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2017-06-20 9:55 AM

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Subject: Scary moment on bike

So I was on vacation this past weekend. Took my bike and was riding Sunday morning and having a great ride. I was biking on some back country roads and wasn't a lot of traffic. The cars and trucks that were out were giving me plenty of room and I felt pretty safe. I wear a mirror on my sunglasses during training to watch cars approaching me from behind.

I notice a car coming up behind me pretty fast as I was going up a hill. It is my thought that he was (1) going to pass without slowing down or (2) didn't see me and was on phone. Two cars came across other side of hill as he approached and he had to slam on brakes. Nothing but white smoke behind his car and his rear end started fishtailing.

He regained control and passed me after the opposite lane was clear. He was a young teen and never looked at me. I think it scared him as much as it scared me. I was nervous all the way back to the lake house and checking my mirror every 5 seconds. No more incidents but it ruin a great ride.

Be careful out there people.


2017-06-20 10:58 AM
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Subject: RE: Scary moment on bike
That would be absolutely terrifying! I'm so glad it worked out ok.

Maybe that was a wake up call to the driver behind you to put the phone down and keep his eyes on the road (but probably he wont ...).
2017-06-20 11:25 AM
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Originally posted by davetib

That would be absolutely terrifying! I'm so glad it worked out ok.

Maybe that was a wake up call to the driver behind you to put the phone down and keep his eyes on the road (but probably he wont ...).


I never seen that much smoke behind a car from slamming on brakes. Crazy.

I travel because of my job and see people driving and looking at cell phones all the time. Sometimes I can see they are checking Facebook status. I worry about this more than anything else when out biking.
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