How Was Your Commute Today?

[kimikaw]

Thanks. I'm fine. Confidence just a bit shaken. Had a brief mental debate in afternoon to call hubby to bring me home. But then realized I needed to ride home, get over it.

MTB friend thinks the more I ride off road - where I can't anticipate all the stops the more instinctual it will get(the unblocking with sudden braking). As for careless drivers, I just have to continue to ride defensively....

Oh and for the earlier post from 7rider about lack of side visibility on another commuter. That's something I hadn't thought about until reading this forum either. I put the little lightweights stickers on all my spokes over the weekend got em at REI, about $15 for the pack of 86 stickers. A world of difference!

[malkin]

You will learn new habits and skills that will help keep you safe. Still, they're bigger than we are!

Glad you're ok!

[Melalvai]

This reaffirms my reluctance to go clips on a commuter bike. It just doesn't make sense in town. When I get my road bike, it'll have spd pedals and if I am in town, I'll leave my left foot unclipped for safe stopping. Glad you weren't hurt and hope you don't have any more adventures like that!

[colorisnt]

Wow, Kim.

So sorry to hear that. This is why I cannot put clips on my bike. Even without cars, I fall into ditches on the road bike. Too many PEOPLE to worry about with clips on campus. They scare me more than cars here.

[WindingRoad]

Kimi glad you were not hurt, drivers do the stupidest things sometimes. I had an 'encounter' myself this afternoon. Well no wrecking but darn close. I do ride clipped in and I can get out pretty fast but I didn't even have time to think about it today. I'm almost home, riding through the neighborhoods, I see a woman running on the other side and a car coming up toward me. I get over so he can get through and at the last second he turns left right in front of me into his driveway I missed his back fender by a mere foot. What a moron!!!