Bicycle Commuting Mama Gets Pushed Over
First of all: I AM FINE. And my bike is mostly fine. It needs a few adjustments.
But yes, a car did push me over. I don’t think there are going to be any legal issues from it, but just in case, I’m not going to get into the details here.
I will tell you that the car didn’t make contact with my body. I and my bike fell sideways, my knee hit the pavement, and I ended up with a mild road rash. I didn’t hit my head on anything.
Some passer-by called the police, and they did take a report, and we exchanged information. I rode my bike on home, since it was just a few more blocks.
I’m pretty shaken up. I do need a soothing cup of herbal tea before bed, and a good night’s sleep.
And now I’m worried that you won’t believe me when I say that cycling is safe. But really, I am OK. And I’ve been in car accidents, too. Neither driving nor cycling is 100% safe.
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January 13th, 2010
Portland is still working really hard to make biking safer.
The program I want to transfer into at PSU for my bachelor’s degree (Community Development) is a program of the school of urban planning. I’m excited that I get to learn more about bike commuting and mass transit.
I really like the pilot program where they’re putting the parked cars on the outside of the bike path to provide more of a buffer between drivers and cyclists.
I also like the green boxes.
<3 Portland <3
January 13th, 2010
(Also, I’m really glad you’re okay)!
January 14th, 2010
I’m so glad you’re okay! Bicycle riding is as safe as a lot of other things but accidents do happen. Sounds like this was one of those mishaps that could have been worse but wasn’t. Thank goodness for that! I hope your bike is really okay and your knee and you! Take it easy if you need to.
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January 14th, 2010
I’m so glad you’re okay! And I’m glad that you got right back on the bike, too. One of the times I was in a car accident (my little Jetta door-smacked by a GIANT SUV), the lady who was driving the SUV almost passed out when she saw my damage, and I was glad I kept hard candy in my purse…I hereby declare the rest of the week Free Hard Candy Days. Use the accident to claim hard candy from anybody who has some.
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