So 'I' made all the mistakes you can make in the urban jungle. The most sevear is NEVER TRUST THE 4-WHEELED MENACE!!!
the dude was headed north in the right lane of a 2 lane lane. I was 2 FRIGGIN blocks from my apt. I was on the south side side walk (usually dont ride the side walk but the hike and bike ends on it AND i'm 2 friggin blocks from my apt it's the easiest place to be.)
Anyhoo I got the green, like forever. the dude is totally stoped looking strait in front of his little truck no body language saying he's doing anything but going through the intersection. I get a weird feeling because people have been really nice the last 3 hours so i start to cover my brakes...enter the intersection BLAMO! The dude pulls out to make a right turn. No looking right NOR LEFT for that matter. I supermaned on to his hood but caught the side view mirror in the ribs then slid off the hood. He jumped out and was like 'what just happened????' I told him he just tried to kill me and to shut his pie hole. Then he tried to talk again and i told him to be quite for a very very long time.
anyhoo, again, we cleared it up and i headed for a shower. Ribs started hurting only 10 minutes later so i went to the ER. No broken bones but i'm going to be sore sore sore.
The only damage to the bike is a bent brake lever.
the dude was headed north in the right lane of a 2 lane lane. I was 2 FRIGGIN blocks from my apt. I was on the south side side walk (usually dont ride the side walk but the hike and bike ends on it AND i'm 2 friggin blocks from my apt it's the easiest place to be.)
Anyhoo I got the green, like forever. the dude is totally stoped looking strait in front of his little truck no body language saying he's doing anything but going through the intersection. I get a weird feeling because people have been really nice the last 3 hours so i start to cover my brakes...enter the intersection BLAMO! The dude pulls out to make a right turn. No looking right NOR LEFT for that matter. I supermaned on to his hood but caught the side view mirror in the ribs then slid off the hood. He jumped out and was like 'what just happened????' I told him he just tried to kill me and to shut his pie hole. Then he tried to talk again and i told him to be quite for a very very long time.
anyhoo, again, we cleared it up and i headed for a shower. Ribs started hurting only 10 minutes later so i went to the ER. No broken bones but i'm going to be sore sore sore.
The only damage to the bike is a bent brake lever.