azfiddle
01-09-2010, 06:50 PM
It was a perfect afternoon for a ride here... until I passed by the scene of a vehicle-cyclist accident that must have happened a very short time (minutes) before I passed.
It was on the other side of a busy road, and I didn't stop as there were at least half a dozen people, including other cyclists and motorists helping with the victim and the traffic. I have no idea how serious the rider's injuries were- but they did not look trivial as he was lying on the road. Although that was the way I had planned to return, I could not bring myself to ride that route today - it is not possible to avoid crossing over a lane of merging traffic at that spot.
I was already becoming more of a "defensive rider" - assuming that drivers do NOT see me and don't expect me, but this really made me hyper alert for the rest of the afternoon.
It was on the other side of a busy road, and I didn't stop as there were at least half a dozen people, including other cyclists and motorists helping with the victim and the traffic. I have no idea how serious the rider's injuries were- but they did not look trivial as he was lying on the road. Although that was the way I had planned to return, I could not bring myself to ride that route today - it is not possible to avoid crossing over a lane of merging traffic at that spot.
I was already becoming more of a "defensive rider" - assuming that drivers do NOT see me and don't expect me, but this really made me hyper alert for the rest of the afternoon.