I'll Be Biking With My Eyes Open Wider... - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

08-03-2004, 04:10 PM

Came out of work today, and in the intersection out front was a car
with minor front end damage, a bike with the front wheel tacoed, and a
cyclist lying on his back, not moving. Police arrived moments after I
did, followed within about two minutes by paramedics and ambulance. I did
not witness the crash, and I quickly saw that there was nothing I could do
to help out but quit gawking and clear the area.
Got home to hear my teenage son say "Sorry to make you get the car out
of the garage, but I need you to drive me to go pick up my bike." He'd
gotten nailed by a car coming out of a parking lot. The car knocked his
bike down, demolishing the front wheel and scraping a little paint off the
fork, but (Thank God!) he wasn't hurt or even knocked over. The motorist
who hit him was very apologetic. She gave him a ride home and paid for
a new wheel, but still...
I just hope bad things don't happen in threes.