Quote Originally Posted by fidlfreek View Post
Suzie thank goodness you're ok! Couple of things:
hit I will have an attorney simply because of the peace of mind it gave me.

2) I thought that at an intersection you're supposed to put your bike in a place so you never have someone turning right in front of you. At intersections (even with a bike lane) I aggressively take up the middle of the car lane so that these Texans in their huge trucks don't miss the little lady in the funny hat and shoes. It means that the cars going straight along with me have to wait, but it also means that I'm not in a position to be hit. Does this sound reasonable to anyone else? I don't remember where I heard this.....Does this sound more dangerous than the alternative?
and you never know from WHERE someone is going to turn. we were going down 2nd avenue, a 1 way street, in the center of the left lane at about 18 mph on our tandem one day. Some lady in the center lane decided suddenly that she was going to turn LEFT which would have taken her directly across our path. Fortunately Raleighdon has a big loud voice and he let them know they'd better NOT turn from the center lane. they changed their mind and sped up and turned on the next block, but they could have killed us both.

YOu can never assume anything about another driver.