Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Bike crash on South Lakes Drive
The motorist stated that she turned left into the path of the oncoming cyclist. She said she didn't see the cyclist who ran into her car. The sun angle did not appear to be a factor.
Above is a photo of the cyclist's bike, with the handlebars askew. There was broken glass on the road where the crash occurred. We don't know the name of the cyclist or their condition. We assume he (bystanders said it was a male rider) was among a number of cyclists warming up for the 6pm Reston Bike Club Tuesday ride at Hunters Wood Shopping Center. Cyclists will often ride a loop from Hunters Woods along Colts Neck Rd to South Lakes Dr to Soapstone Dr to Glade Dr back to Hunters Woods.
Labels: bike crash, reston, south lakes drive
Comments:
Dollars to donuts the idiotic driver was texting or otherwise distracted. Didn't see them? Then you're not doing your job as a driver.
I had a total bi--- almost right hook me in Georgetown last week. Except, she DID know I was there and she wasn't making a turn, but rather changing lanes while looking right at me. I had nowhere to go with parked vehicles to my right and her to my left so I slammed my brakes and she missed me by maybe or inch or two. I won't lie, I did clap my hand against her car to try to give some more indication that I'm there, but going 20mph, very little I could do aside from what I did. Caught up to this bi--- at the light and she said, "I didn't really see you." I responded, "you looked right at me" and she said, "yah, I must have blanked and thought you were on the sidewalk." Sometimes we have the biggest douchbags driving around the DC-area. God knows how more children don't die just being near these idiots on the road.
I had a total bi--- almost right hook me in Georgetown last week. Except, she DID know I was there and she wasn't making a turn, but rather changing lanes while looking right at me. I had nowhere to go with parked vehicles to my right and her to my left so I slammed my brakes and she missed me by maybe or inch or two. I won't lie, I did clap my hand against her car to try to give some more indication that I'm there, but going 20mph, very little I could do aside from what I did. Caught up to this bi--- at the light and she said, "I didn't really see you." I responded, "you looked right at me" and she said, "yah, I must have blanked and thought you were on the sidewalk." Sometimes we have the biggest douchbags driving around the DC-area. God knows how more children don't die just being near these idiots on the road.
# posted by 
: June 25, 2014 at 1:12 PM
: June 25, 2014 at 1:12 PM
Cops won't cite either if they didn't see it and there's no grievous injury to show for it.
# posted by : June 25, 2014 at 8:31 PM
: June 25, 2014 at 8:31 PM
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