I witnessed an almost bike-car crash today

[Crankin]

OK, my husband and I were sitting on a bench, drinking coffee outside the Main St. Cafe in Concord Center. It was about 4 PM, a very busy intersection, but today was not extremely crowded. A guy on a bike (roadie, not a commuter, I think) made a left turn onto Main St from Walden St. Along the side of Main St, there are parking spaces and a cross walk not far from the turning point. Just as he was straightening out his wheel, some a&*hole decides to pull into one of the parking spaces, without signaling. The car (a Volvo station wagon) hit his front wheel, but amazingly, he stayed upright and screamed at the girl. And then he just rode away. He WAS going faster than I would be in this busy area, but, it was definitely the car's fault. Obviously, it shook us up more than the rider, since he just rode away! Several others witnessed this and asked us whose fault we thought it was; from a slightly different vantage point, you couldn't see that the car didn't signal. The driver slinked into the bank and had the nerve to check her car for damage! I had to restrain my husband from confronting the driver.
We didn't call the police, since the rider obviously didn't care, but I am glad that I usually avoid making this turn by taking some different streets.

[LBTC]

Wow! He just rode away? Crazy!!! And Lucky!

Stay safe, Robyn!

H&B
~T~

[Zen]

He must have been in a hurry to get somewhere.
I know I would have had a few things to say to the driver

[short cut sally]

I agree with Zen.. I think, in fact I know I would have had to say something. Not to steal the thread but I will briefly, I was at a 2 way stop once, I stopped before this car with young adults in it. I started to go, was about in the middle and the car took off. I swerved and yelled "hey", just so happened we met at the bank. I graciously opened the door to the bank for these 2 young adults and then I commented on what a wonderful stop they just did at the intersection and that next time they should be a little more cautious. They never peeped a word, nothing, just kept getting these "oh my god, she's a crazy lady" glances while we did our banking.

[Mr. Bloom]

I would have politely confronted the driver.

She may have "slinked" into the bank, but I would have made sure she had something to think about in bed that night

[Crankin]

Well, usually I would have said something, but I just wasn't in the mood. She did look a bit shook up, so I hope it ruined her day.

[Mr. Bloom]

You did the right thing...to be productive in a polite confrontation, you have to be in the right frame of mind