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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 3, 2013 at 11:19pm

Glad you're OK and hope you heal quickly, but I hope this serves as a wake-up call.

Michael Perez said:

thanks folks. Unfortunately the report was done between me and the driver I crashed into but not the driver who cut me off. I should have let him or her hit me instead of me.swerving and crashing into the other vehicle. I thought I found a spot when I swerved but unfortunately the other driver closed it and bam bam
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on December 4, 2013 at 12:29am
Like everyone here, I'm sorry about the crash and wish you a speedy recovery. So what is this, like the 4th time you've collided with a car in the last 7 months? Have you ever considered the possibility that you're doing something wrong?

Michael Perez said:
thanks folks. Unfortunately the report was done between me and the driver I crashed into but not the driver who cut me off. I should have let him or her hit me instead of me.swerving and crashing into the other vehicle. I thought I found a spot when I swerved but unfortunately the other driver closed it and bam bam
Permalink Reply by Minh on December 4, 2013 at 3:00am

Dude you have bad luck.... hope you are ok.

Michael Perez said:

thanks folks. Unfortunately the report was done between me and the driver I crashed into but not the driver who cut me off. I should have let him or her hit me instead of me.swerving and crashing into the other vehicle. I thought I found a spot when I swerved but unfortunately the other driver closed it and bam bam
Permalink Reply by Not too hip on December 4, 2013 at 6:02am

That is what crossed my mind!

Kevin C said:

Like everyone here, I'm sorry about the crash and wish you a speedy recovery. So what is this, like the 4th time you've collided with a car in the last 7 months? Have you ever considered the possibility that you're doing something wrong?

Michael Perez said:
thanks folks. Unfortunately the report was done between me and the driver I crashed into but not the driver who cut me off. I should have let him or her hit me instead of me.swerving and crashing into the other vehicle. I thought I found a spot when I swerved but unfortunately the other driver closed it and bam bam
Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on December 4, 2013 at 11:23am

Yes.  Weather supposed to be back in the freezer tomorrow.  Be careful.

Permalink Reply by Michelle on December 4, 2013 at 11:28am
I rode for the first time in a while. Mostly been too lazy to pick out 2
Outfits and pack them. But it was too warm today not to ride
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on December 4, 2013 at 11:37am

Yeah, +1

You have a lot of accidents, enough that I think you may want to rethink how you ride...

Not too hip said:

That is what crossed my mind!

Kevin C said:

Like everyone here, I'm sorry about the crash and wish you a speedy recovery. So what is this, like the 4th time you've collided with a car in the last 7 months? Have you ever considered the possibility that you're doing something wrong?

Michael Perez said:
thanks folks. Unfortunately the report was done between me and the driver I crashed into but not the driver who cut me off. I should have let him or her hit me instead of me.swerving and crashing into the other vehicle. I thought I found a spot when I swerved but unfortunately the other driver closed it and bam bam
Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 4, 2013 at 11:48am

+1  As damp as it is and promises to continue to be until the temperatures start falling, things will probably get pretty slick!

in it to win it 8.0 mi said:

Yes.  Weather supposed to be back in the freezer tomorrow.  Be careful.

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on December 4, 2013 at 1:51pm

I've been in 3 accidents in the last 5 weeks, which makes up for 3 years with NO accidents.  None were avoidable in any circumstances, but I have changed the way I ride after every one.  What I have learned:  Anything can happen at anytime. A car can pull out of a driveway even though there is a ton of traffic and no room for him.  An idiot will salmon and go right into your lane after hiding in front of a big box van.  You will slip on ice. 

I have no broken bones but a seriously bruised and bloodied body. Good thing biking hurts less than walking.  Not a question of if, but WHEN.  Careful everyone
 
notoriousDUG said:

Yeah, +1

You have a lot of accidents, enough that I think you may want to rethink how you ride...

Not too hip said:

That is what crossed my mind!

Kevin C said:

Like everyone here, I'm sorry about the crash and wish you a speedy recovery. So what is this, like the 4th time you've collided with a car in the last 7 months? Have you ever considered the possibility that you're doing something wrong?

Michael Perez said:
thanks folks. Unfortunately the report was done between me and the driver I crashed into but not the driver who cut me off. I should have let him or her hit me instead of me.swerving and crashing into the other vehicle. I thought I found a spot when I swerved but unfortunately the other driver closed it and bam bam
Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on December 4, 2013 at 1:53pm

We're getting dangerously close to victim-blaming in this thread. Let's try not to tread there.

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on December 4, 2013 at 2:03pm

Adam wrote:

We're getting dangerously close to victim-blaming in this thread.

My comment:

No, we are not.   At some point, whether its two, three, four, five, or ten, the "victim" is no longer the victim but rather the victim is the other person in the accident.    Riding a bicycle does not mean that the rider is free to disregard all laws and safety rules and policies.   Quite to the contrary, as the person who takes the greatest damage in an accident, this person is under an obligation to pay the greatest attention to safety rules and policies.   For example, one of Apie's accidents appears to be the result of another rider NOT paying attention to such rules and policies and engaging in the wholly unacceptable practice of salmoning.   Is this person also a "victim:, and if so are we "blaming the victim"?  If we are saying that the Salmoning is bad behavior and this is "blame", yup.

What we are saying is that if you are involved in multiple accidents over a short period of time, it may make sense to step back and examine your riding practices and determine whether some or all of them need to be changed.  This is not "blame", this is common sense.   A trait, which I might add, is sadly missing in a large contingent of all of the road communities... from car drivers and pedestrians to bicyclists.   

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on December 4, 2013 at 2:11pm

Who said Michael was disobeying any laws? And I disagree – the person who is capable of inflicting the most harm is most responsible for safety. Of course when I ride, I have my own safety in mind and ride in a safe and predictable manner, but it ultimately is the responsibility of the person driving the car to act in a safe manner because they are operating the machine that is capable of inflicting far more damage. You don't give someone a gun and say that it's everyone else's responsibility to get out of the way of the bullets.


Crazy David 84 Furlongs said:

Riding a bicycle does not mean that the rider is free to disregard all laws and safety rules and policies.   Quite to the contrary, as the person who takes the greatest damage in an accident, this person is under an obligation to pay the greatest attention to safety rules and policies.   

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