I have been cycling around 200 miles a week recently and a couple of weeks ago my 15 year old and I crashed due to a tourist come straight at us, the wrong way in a one way turning lane. We weren't seriously hurt, and the damage was repairable, although my son's new racing bike wasn't rideable because wheel was trashed. The police arrived and took a statement from the witnesss and driver first, then my sone them they came to me. The first question was: "Were you pounding your fists on the driver's car? He seemed more interested in my response to the accident than the accident itself. Luckily, he assessed that it was a reaction to the potential harm that could have come to my 15 year old, and he left it off the police report. I have often though it would be a good idea to carry a collapsable baton in my jersey pocket for cars that intentionally or unintentionally come too close, but in retrospect, it would acomplish nothing and just predjudice my case with the the police. I did carry a Glock in my deck bag for a while after being attacked by some drunks in a ski boat on one of the canals, but never encountered the yahoos again. In retrospect, it was not a real smart idea. Apart from the probable criminal investigation, the civil litigation would have been a nightmare. cu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Apr 15 2001 - 06:49:01 PDT
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