Thank Goodness for Helmets -revised

[Bike Goddess]

I got the police report yesterday and have also spoken to the driver involved as well as the driver behind me who witnessed the whole incident. (We know each other).

I am now piecing together what I believe happened at the intersection.

I am riding up 1st street, get into the left part of the lane, signal that I'm going to turn left. I see on my left, a car, NOT moving and decide to make my turn without stopping (this is the disadvantage of clipless pedals). I get to the intersection just after she also decides to turn and the rest is history. She didn't see me comimg on her right and I didn't realize she was going to go. Therefore, I am the one at fault here, NOT her. It was one of the those bad decisions that has bad consequences.

I'm so glad I was able to talk to her and see how she was doing. She felt terribly and was most concerned about how I was doing. A friend of hers (also a friend of mine) assured her that I was recovering and doing fine. I told her I was responsible for my actions on the bike and it was just a bad call on my part. Now to fix my bike wheel- a small price to pay for my actions.

RE cell phone- I must have heard someone else say they were on their phone and didn't see what happened because she wasn't on hers. I assumed she was at the time from my perspective. I actually felt much better when she said she wasn't as it clarified the incident for me.

So there you have it. Be careful when you enter intersections -I certainly will be!

[Zen]

Am I understanding this right that there was only one left turn lane?

[Bike Goddess]

Yes, that is correct. I was turning from a 2 way street (NO left turn lane) onto a 2 way street (also no left turn lane).n I just moved over towards the center of my lane to make my left turn.

[jobob]

Was there a stop sign?

Nevermind, I saw from your original thread that it was a four-way stop.

I am riding up 1st street, get into the left part of the lane, signal that I'm going to turn left. I see on my left, a car, NOT moving and decide to make my turn without stopping (this is the disadvantage of clipless pedals).

So if I understand correctly, you blew through a stopsign at a four-way stop while there was another car stopped at the intersection because it was too inconvenient for you to clip out?!?

C'mon, Nancy, you know better than that!

I do feel bad that you suffered injuries, and I am deeply glad that the outcome wasn't worse.

But to be perfectly honest, you better put your helmet back on because I want to slap you upside the head!!!

But instead I'll send to a virtual hug, and get well soon wishes.

But don't blow any more stopsigns, y'hear???

[Biciclista]

I am so glad that you are doing okay, but i have to ask a question too.
were you on the left side of the right lane?

[Bike Goddess]

JoBob-
Of course, if I had my wits about me that day, I would have yielded to her even if that meant stopping. I turn on that corner a lot as it is a main street for me to get out of town so the scenario is pretty familiar to me.

Yes beat me over the head. My little pea brain could use a little sense knocked into it from time to time!

(I'll try to do better next time.)

Bicicista-This was a two lane street and I had moved over to the center of the street to make my turn.