I put in two responses and I answered neutral to both, though I'm not so sure that's true. If I was risk averse I probably wouldn't race....
I'm not sure that either crash I've had recently could be made too clear with their questions. I touched wheels with a teammate in a sprint and went down early this year - my fault, but there wasn't really a place to indicate that it was a race, which I think presents a different set of circumstances to a regular ride. I do tend to be more risk taking when I know that traffic is not an issue, though I would hesitate to call myself thrill seeking (or what ever their last rating was). I'm not the most aggressive racer out there. (as well I should not be, as if I try to throw my "weight" around at 104 lbs, I lose....)
The other one was having someone (in a car) slam their brakes on in front of me on a rainy day. (probably after having just passed me, though I do not really recall, I ride the road often as it is on my commute and I think that unless he had just come out of a side street or passed me its unlikely I would have been very close to him). Technically I rear ended him, so I suppose that means that I am at least partially at fault, but he did slam on the brakes..... I damaged him more than he damaged me... I actually put my hand through his taillight. Cracked one of my nails clean through down near the base. Its growing out now and it looks like it will probably be a bit funky from now on, but taillights don't grow back.



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