another cyclist hit by car

[bikerHen]

This is why I always ride with a mirror. Unfortunately I don't always use it when I'm suffering up a climb and have my head down.

I can't count the number of times my mirror has save me. The latest, on my commute home last Saturday. I'm in the right turn lane, driver pulls in behind me, can't wait 5 seconds for me to make the turn, whips around me and turns when I'm less than ten feet from the corner. If I hadn't seen him and anticipated his bone head move . . . he would have totally right hooked me! I may be a dork with a mirror but at least I'm a live dork with a mirror.

[luv2climb]

I can't count the number of times my mirror has save me. The latest, on my commute home last Saturday. I'm in the right turn lane, driver pulls in behind me, can't wait 5 seconds for me to make the turn, whips around me and turns when I'm less than ten feet from the corner. If I hadn't seen him and anticipated his bone head move . . . he would have totally right hooked me! I may be a dork with a mirror but at least I'm a live dork with a mirror.

Yikes! Glad you were able to avoid an accident. In addition to a mirror I record all my rides with a handlebar-mounted camera. Not only do I capture boneheaded motorist, cyclist, and pedestrian moves, but I get some other interesting footage too.