Re: [ST] Nearly Creamed a cyclist today.

["Zoltan Pavlakovich" <zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxx>]

There are actually bad RIDERS out there. Hope this taught him a lesson.

Z

On 10/14/06, Joel Ashman <ashmite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No fun today.  I just had a guy on an 80's suzuki pull out in front of me
> when he had the red light, and I had the green.  He came from my right to
> left (USA) and I think he figured that since the SUV in front of him turned
> right in front of me that the light was green for him.  I was driving my new
> Toyota Tacoma.
>
> What saved him from serious bodily harm?
>
>
>   1. As a motorcyclist, I'm always on the watch for other cyclists
>   2. New tires attached to Anti-lock brakes
>   3. The idiot in the SUV who pulled out in front of me.  While I wasn't
>   in danger of hitting him, I did start braking early.  Still, I was in full
>   lock right up to the potential point of impact.
>
> The rider made 2 major mistakes in my opinion.  First, he ran the red light.
> Second, he stopped right in front of me when I layed on the horn and the
> breaks instead of accelerating out of my way.
>
> I hope he realizes how lucky he was today.
>
> Oh yeah, the trick of watching the front wheel of a car or bike when they
> approach an intersection really does work to let you know if they are going
> to pull out in front of you.
>
> -Joel
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