[robroys woman]

How many “cars” have been injured by bicycles?

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When I lived in Seattle I bicycle commuted. I was even a member of the Cascade Bicycle club. But I drove those guys nuts with my conservative viewpoint.

And I was hit four times, but I never went down. And to your point, the cars were all damaged, one pretty bad. They were all the same kind of accident. I’m in the bike lane and a car takes a right, without signalling, with me smashing into the side of their car. The reason I never went down was because I am always watching for that sort of thing and have learned to hit the car and then ride it around the corner. I did kinda catch my arm on a passenger side mirror in one of those. It hurt a bit and ripped the mirror off the car.

I never had any other kind of accident because I was always watching for oncoming cars to make left turns in front of me and stuff like that. I always had an exit route.

BTW, I don’t really ride much any more. I stopped commuting by bike back around 2007. Cell phones and texting made it WAY too dangerous.

[Ikeon]

Iknow this is a drunk driver hits a bike thread, but I agree with you. Texting and driving are out of control. I see people every day looking at their phones instead of the road. Of course its illegal here in maryland, but the people show up and court and get pbj instead of the automatic 250$ fine it should be.I think cops should arrest people driving and texting. pull the driver over, have the cartowed, spend the night in jail until you can post a 500$ cash bail.. You’ll get it back when you show up in court..

[glorgau]

... because I was always watching for oncoming cars to make left turns in front of me and stuff like that. I always had an exit route.

When riding on roads, paranoia is your friend. I haven't been killed yet, knock on wood.

[21twelve]

“Cell phones and texting made it WAY too dangerous.”

I can’t even imagine texting while riding my bike!
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It’s hard enough while driving!!