Bad Luck :(
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From: Michigan
Bad Luck :(
Got into my 2nd accident yesterday. Heading down the road at about 50mph, Pedestrian walks out into oncoming traffic, not even at a crosswalk, guy in front of me slams on his brakes to avoid running him over, i couldn't stop in time, and rear ended the car in front of me. Fractured 2 wrists, and other minor injuries, took a look at the bike today, not to bad for what it was, just hoping the frame isn't bent. Sad day yesterday
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Joined: Jul 2014
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From: New Braunfels TX
Man that sucks, glad you are relatively ok, and saving the jaywalker didn't kill you.
May need to consider something a bit safer, like I don't know, studying sharks in the ocean, or cliff diving or something like that.
May need to consider something a bit safer, like I don't know, studying sharks in the ocean, or cliff diving or something like that.
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From: Seminole County, FL
Heal fast and ride again man!
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Joined: Nov 2014
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From: Colorado
Heal well, heal fast, and don't follow so damned close.
Srsly, we blame others for such accidents, but they're our fault. Be able to stop in time and/or have an escape route. "Unavoidable" is when said pedestrian (or deer, etc.) takes a suicidal course intersecting your bike.
"Your" fault is pretty much everything else. You can't rear-end anything unless you're following too closely, not paying attention, or encounter a rift in the space-time continuum.
Srsly, we blame others for such accidents, but they're our fault. Be able to stop in time and/or have an escape route. "Unavoidable" is when said pedestrian (or deer, etc.) takes a suicidal course intersecting your bike.
"Your" fault is pretty much everything else. You can't rear-end anything unless you're following too closely, not paying attention, or encounter a rift in the space-time continuum.
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Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Tampa Bay, Florida
Hope you recover quickly and completely.
Not second guessing you at all. Did you bike have anti-lock brakes? That might have helped. Mine has helped me stay out of a rear bumper a couple of times.
Not second guessing you at all. Did you bike have anti-lock brakes? That might have helped. Mine has helped me stay out of a rear bumper a couple of times.
