Irony!

[rax]

I was quoted in today's Boston Globe article about healthy living in Somerville, talking about cycling and bike lanes. You can read it here.

On the way to work today I was hit by a large black sedan with tinted windows, which then ran away before I could get its license plate number. I'm OK.



I think the bike is OK, too. I was on Cherry St in Somerville, turning left onto Summer St at a stop sign with a car behind and to the left of me. I had my arm out to signal a left turn. The one car coming signaled that it was turning out of the way, so I started into the intersection. I heard an engine I didn't expect to hear and thought "Oh, I guess the car behind me is turning left. I must have missed the blinker." I veered wide right to leave room, started to turn, and then there was a car where I was supposed to be. By the time I had collected myself, it was gone. It struck on the front wheel; it looks true if I spin it but I felt a little wobbly biking to the doctor (coincidental appointment) and then to work. On the other hand, I might have felt wobbly because I just got hit by a car.

At least I'm OK. I had to turn my counter at work over to 0, but that ended a streak of 349 days without being hit by a car. SO. CLOSE. Grrr.

Comments

[baniszew.livejournal.com]

Eep. :(
I'm glad you and the bike are mostly okay.

[circuit-four.livejournal.com]

I'm giving the culprit fatal diseases with my mind, RIGHT NOW. Grrrrrrrrrr.

[damerell.livejournal.com]

Some people here are installing cameras fore and aft so when they get hit they can take the number to the police and get ignored. Remember, manslaughter isn't manslaughter if you use a car!

... bad luck, rax.

[rax.livejournal.com]

That's actually kind of tempting, the camera thing. Though I say that
every time I get hit, and then forget about it. :)

And I count it as at least OK luck --- that a car that obviously had it
that much in for me only managed superficial damage suggests a good EV
roll, if nothing else!

[angstnokami.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't the camera tend to get destroyed in the crash?

[postrodent.livejournal.com]

Yow! I think you angered somebody with your outspoken commentary. Very glad you and your ride seem to be in one piece. o.O

[prisminawindow.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Glad you're ok.

[time-shark.livejournal.com]

Dang! Glad you're alright.

[sovay]

Glad you're all right! You are clearly a threat to the driving establishment . . .

[twitch124.livejournal.com]

Eek. I'm glad you're ok.

[nathanjw]

Ow.

Do you think the driver noticed hitting you?

[yakshaver.livejournal.com]

Jesus.

Please file a police report, however useless you feel it is. Your report will only become a statistic, but without those statistics there's no hope of getting the police to pay attention. (Not, mind you, that I really believe there's much chance of getting cops around here to pay attention to anything besides donuts and light-brite boards.)

[kayunderscore.livejournal.com]

That's scary! It's good to hear you're okay.

[zdenka]

I'm glad to hear you're all right.

[trifles.livejournal.com]

Ack! Glad you're not hurt!

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Definitely ironic! Glad you and the bike are okay.

[iridium.livejournal.com]

Eep. Along with everyone else, very glad to hear you're ok.

[skuldchan.livejournal.com]

Ouch! D: Gah, biking in cities is so scary, and that's some epic irony there for you.

I'm glad you're all right. *hugs*

[angstnokami.livejournal.com]

Gyah. I'm glad the irony was milder than it could have been.

::hugs::

[eredien]

I am glad you're ok.

[says-bomb.livejournal.com]

OMG! Glad you're OK. That's just awful. I can't believe they didn't even stop.

[ff00ff.livejournal.com]

I'm reading your life backward, I see the irony now. I was hit by a car not several weeks ago myself. My sympathy to you. I hope you are alright.

[gaudior.livejournal.com]

*making my way down my friendspage in reverse chronological order*

What?

No! Very bad! The city traffic needs to STOP DOING THIS NOW. You are hugged a lot and ordered to be safe and okay. Gah!

Glad you are, as I said, okay. But for gods' sake. Feh! Poor you. Also, feh!

[keshwyn]

Damn.

Glad you're OK!

[foleyartist1.livejournal.com]

Oh God! Thank goodness you are all right.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Very glad you survived in one piece.

Nine

[kelkyag]

I'm glad you're okay!

[listener.livejournal.com]

Ack! I can't believe that somebody could hit you on and then drive off. Glad to hear you're mostly ok, though.

Do you really have a counter at work?

[rax.livejournal.com]

I do! http://autumnfox.akrasiac.org/hit-counter.jpg It's on a busted
whiteboard that the previous owner wrote on with permanent markers.

I biked to work today and it was fine, so maybe I have had my near-death
experiences for the next year or three. Hopefully.