[rola643]

No, your good Garilia I knew what yo were saying. I really do wish I would have rolled around on the ground but alas I did not think about it until you said it. I got a good chuckle out of your reply about how I hit the bus and not vice versa, it just sounds funny to say that. The Bay Transit drivers are notoriously bad drivers and I should have expected no less from one of them!

[funetical]

Was it a public bus? Did you get number?

[rola643]

No, kinda...It's public transportation mostly for the elderly and disabled or least that is who commonly use it. I didn't get a number as that was another after thought. I used it several years ago when I burned a pole and had a compound break of my left leg and broke most of the bones in my right foot. My wife worked in another city and could not be home everyday to get me to therapy. It was a great 8 months of which the first 3 I could not even get out of bed...sorry to get off topic.


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[funetical]

I would call and let them know what happened.

I'm sure they can figure out the driver by location and time.

[wild]

I can't understand why thay did not give you a ticket for folloeing to close, thay would have given you one in Jersey. Guaranteed

[Garilia]

Originally Posted by wild

I can't understand why thay did not give you a ticket for folloeing to close, thay would have given you one in Jersey. Guaranteed

Yeah, in a rear end collision, they usually cite the person in the back who collided with the vehicle in front.

[LarryM]

That first pedal downstroke when starting out is a very vulnerable position for the first couple of bikelengths. I learned that the hard way a few years back.

It was on one of my daughter's club rides, on a MUP that I've ridden dozens of times. We stopped for traffic at a road crossing.

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The guy next to me started out, but decided mid-road he didn't have enough time to cross, and tried to panic stop. (Actually, there was plenty of time) In the process of stopping, he tipped his bike right in front of me. My foot was still on the downstroke and I didn't have good control when we collided in the middle of the road. Fortunately, nobody got hurt.

The lesson in that one for me is to always have 2 or 3 bike lengths clearance ahead when starting off. The lesson for the guy I hit was to stay the he** out of Amy's dad's way.

Edit: +1 on the driver in back being the one usually held responsible for a rear end crash

[M_Wales]

I have seen this happen with the HRT buses here in Hampton Roads while driving my car, the cyclist slamded into the back of the bus and the bus just continued on its way. They just stop for no reason sometimes and block a lane of traffic and also feel they have the right of way and pull out in front of you.