I had a bad feeling about today. After waking up late, forgetting my flat kit and having an extremely late start for my long ride things only got worse. On my way back into town, on a 4 lane road I got sideswiped by a car. I'm ok, didn't crash out or anything, and nothing hurts yet. How did it happen? Well, I was riding in the middle of the farthest right lane since bike lanes are pretty much non-existent here on Oahu. So a car behind me honks his horn, I look back, yeah asshole, I see you, sorry for holding up your fucking commute but if you noticed, if I go anymore right, I'll be riding in pot hole city (another great thing about living on Oahu) so yeah, go around me like the other 6 cars and what ever driver has been doing for the past 2 fucking years. Next thing I know I'm getting rubbed by the side of the car. I yelled, I threw my water bottle and chased the bastard down. I was pissed. I was ready to throw down with the driver. I didn't care if it was some big ass moke or some rich asian punkass. Lucky for me he got stopped at a light. I got in front of the car, got off my bike and yelled "You fucking hit me!" "Get out of your car!". Walking over to the drivers side I noticed it was a really old man with a handicap pass. I yelled again, his reply "I didn't hit you". Seriously, why the fuck would I chase you down, get off of my bike and yell at you? For fun? The light turned green and he took off. I should have dragged him out of the car through the window. I asked a guy riding a motorcycle in back of him if he saw that and he said "yeah, he hit you!" ok, glad I wasn't delirious from the riding. Called the cops to see if anything could be done about it. Sadly, I didn't get a license plate so nothing could be done about it. Lucky day for him.
So, please if you have elderly family members or friends, please encourage them to consider alternatives to driving. I know it's an "independence" thing and it's hard to give up. Old people are stubborn. It's a small inconvenience, but I'm sure it beats sitting in a jail cell. Seriously, things could have turned out different. I could have been a statistic and he could be on his way to jail.
Sorry for the rambling. Today is just not my day and it's still getting shittier despite it almost being over....
Saturday, May 12, 2012
11:34 PM
Tri Cook
3 comments:
I'm sorry to hear about getting hit! Glad your okay though! My friend got nailed by a minivan that went across a couple lanes of traffic and he ended up in the hospital for a month straight with a torn up knee. He's lucky that it wasn't much worst or that he can even still ride a bike! There are so many stupid drivers out there! I've seen my fair share too.
WOW. sorry to hear. SHEESH. I hope you are feeling better today. Sorry to hear about this happening...
I am glad you are alright. That is a scary thing. You are right, driving tests should weed out those who are not able or no longer able to drive a vehicle competently.
Just to be fair, young people are stubborn too! Trust me on this one, I got nailed and suffered broken bones in a similar accident by a young man who was in his late 20's.
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