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raxI 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.
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.
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Date: 2008-12-02 08:57 pm (UTC)