Comments | kyillee: good thing I've been practicing screaming...

kyillee

good thing I've been practicing screaming...

Mar 23, 2006 21:29

Today's bike ride home I was flying. I hit every light just about perfectly, and was feeling great and strong and smooth. I was making great time, and it didn't even feel like I was working too hard. I even thought a bit about how lucky I am to be able to have such rides -- both the time and the ability. I cruised along, down the same roads I ( Read more... )

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packethead March 24 2006, 10:20:26 UTC

Back in the days I was racing and riding upwards of 300+ mi a week, I learned that NOBODY sees you when you are cycling, and you have to ride accordingly. I'm still trying to re-learn that knack after a lot of years off the bike. Meanwhile drivers are even worse with all the distractions like cell phones (Slashdot yesterday had pointer to an article about "continuous partial attention" that perfectly describes it).

packethead March 24 2006, 10:41:19 UTC

yeah... I've learned this a few times now.

On a funnier note... I was cheering at the CA 1/2 IM last weekend, and there was a lady driving somewhat on the course (she was stopped and waiting to be told when it was safe to turn across a lane that was closed for the bike portion). She was on a phone, and sucking at following the directions. Some spectators yelled at her to get off the phone and pay attention.

kyillee March 24 2006, 10:41:53 UTC

damn it! stupid rebooting of my machine and forgetting to tell LJ who I am again ;-) Twice in one post! I suck!

Re: drivers on cell phones packethead March 24 2006, 11:20:21 UTC

http://www.runningland.com/2006/03/22/lenten-follow-up/

amoken March 24 2006, 11:51:42 UTC

Shit!! Man, I would've gotten the "how's my driving" number, the license number, and hopefully the guy's name when he grinned like an inconsiderate self-absorbed man-slaughtering jackass. Sure, you escaped, but only barely, and because you're a careful defensive [biker, pedestrian, ...]. Ugh.

kyillee March 24 2006, 13:09:01 UTC

Yeah... I just needed to move on. Else making it to the train station would have been tough (because of nerves/shaking/fearing each of the cars that came near me even more than I usually fear them) :(

riverbrady March 24 2006, 15:52:27 UTC

Damn...

Glad to hear you're ok. One helicopter ride a lifetime is more than enough...at least the involuntary type.

kyillee March 24 2006, 15:57:28 UTC

Yeah, totally. Especially since if it had really happened the way it looked for a second it was going to, a helicopter wouldn't have been needed :-/

*hug*

mojojoey March 25 2006, 20:55:58 UTC

*hug!* OMG that was so scary just READING about your experience. I'M SHAKEN TOO! so glad to hear you are okay. I'm so mad at semis for you.

kyillee March 26 2006, 00:41:34 UTC

thx :-)

crzybkr March 26 2006, 05:50:09 UTC

That would have REALLY sucked. I think I like you more as a person than as a pancake. Stay alive!

I had something similar happen when i first got my old Jeep. It didnt brake or steer very quickly, and a dude pulled out in front of me as i was going 50. Damn near T-boned the dude. Instead I swerved (somehow), hit the median, went air borne, my seatbelt came undone (again, OLD jeep) I was hanging on to the roll cage and steering wheel, flew across the thre lanes to the other median, where i came to a stop. Scared the shit out of me. Of course, the dude in the truck took off.

Wouldve been much scarier on a bike.