It is a tragic story to say the least. I slammed right into a pedestrian while riding my bicycle. As a life long bicycle commuter and avid bicyclist since I was a child, I guess it was only a matter of time and probability before I hit someone. I myself have almost been killed a number of times by cars not paying attention and being a reckless bicycler on the road. Once I had the not-so-great pleasure of being "doored" in Seattle. This guy opened his door right into me and I took a pretty hard impact and fall. Being "doored" is not something I do not wish upon anyone. To this day I always look in my driver-side mirror for bicyclists before I open my door. 

More times than I care to count I have take incredibly and tremendously painful falls, skids, and crashes on my bicycle. Once I squeezed my front brake too hard and I pretty much catapulted over my handlebars right into concrete ground. As I looked up at the guy who was coming over to help me, he said, "I know that hurt because I saw you bounce twice!" I broke my collar bone in two places. My worst and most painful falls without major damage to myself were in the winter while bicycle commuting. One moment I would be riding along and the next moment I was spread out on the icy ground unable to breathe. As bad as all these were and how bad they sound, they are nothing compared to the experience the women who walked out from behind a truck and was slammed into be me on my bicycle at a very high rate of speed. This podcast is about that story. 

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Show Notes:

I was late for work as a student at the Indiana University.

The fastest I had ever been traveling on a bicycle.

Not having a left hand at that time meant not being able to use my front brakes.

The pedestrian walked out in front of me and then back-stepped right into my corrected direction.

Resources:

Indiana University – Riding my bicycle at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Boise Bicycle Project– A super cool place for allthings in Boise, Idaho.

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AlejAndro