we were. Rider in front starts screaming you freakin' idiot - you freakin' idiot - you freaking idiot as loud as he can and then the driver of the car slams on his breaks and is swerving all over the road and comes to a stop. I was thinking he almost killed me by stoping. But I continued onward while it could have turned out to be a nasty fight behind me. If anyone reads this I hope it goes to warn you that as bicycle riders we are hard to see. My guess is that the driver didn't see us, or possibly misjudged our speed as we traveled closer. And not to mention that this time of the day the daylight makes it hard to be seen this time of year. So if your riding in the later time of day keep your guard up. Try using your defensive driving skills. People are tired and driving home from work in their cars.
My guess is that the driver didn't see us, or possibly misjudged our speed as we traveled closer.
That is true. It experience it myself many times when i'm on my bike. People who have never took a ride on a race bike, don't realize it goes a lot faster than those rusty old geezer bikes.
"woodworking_greg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I don't know if this is the correct news forum to post about what I am
going
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to write... But just about 5:40 pm today I was riding along canada then along skyline towards the crystal spring dam. And just as I am nearing the hill top where bunker hill drive
I
Quoted message said:
catch up to a rider on a green bianchi bicycle. We crest the top together and he leads down the hill towrds the dam. And we are going about 30Mph
and
Quoted message said:
we are going past a highway exit where cars are stopped ahead and appear
to
Quoted message said:
be waiting for us to pass. Then comes a man driving a camery and runs the stop sign and just as we are racing past on the downhill. I saw this
coming
Quoted message said:
and was breaking, however the rider in front tried to go around the car
and
Quoted message said:
beat him through the intersection. The car was running the stop and
turning
Quoted message said:
right so he was traveling in the direction as we were. Rider in front
starts
Quoted message said:
screaming you freakin' idiot - you freakin' idiot - you freaking idiot as loud as he can and then the driver of the car slams on his breaks and is swerving all over the road and comes to a stop. I was thinking he almost killed me by stoping. But I continued onward while it could have turned
out
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to be a nasty fight behind me. If anyone reads this I hope it goes to warn you that as bicycle riders we are hard to see. My guess is that the driver didn't see us, or possibly misjudged our speed as we traveled closer. And not to mention that this time of the day the daylight makes it hard to be seen this time of year.
So
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if your riding in the later time of day keep your guard up. Try using your defensive driving skills. People are tired and driving home from work in their cars.
🙂
One rule: Ride as if you are completely invisible.. Works for me at any time, day or night.
One rule: Ride as if you are completely invisible.. Works for me at any time, day or night.
You ride naked?
"Danny Callen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"woodworking_greg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I don't know if this is the correct news forum to post about what I am
going
Quoted message said:
to write... But just about 5:40 pm today I was riding along canada then along skyline towards the crystal spring dam. And just as I am nearing the hill top where bunker hill drive
I
Quoted message said:
catch up to a rider on a green bianchi bicycle. We crest the top together and he leads down the hill towrds the dam. And we are going about 30Mph
and
Quoted message said:
we are going past a highway exit where cars are stopped ahead and appear
to
Quoted message said:
be waiting for us to pass. Then comes a man driving a camery and runs the stop sign and just as we are racing past on the downhill. I saw this
coming
Quoted message said:
and was breaking, however the rider in front tried to go around the car
and
Quoted message said:
beat him through the intersection. The car was running the stop and
turning
Quoted message said:
right so he was traveling in the direction as we were. Rider in front
starts
Quoted message said:
screaming you freakin' idiot - you freakin' idiot - you freaking idiot as loud as he can and then the driver of the car slams on his breaks and is swerving all over the road and comes to a stop. I was thinking he almost killed me by stoping. But I continued onward while it could have turned
out
Quoted message said:
to be a nasty fight behind me. If anyone reads this I hope it goes to warn you that as bicycle riders we are hard to see. My guess is that the driver didn't see us, or possibly misjudged our speed as we traveled closer. And not to mention that this time of the day the daylight makes it hard to be seen this time of year.
So
Quoted message said:
if your riding in the later time of day keep your guard up. Try using your defensive driving skills. People are tired and driving home from work in their cars.
🙂
One rule: Ride as if you are completely invisible.. Works for me at any time, day or night.
"woodworking_greg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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If anyone reads this I hope it goes to warn you that as bicycle riders we are hard to see. My guess is that the driver didn't see us, or possibly misjudged our speed as we traveled closer. And not to mention that this time of the day the daylight makes it hard to be seen this time of year. So if your riding in the later time of day keep your guard up. Try using your defensive driving skills. People are tired and driving home from work in their cars.
Glad you're ok.
When I'm driving and see a lone cyclist/runner/walker I always think to myself "where is the training partner?" Seems to me just telling non cyclist drivers that cyclists often come in twos or mores would go a great deal in keeping cyclists from being run over.
Yup, you're right, you're your own best self defence.
