Hit and Run - Page 8 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-01-2004, 10:38 PM

Joel Solomon wrote:
> My favorite recent experience was last Tuesday afternoon. I was
> riding along a 2 block stretch of busy road that I needed to transit
> to connect a couple of less traveled roads. A woman in a Mercedes
> slowed down, rolled down her window and shouted "Get a car!" She
> turned onto the road that I was turning on to. As fate would have it,
> she got stuck at a red light at the next corner. I rode up along
> side of her and replied "Get a life, Cow!" This woman spent the next
> half mile driving alongside of me, honking her horn and screaming
> about "How dare you speak that way to me with a child in the car." I
> thought that her kid didn't need anyone else to learn bad behavior
> from.

Please use proper terminology.

Her offspring is obviously a CALF.

Bill "would have been tempted to show her my HOOF" S.

06-01-2004, 11:06 PM

"cheg" wrote
> Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope there is some repercussion for
the
> driver, sounds like the police have all the info if they want to pursue
it.
>
> Some years ago I was riding down Ballard Avenue at around 20 mph when a
guy in a
> shiny new BMW came up to a stop sign on a crossing street. He looked me
right in
> the eye and pulled out in front of me. I don't know how fast he thought I
was
> going, but there was no way to miss him. I was braking with the rear wheel
in
> the air and still hit him pretty hard, square in the middle of the
driver's
> door. The stem was not too tight so the handlebars got twisted off center.
I was
> about a few feet from his car straightening the bars when he got out to
inspect
> the damage, with an expression of dismay. The bike was OK. He, on the
other
> hand, was looking at a sizable bill to fix his stove-in door. I said:
"You're
> lucky I'm not injured, you should be more careful." And I rode away...

You really should have told him to buy a sturdier car next time, instead of
that flimsy POS...
--
mark
>
>

06-01-2004, 11:06 PM

"cheg" wrote
> Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope there is some repercussion for
the
> driver, sounds like the police have all the info if they want to pursue
it.
>
> Some years ago I was riding down Ballard Avenue at around 20 mph when a
guy in a
> shiny new BMW came up to a stop sign on a crossing street. He looked me
right in
> the eye and pulled out in front of me. I don't know how fast he thought I
was
> going, but there was no way to miss him. I was braking with the rear wheel
in
> the air and still hit him pretty hard, square in the middle of the
driver's
> door. The stem was not too tight so the handlebars got twisted off center.
I was
> about a few feet from his car straightening the bars when he got out to
inspect
> the damage, with an expression of dismay. The bike was OK. He, on the
other
> hand, was looking at a sizable bill to fix his stove-in door. I said:
"You're
> lucky I'm not injured, you should be more careful." And I rode away...

You really should have told him to buy a sturdier car next time, instead of
that flimsy POS...
--
mark
>
>

06-01-2004, 11:06 PM

"cheg" wrote
> Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope there is some repercussion for
the
> driver, sounds like the police have all the info if they want to pursue
it.
>
> Some years ago I was riding down Ballard Avenue at around 20 mph when a
guy in a
> shiny new BMW came up to a stop sign on a crossing street. He looked me
right in
> the eye and pulled out in front of me. I don't know how fast he thought I
was
> going, but there was no way to miss him. I was braking with the rear wheel
in
> the air and still hit him pretty hard, square in the middle of the
driver's
> door. The stem was not too tight so the handlebars got twisted off center.
I was
> about a few feet from his car straightening the bars when he got out to
inspect
> the damage, with an expression of dismay. The bike was OK. He, on the
other
> hand, was looking at a sizable bill to fix his stove-in door. I said:
"You're
> lucky I'm not injured, you should be more careful." And I rode away...

You really should have told him to buy a sturdier car next time, instead of
that flimsy POS...
--
mark
>
>

06-01-2004, 11:06 PM

"cheg" wrote
> Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope there is some repercussion for
the
> driver, sounds like the police have all the info if they want to pursue
it.
>
> Some years ago I was riding down Ballard Avenue at around 20 mph when a
guy in a
> shiny new BMW came up to a stop sign on a crossing street. He looked me
right in
> the eye and pulled out in front of me. I don't know how fast he thought I
was
> going, but there was no way to miss him. I was braking with the rear wheel
in
> the air and still hit him pretty hard, square in the middle of the
driver's
> door. The stem was not too tight so the handlebars got twisted off center.
I was
> about a few feet from his car straightening the bars when he got out to
inspect
> the damage, with an expression of dismay. The bike was OK. He, on the
other
> hand, was looking at a sizable bill to fix his stove-in door. I said:
"You're
> lucky I'm not injured, you should be more careful." And I rode away...

You really should have told him to buy a sturdier car next time, instead of
that flimsy POS...
--
mark
>
>

06-01-2004, 11:06 PM

"cheg" wrote
> Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope there is some repercussion for
the
> driver, sounds like the police have all the info if they want to pursue
it.
>
> Some years ago I was riding down Ballard Avenue at around 20 mph when a
guy in a
> shiny new BMW came up to a stop sign on a crossing street. He looked me
right in
> the eye and pulled out in front of me. I don't know how fast he thought I
was
> going, but there was no way to miss him. I was braking with the rear wheel
in
> the air and still hit him pretty hard, square in the middle of the
driver's
> door. The stem was not too tight so the handlebars got twisted off center.
I was
> about a few feet from his car straightening the bars when he got out to
inspect
> the damage, with an expression of dismay. The bike was OK. He, on the
other
> hand, was looking at a sizable bill to fix his stove-in door. I said:
"You're
> lucky I'm not injured, you should be more careful." And I rode away...

You really should have told him to buy a sturdier car next time, instead of
that flimsy POS...
--
mark
>
>

06-02-2004, 12:12 AM

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 03:00:01 GMT, <Robvc.34783$js4.2013@attbi_s51>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Frank Krygowski" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:40bd2612$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].edu...
>> Chris wrote:
>>
>> > This sure does sound like a lot of people getting whacked by cars.
>Let's
>> > here the others. Bring your tales.
>>
>> Let's also hear the "NOT getting whacked by cars" tales. There are two
>> sides to the story, no?
>
>Hey, I've been riding for 35 years (not continuously, you comedians) or so,
>and this is the first time I've had a bike/car collision.

It's a well established rumour that a close call every six months
keeps you alive.

My one and only truck/bike collision happened within the first two
months of owning my first "ten speed" at age 21.

Last week on Georgia Street I was presented the perfect opportunity to
take out a brat in a SAAB. She right hooked me but I saw setting up,
weighed the options and made a decision to not throw a hip check into
her rear quarter panel and start screaming for my lawyer.

She deserved it but I was on a different mission.
--
zk

06-02-2004, 12:12 AM

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 03:00:01 GMT, <Robvc.34783$js4.2013@attbi_s51>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Frank Krygowski" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:40bd2612$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].edu...
>> Chris wrote:
>>
>> > This sure does sound like a lot of people getting whacked by cars.
>Let's
>> > here the others. Bring your tales.
>>
>> Let's also hear the "NOT getting whacked by cars" tales. There are two
>> sides to the story, no?
>
>Hey, I've been riding for 35 years (not continuously, you comedians) or so,
>and this is the first time I've had a bike/car collision.

It's a well established rumour that a close call every six months
keeps you alive.

My one and only truck/bike collision happened within the first two
months of owning my first "ten speed" at age 21.

Last week on Georgia Street I was presented the perfect opportunity to
take out a brat in a SAAB. She right hooked me but I saw setting up,
weighed the options and made a decision to not throw a hip check into
her rear quarter panel and start screaming for my lawyer.

She deserved it but I was on a different mission.
--
zk

06-02-2004, 12:12 AM

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 03:00:01 GMT, <Robvc.34783$js4.2013@attbi_s51>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Frank Krygowski" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:40bd2612$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].edu...
>> Chris wrote:
>>
>> > This sure does sound like a lot of people getting whacked by cars.
>Let's
>> > here the others. Bring your tales.
>>
>> Let's also hear the "NOT getting whacked by cars" tales. There are two
>> sides to the story, no?
>
>Hey, I've been riding for 35 years (not continuously, you comedians) or so,
>and this is the first time I've had a bike/car collision.

It's a well established rumour that a close call every six months
keeps you alive.

My one and only truck/bike collision happened within the first two
months of owning my first "ten speed" at age 21.

Last week on Georgia Street I was presented the perfect opportunity to
take out a brat in a SAAB. She right hooked me but I saw setting up,
weighed the options and made a decision to not throw a hip check into
her rear quarter panel and start screaming for my lawyer.

She deserved it but I was on a different mission.
--
zk

06-02-2004, 12:12 AM

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 03:00:01 GMT, <Robvc.34783$js4.2013@attbi_s51>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Frank Krygowski" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:40bd2612$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].edu...
>> Chris wrote:
>>
>> > This sure does sound like a lot of people getting whacked by cars.
>Let's
>> > here the others. Bring your tales.
>>
>> Let's also hear the "NOT getting whacked by cars" tales. There are two
>> sides to the story, no?
>
>Hey, I've been riding for 35 years (not continuously, you comedians) or so,
>and this is the first time I've had a bike/car collision.

It's a well established rumour that a close call every six months
keeps you alive.

My one and only truck/bike collision happened within the first two
months of owning my first "ten speed" at age 21.

Last week on Georgia Street I was presented the perfect opportunity to
take out a brat in a SAAB. She right hooked me but I saw setting up,
weighed the options and made a decision to not throw a hip check into
her rear quarter panel and start screaming for my lawyer.

She deserved it but I was on a different mission.
--
zk