Hit by a suburban!! (I'm OK)

Oh my gosh - I just saw this. I'm glad to hear you're okay. Stay safe out there girls.

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Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.

Obviously a family with 7 kids actually needs a large vehicle, but I see so many gigantic heavy RV's and pickup trucks driving around all day long with just one person in them- what a waste of our world's precious gasoline and oil. These are vehicles that are not being used to haul hay or lumber in- they are spotless. Why such massive 11,000 pound vehicles just for everyday errands??- just for going to the office, the bank, the drugstore.... oooh don't get me started....

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Well, there could be other explanations. My husband drives an F150 crewcab pick up with the short bed. To give you an idea of how big it is, it is built on the Expedition/Escalade frame.

He doesn't fit in anything else. This is the smallest vehicle he can drive with any sort of comfort, and it's still not ideal. He's 6'7" with a 37" inseam. No, he doesn't play basketball. :)

I do my best to offset his gas-guzzler by not driving so much, but hey, we can only do what we can, you know? I try not to judge to harshly.

Karen

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Originally Posted by Tuckervill

He doesn't fit in anything else. This is the smallest vehicle he can drive with any sort of comfort, and it's still not ideal. He's 6'7" with a 37" inseam. No, he doesn't play basketball. :)

I do my best to offset his gas-guzzler by not driving so much, but hey, we can only do what we can, you know? I try not to judge to harshly.

Karen

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Whoa that's one big dude! :eek: I can see how he would need a big vehicle.
He'd be hitting his head against the ceiling in any small car!
At the other end of the spectrum....I saw a tiny teen girl who looked about 16 the other day, driving a HUGE rv- she could barely see over the steering wheel. She was talking on her cell phone (illegal here in NY but apparently no one pays attention to that law) while driving one-handed....made me kind of shudder as I passed by her on my bike....

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Originally Posted by Running Mommy

Her kids ( all SEVEN of them) started screaming MOMMY HIT MRS. AMOS!!! And then I heard her oldest son say "She's not dead. I see her moving" to which I had to laugh.

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That was my favorite part! Made me laugh out loud! :)

Seriously, though, I'm so glad you're okay and I think it's good for all of us to remember that motorists don't always see us ... even if they JUST SAW US! DH said he was "cut off" by an SUV recently, who pulled into the right lane right in front of him, almost causing him to crash into the curb (or whatever was there ... a parked car maybe?) He said he put his hand out onto the window and bonked really hard to get the driver's attention. Freaked out the driver, but it worked. Sounds similar to what you did. Whatever you have to do to get their attention.

DH also warned me a while back to be careful of big trucks, buses, etc. because they can't always see you in their mirrors. And to be aware they may be making wide right turns as you come up along side of them, etc. Your post is a good wake up call to be extra cautious around cars and never assume they see you or know what you're doing.

I feel for your neighbor. I always thought it would be one of the worst things to hit a pedestrian (or cyclist for that matter) and seriously injure them or kill them. Again, I'm glad you're okay.

Yikes - scary! I'm glad you're ok, RM. Funny story tho - hope your bike's all good!

The other day I was riding home from work, and this little red car I was behind pulled one of those quick back-up-and-parallell-park moves. I swerved, but he totally didn't see me, and could have easily hit me if I hadn't been paying attention. I thought about flipping him off (not nice, and not a recommendation to anyone here), and then I looked and it was my coworker! D'oh. I kept going and just gave him a rash of *)$# at work the next day. Told him that if he killed me he'd have to take over all of my projects.