Happened to me as a teenager; wasn't wearing a helmet - they didn't exist back then. Turns out teenagers roll quite well. Fortunately the bus I rolled across

Happened to me as a teenager; wasn't wearing a helmet - they didn't exist back then. Turns out teenagers roll quite well. Fortunately the bus I rolled across in front of stopped pretty quickly, but I doubt a helmet would have made much difference if it didn't. I was fine; the car door on the other hand was rather bent, as was my front wheel. Ever since, I've been assertive and left a wide gap when passing parked cars, no matter what traffic is passing me.