Hit and Run - Page 12 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-02-2004, 06:09 AM

I rode in vancouver for 2 hours and am planning a trip to the mall this
summer.
Never got hit yet.

06-02-2004, 06:26 AM

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:25:51 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>When I went to get my bike to ride home, I had pangs of irrational panic. I
>had no problem completing the ride in to work after the accident, but I was
>still on adrenaline.

Kind of funny how people react to an accident. I remember being
worried about racing in a pack - until the first time someone brought
down the pack and I ended up with my first chain wheel scar. But my
reaction was that I survived and it wasn't as bad as I expected. It
ended up making me ride more relaxed.

Adrenalin and shock are interesting 'phenomena'. They've always given
me the 5 seconds or so I needed to accept that whatever happened is
going to hurt, but, well, there it is... (anyone else remember lying
down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure
out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?)

So far, however, I've had two reaction accidents from cars but no
actual collision with a car. Guilty of falling on a car once when I
came to a stop on sand and popping out of the clip didn't exactly
work. Don't think that counts.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

06-02-2004, 06:26 AM

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:25:51 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>When I went to get my bike to ride home, I had pangs of irrational panic. I
>had no problem completing the ride in to work after the accident, but I was
>still on adrenaline.

Kind of funny how people react to an accident. I remember being
worried about racing in a pack - until the first time someone brought
down the pack and I ended up with my first chain wheel scar. But my
reaction was that I survived and it wasn't as bad as I expected. It
ended up making me ride more relaxed.

Adrenalin and shock are interesting 'phenomena'. They've always given
me the 5 seconds or so I needed to accept that whatever happened is
going to hurt, but, well, there it is... (anyone else remember lying
down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure
out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?)

So far, however, I've had two reaction accidents from cars but no
actual collision with a car. Guilty of falling on a car once when I
came to a stop on sand and popping out of the clip didn't exactly
work. Don't think that counts.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

06-02-2004, 06:26 AM

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:25:51 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>When I went to get my bike to ride home, I had pangs of irrational panic. I
>had no problem completing the ride in to work after the accident, but I was
>still on adrenaline.

Kind of funny how people react to an accident. I remember being
worried about racing in a pack - until the first time someone brought
down the pack and I ended up with my first chain wheel scar. But my
reaction was that I survived and it wasn't as bad as I expected. It
ended up making me ride more relaxed.

Adrenalin and shock are interesting 'phenomena'. They've always given
me the 5 seconds or so I needed to accept that whatever happened is
going to hurt, but, well, there it is... (anyone else remember lying
down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure
out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?)

So far, however, I've had two reaction accidents from cars but no
actual collision with a car. Guilty of falling on a car once when I
came to a stop on sand and popping out of the clip didn't exactly
work. Don't think that counts.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

06-02-2004, 06:26 AM

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:25:51 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>When I went to get my bike to ride home, I had pangs of irrational panic. I
>had no problem completing the ride in to work after the accident, but I was
>still on adrenaline.

Kind of funny how people react to an accident. I remember being
worried about racing in a pack - until the first time someone brought
down the pack and I ended up with my first chain wheel scar. But my
reaction was that I survived and it wasn't as bad as I expected. It
ended up making me ride more relaxed.

Adrenalin and shock are interesting 'phenomena'. They've always given
me the 5 seconds or so I needed to accept that whatever happened is
going to hurt, but, well, there it is... (anyone else remember lying
down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure
out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?)

So far, however, I've had two reaction accidents from cars but no
actual collision with a car. Guilty of falling on a car once when I
came to a stop on sand and popping out of the clip didn't exactly
work. Don't think that counts.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

06-02-2004, 06:26 AM

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:25:51 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>When I went to get my bike to ride home, I had pangs of irrational panic. I
>had no problem completing the ride in to work after the accident, but I was
>still on adrenaline.

Kind of funny how people react to an accident. I remember being
worried about racing in a pack - until the first time someone brought
down the pack and I ended up with my first chain wheel scar. But my
reaction was that I survived and it wasn't as bad as I expected. It
ended up making me ride more relaxed.

Adrenalin and shock are interesting 'phenomena'. They've always given
me the 5 seconds or so I needed to accept that whatever happened is
going to hurt, but, well, there it is... (anyone else remember lying
down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure
out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?)

So far, however, I've had two reaction accidents from cars but no
actual collision with a car. Guilty of falling on a car once when I
came to a stop on sand and popping out of the clip didn't exactly
work. Don't think that counts.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

06-02-2004, 06:29 AM

>I was coming down Dearborn at about 20 mph in to work this morning, 8:45 AM,
>> full morning daylight, and was right hooked by someone turning in to
>> Chinatown. He didn't use a turn signal. I could see him angling in to make

> the turn, so I was braking hard.
>>

>I'm sorry to hear about your accident. It sounds like you handled it
>impeccably
>and avoided what could have been much worse - alert, perfectly controled,
>reactive. And good for you for getting the doofus' license number!
>
>

Couldn't have said it better. Great job Claire.

About the reaction afterwards, I suppose that is normal. I mean it seems like
a good way to keep people from doing the same dumb thing twice. I have had
similar reactions in similar conditions. It should wear off with time.

06-02-2004, 06:29 AM

>I was coming down Dearborn at about 20 mph in to work this morning, 8:45 AM,
>> full morning daylight, and was right hooked by someone turning in to
>> Chinatown. He didn't use a turn signal. I could see him angling in to make

> the turn, so I was braking hard.
>>

>I'm sorry to hear about your accident. It sounds like you handled it
>impeccably
>and avoided what could have been much worse - alert, perfectly controled,
>reactive. And good for you for getting the doofus' license number!
>
>

Couldn't have said it better. Great job Claire.

About the reaction afterwards, I suppose that is normal. I mean it seems like
a good way to keep people from doing the same dumb thing twice. I have had
similar reactions in similar conditions. It should wear off with time.

06-02-2004, 06:29 AM

>I was coming down Dearborn at about 20 mph in to work this morning, 8:45 AM,
>> full morning daylight, and was right hooked by someone turning in to
>> Chinatown. He didn't use a turn signal. I could see him angling in to make

> the turn, so I was braking hard.
>>

>I'm sorry to hear about your accident. It sounds like you handled it
>impeccably
>and avoided what could have been much worse - alert, perfectly controled,
>reactive. And good for you for getting the doofus' license number!
>
>

Couldn't have said it better. Great job Claire.

About the reaction afterwards, I suppose that is normal. I mean it seems like
a good way to keep people from doing the same dumb thing twice. I have had
similar reactions in similar conditions. It should wear off with time.

06-02-2004, 06:29 AM

>I was coming down Dearborn at about 20 mph in to work this morning, 8:45 AM,
>> full morning daylight, and was right hooked by someone turning in to
>> Chinatown. He didn't use a turn signal. I could see him angling in to make

> the turn, so I was braking hard.
>>

>I'm sorry to hear about your accident. It sounds like you handled it
>impeccably
>and avoided what could have been much worse - alert, perfectly controled,
>reactive. And good for you for getting the doofus' license number!
>
>

Couldn't have said it better. Great job Claire.

About the reaction afterwards, I suppose that is normal. I mean it seems like
a good way to keep people from doing the same dumb thing twice. I have had
similar reactions in similar conditions. It should wear off with time.