I just finished my longest run of my new season. One hour and fifty eight seconds. That's not really a big deal, nor is it the point of this post. The point of this post is to relay a message of caution.
Just because a pedestrian has the right of way when crossing a street from the sidewalk does not mean that the person trying to beat traffic to take a left hand turn is going to wait for you.
So there I was, just cruising along rocking out with my new ipod when is come to a cross street. I can see that there is a car waiting to turn left, and a large truck coming towards me that is turning right. I see that the large truck is moving over to get out of the way of the line of cars behind him before he makes his turn. The driver of this large truck sees me and makes eye contact as he slows down. Good to go. So I continue across the street right? Wrong!!! The earlier mentioned car thought that he would try to shoot out across the road to beat the line of cars. Small problem here. As he hits the gas I am directly in front of his bumper. All I could do to avoid being crushed was jump to the side and slam my hand down of the hood of his car for balance. The driver of the car had the nerve to suggest that it was my fault by giving my the one finger wave and then pointing at the truck as if the truck was going to hit me. He then took off across traffic cutting off other cars as he crossed to take his ever important left turn.
No damage done, thankfully. I just goes to show that some drivers don't care who has the right of way. Some drivers really don't pay attention. I actually think that the driver didn't see me until I slammed my hand on his hood.
Moral of the story: Be careful out there people. Other people don't always pay attention to what's going on around them.
4 comments:
Wow - be careful. Even if you have the right-of-way you still don't want to be paralyzed.
Nice job on the run - missed you at spinning!
I treat everyone like they are idiots when I am on the bike or running. They never disappoint me.
Happy Holidays!!! May the new year bring you all the happiness, good health, and good fortune you can handle.
We can't be careful enough out there. My wife and I have had some close calls with some idiots out there. We just have to keep at it and hope that they miss us.
All the Best!
I had a cop tell me this once about a dangerous turn lane on my route. By law I was to be in that lane.I had the right away. He pulled me aside and told me if I wanted to be dead right to stay in that lane. I decided to stay clear. I don't want to be dead right.
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