Not really a reflection so much as a anecdote ah guess…
but ah did hit/git hit by a movin vehicle today.
ahm fine, we were both brakin n saw each otha w. enuff time that it was nawt really a crash. Scared tha shit outta me tho.
It wasn’t anyones fault really – ah was bikin in a bike lane, n thar was a parked delivery van in tha car lane (ok, ah guess it was tha asshat who parked thar van in tha street’s fault). As ah went past it, thar was a truck on tha otha side of tha van who was apparently gaein ta make a right turn when it gawt past tha van. Ah saw him turnin intae my path w. enuff time ta hit my brakes (altho nawt too hard cuz my mechanical brakes ken stop a lil too hard sometimes n tha back tire will skid). Ah wasn’t able ta stop completely before ah gawt ta tha hood of tha truck, but ah more used it ta bounce back up n walk to a few feet w. my bike before hoppin back on. Here’s the best picture ever for reference:
Tha driver stopped n asked if ah was okay n ah told him ah was fine. He apologized n said he couldn’t see b/c of tha truck, which ah unnerstood. Howevah, ah think thar was some asshat old man who actually waved him intae tha intersection – ah saw him givin someone tha okay, but assumed they were across tha street. Now ahm nawt so sure.
Anyway, as far as collisions gae it wasn’t very dangerous er threatenin, so hopefully ahve filled my quota fer bike-related accidents this year.
Oh, so my loser friend Danny has decided my original picture wasn’t awesome enuff, so he’s updated it for all of you 3 year olds reading my blog:
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