re: I almost killed a cyclist

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I can assure you that I watch out for all drivers. I am not protected by a metal cage and potential death is all around me.

I have been hit once. I was making a left turn, which I signaled for, when a car pulled out to make their left and t-boned me. I had the right of way as they were at a stop sign and I wasn't. It threw me over the hood of their car. Funnily enough, it didn't damage my bike or myself other than road rash on my arms, but my left pedal went right through the driver's bumper and left a nice hole. He didn't want to call the cops, and I was a little shaken up and just wanted to get home, so we left it at that. I haven't gotten on my bike without a helmet since then.

There are a lot of a-hole cyclists in this world. There are also a lot of nice cyclists in this world that get a bad wrap because of the assholes. It kills me when I see cyclists run red lights or pass on the right when there isn't enough room (the 3-foot rule works both ways). There are way more a-hole drivers, though. The amount of potential accidents I've had to avoid because of careless drivers is astounding.

But whatever. This is a cyclists thread on the OT, so we are the scum of the earth.

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