caius
Active member
So, I got in a little accident last night with the bike. I went out for a short ride around the neighbourhood and was heading south on a local road. There was a bus a bit of a ways in front of me who pulled into the bus stop lane and I kept going in the left tire track. As I was passing the bus, a lady from a side street on the right, decided to pull out in front of the bus to make a left heading northbound. She didn’t see me and I didn’t see her until it was too late. I got on the brakes and I guess I started to turn slightly right to avoid t-boning her and the bike dropped on the right side and slid away from me.
I’m ok, not injured at all but have a small rug burn on my knee and right hip. My gear did the job. All else is good but the fairings on the right side of the bike need to be replaced. What is really upsetting is that as I was standing up, the lady said, sorry, asked if I was okay and then took off. I didn’t get her plate. It all happened too quick. I stood up, reached down to pick up the bike and she was gone. Who does that?
Just goes to show that stuff can happen even though you are riding safely. I’ve always been diligent about left turners in oncoming traffic but I guess I need to be more mindful of side streets as well. It’s a pretty classic example right out of the MTO guidebook.
I’m ok, not injured at all but have a small rug burn on my knee and right hip. My gear did the job. All else is good but the fairings on the right side of the bike need to be replaced. What is really upsetting is that as I was standing up, the lady said, sorry, asked if I was okay and then took off. I didn’t get her plate. It all happened too quick. I stood up, reached down to pick up the bike and she was gone. Who does that?
Just goes to show that stuff can happen even though you are riding safely. I’ve always been diligent about left turners in oncoming traffic but I guess I need to be more mindful of side streets as well. It’s a pretty classic example right out of the MTO guidebook.