... and I think I'll need some cheers to be able to bike home.

I bike commute to work in a major city. It's not the safest of activities, but most days are ok.

Right in Center City, 1/2 block from city hall, a pedestrian walks out between two cars - jaywalking - right in front of me. He saw me and started to move left, changed his mind, moved right, changed his mind, moved left... you get the picture.

So I couldn't avoid him.

I nailed him.

I went flying into the lane of traffic and he didn't even get knocked over.

Long story short, I'm really upset, I hurt, I'm scraped up, I'm bruised, I'm bleeding..... and to add insult to injury, my fruit in my bag got squished in the fall and the pulp got all over my dress pants, so I'm in shorts for the day.

Right now between tears I'm just trying to tell myself that I'd much rather have a run-in with a pedestrian than a vehicle!