The scary thing about it is it only takes a very small rock in a sharp turn that can be easily taken at high speed, absent that rock. Tonight Juan Williams described the fatal accident as happening when the victim was “racing” and “lost control” of his bike, causing him to go into traffic going in the opposite direction. Looks like it could have been the kind of accident I experienced.
Well I hope you’ve fully recovered. Still, oncoming traffic on a fun ride and you’re racing? Yeah, I’ve had friends wipe out, on their motorcycles, on leaves and read more than one story about sliding on sandy roads.
The scary thing about it is it only takes a very small rock in a sharp turn that can be easily taken at high speed, absent that rock. Tonight Juan Williams described the fatal accident as happening when the victim was “racing” and “lost control” of his bike, causing him to go into traffic going in the opposite direction. Looks like it could have been the kind of accident I experienced.
It was in a “charity” bike race/event. I have a bunch of these in my neighborhood. They are a menace with masses of amateur weekend bicyclists mingling in automotive traffic. One time the bicyclist ahead of my car at red light lost his balance and just tipped over in the middle of the road. All the motorists had to wait while he untangled himself and got going again. Had it been a green light he would have certainly have been hit.