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05-19-2008, 03:16 PM
| | Yoyo's Hurt When You Crank It Into Your Face | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Ohio | | | Got hit on my bike today during my daily commute..
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As all you cyclists know people just dont look out for us on the road. I was cruising at my normal pace about 16mph and some idiot just pulls out right in front of me. I literally had 2 secs to react so I just slammed my brakes, I have disc brakes that grab really good and it basically sent me flying thru the air and I came down pretty hard on my shoulder..
The driver just took off, I was so worried about getting my bike out of the street the thought of grabbing his license plate didnt even cross my mind, a lady who seen it tryed to get it but he left to fast. She was very nice and offered me a ride home since my bike was sorta screwed, I took her up but instead of home I went to the bike shop a mile or so up the road and bought some parts to put old betsy back together for the rest of the ride.
Broke a bar end, cracked my brand new riser bar, and scuffed up my brake lever..
Now me, haha I got some serious road rash on my shoulder and elbow, misc cuts and scratches on my legs, and overall bad mood LOL..
Why in this day and age people cant seem to pay attention on the road is beyond me. And why if you were at fault would you at least not stop to see if the person is ok, im not sue happy but I wish I had his plates. People like that need to be shown a lesson.
Be careful cyclists, no one is watching for us.
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05-19-2008, 03:19 PM
|  | I fling carrots | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Make a left at the Taco Bell | | I'm not sue happy at all, but I'd gladly sue the PANTS of the jerk that tries to flee! Rotten scumbag! 
Glad you are okay, dude!
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05-19-2008, 03:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | Motorists are the primary reason why I don't commute via bike. When biking alone on some pretty empty highways, I've been a friggin' target to rednecks. I've even debated wearing a Husker jersey to hope they have mercy on me. A Husker jersey!!!!!!! 
In the city, we have too many nimrod soccer moms talkin' on cell phones while driving the largest SUV they can afford.....
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05-19-2008, 03:22 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harpers Ferry WV | | | You are officially relic'd!
(Sorry dude, you know I like relic work, but couldn't resist) |
05-19-2008, 03:22 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bilbao España | | | Is nice to hear youre in one pice.
And now that i think so you have "reliced" your own bike too! |
05-19-2008, 03:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | That SUCKS!! Glad your more or less OK though. It could have been much worse |
05-19-2008, 03:23 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bilbao España | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fenderhutz You are officially relic'd!
(Sorry dude, you know I like relic work, but couldn't resist) | lol! |
05-19-2008, 03:24 PM
| | Yoyo's Hurt When You Crank It Into Your Face | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Ohio | | | yes the bike and I are officially reliced LOL...
I just wish bad luck on that dude.. Karma baby Bad Karma to him..
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05-19-2008, 03:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis // St. Charles, MO | | | I hate that!!!
I had the same thing (sort of) happen to me many years ago when a girl pulling out of an alley cut right in front of me sending me flying over the hood of her car.
I got up - she didn't split - I was OK (did a pretty spectacular flip and landed on my backpack and was spared any injury).
She was freakin' out and I was doing my best to make her feel better - ironic, huh? I told her I was OK and had no interest in causing her any problems insurance-wise. I asked her for her contact info and told her the only thing I asked was she pay half for my repairs that consisted of a bent rim and a scuffed seat.
As freaked out as she was, she had the presence of mind to give me a fake number and name and I was so wrapped up in being magnanimous, it never occurred to me to grab the license plate number.
I will never make that mistake again! Karma will do it's thing for her and the person who hit you, but that's the last time I give anyone the benefit of the doubt.
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05-19-2008, 03:51 PM
| | | | Learn to bunnyhop.
Seriously, I do trials, and I once saved myself from a frontal collision by hopping on the hood of a car that was gonna hit me. Scared the **** out of the driver, too. |
05-19-2008, 04:02 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lalabadie Learn to bunnyhop.
Seriously, I do trials, and I once saved myself from a frontal collision by hopping on the hood of a car that was gonna hit me. Scared the **** out of the driver, too. | That's a pretty high bunny hop. Bada$$ |
05-19-2008, 04:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lalabadie Learn to bunnyhop.
Seriously, I do trials, and I once saved myself from a frontal collision by hopping on the hood of a car that was gonna hit me. Scared the **** out of the driver, too. | ?! I've never seen anyone be able to bunyhop that high before, especially out of the blue like that. |
05-19-2008, 04:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | Quote:
Originally Posted by tZer I hate that!!!
I had the same thing (sort of) happen to me many years ago when a girl pulling out of an alley cut right in front of me sending me flying over the hood of her car.
I got up - she didn't split - I was OK (did a pretty spectacular flip and landed on my backpack and was spared any injury).
She was freakin' out and I was doing my best to make her feel better - ironic, huh? I told her I was OK and had no interest in causing her any problems insurance-wise. I asked her for her contact info and told her the only thing I asked was she pay half for my repairs that consisted of a bent rim and a scuffed seat.
As freaked out as she was, she had the presence of mind to give me a fake number and name and I was so wrapped up in being magnanimous, it never occurred to me to grab the license plate number.
I will never make that mistake again! Karma will do it's thing for her and the person who hit you, but that's the last time I give anyone the benefit of the doubt. |
Ohhhh, that's freaking cold!!!! |
05-19-2008, 04:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Big Island | | I'm glad to hear that you and your bike will be OK! I was run off the road twice in my younger days. Both times, the driver took off!  The second time, I ended up taking an ambulance ride to the emergency room with a concusion and lots of bleeding from the head. 
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05-19-2008, 04:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ibanezcollector ...I was cruising at my normal pace about 16mph and some idiot just pulls out right in front of me. I ...had 2 seconds to react ... slammed my brakes,... disc brakes that grab really good and it basically sent me flying thru the air and I came down pretty hard on my shoulder..
The driver just took off, I was so worried about getting my bike out of the street the thought of grabbing his license plate didnt even cross my mind...snip... | "it" being the car in question or your brakes?
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05-19-2008, 04:39 PM
| | Yoyo's Hurt When You Crank It Into Your Face | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Ohio | | | brakes, I avoided the dreaded over the hood of the car fiasco
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05-19-2008, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar That's a pretty high bunny hop. Bada$$ | Not really. That's putting your back wheel on the bumper (~ 1.5 feet) and your front wheel on the hood. I didn't jump the car or something. Plus it was my trials bike.
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05-19-2008, 04:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boca Raton, Florida | | Glad to hear your alright. I would spend a few day near the spot where the incident happened and just wait for that car to show up again. Maybe you can get even.
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05-19-2008, 05:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New City, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ibanezcollector As all you cyclists know people just dont look out for us on the road. I was cruising at my normal pace about 16mph and some idiot just pulls out right in front of me. I literally had 2 secs to react so I just slammed my brakes, I have disc brakes that grab really good and it basically sent me flying thru the air and I came down pretty hard on my shoulder..
The driver just took off, I was so worried about getting my bike out of the street the thought of grabbing his license plate didnt even cross my mind, a lady who seen it tryed to get it but he left to fast. She was very nice and offered me a ride home since my bike was sorta screwed, I took her up but instead of home I went to the bike shop a mile or so up the road and bought some parts to put old betsy back together for the rest of the ride.
Broke a bar end, cracked my brand new riser bar, and scuffed up my brake lever..
Now me, haha I got some serious road rash on my shoulder and elbow, misc cuts and scratches on my legs, and overall bad mood LOL..
Why in this day and age people cant seem to pay attention on the road is beyond me. And why if you were at fault would you at least not stop to see if the person is ok, im not sue happy but I wish I had his plates. People like that need to be shown a lesson.
Be careful cyclists, no one is watching for us. | Glad you're ok, but since there was no actual collision, I'm not seeing how you would have any grounds to sue on, if you did have his license plate. It's your word against his, and as was stated, there was no actual collision.
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05-19-2008, 05:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by TrooperFarva Glad you're ok, but since there was no actual collision.... | That's what I was trying to ascertain. The thread would be better titled I almost got hit on my bike today.
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