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

[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?