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That guy is clearly in the wrong and I'm surprised how intense your reaction was. There's got to be something else in that.
by friendlybus 7y ago
That guy is clearly in the wrong and I'm surprised how intense your reaction was. There's got to be something else in that.
- btrettel 7y agoYes, I was angry, and I'm sorry about that. My reaction was emotional. But I think it's perfectly reasonable to be angry when someone almost causes you serious harm. I think how unseriously the scooter rider took the incident is much worse. If you don't think it was that close, consider that the wide angle lens on my helmet camera makes the incident appear farther away than it actually was. Out of all the incidents I've had in the past year, this was one of the worst in terms of potential for serious injury. If I was a foot or two closer, there would have been a collision. The main thing I learned from this incident was to not focus too much on people turning from my right. That's where my attention was approaching the intersection. I need to also consider the possibility that someone will run the light.
- friendlybus 7y agoYou did good in everything else, you honked and the guy snapped out of his stupidity and you gave him a good blasting. The guy was brain dead to not even look, had headphones on whilst riding (???) and ran a red light. Moron. I don't know how bad it would have been if he hit you. A broken bone and a lot of scraped off skin. For some people that's a risk worth taking. Does that mean falling behind in work, insane medical bills and stress on the family? I don't know if cycling is worth it for everybody. It's not my place to say any of those guesses about what it means to you in real life. I'm curious what the stressors are for cyclists. Being in a car crash at least gives you the peace of mind that in a reasonable accident the car will take all the damage and you can walk away and get a rental.