Stan4d
New Member
After readin most if not all posts here in the saftey section, I have noticed a lack of how things were avoided by being safe. I thought I would share one story of mine that ended happily.
During my breakin runs on my bike I ride to a small store that is 2.5 miles from my house. During those runs I saw the neccessaty for a rearview mirror. After purchasing a small end mount mirror for my bike I made several more runs.
During one of these runs the car in front of me was making a left turn and waiting on traffic. I passed on the right and out of concern (heard bad stories about passing on the right) I checked my rearview and saw a car coming up that was moving right to pass the turning car. I moved off the road before he got to me. He did not see me and would have had to choose between me or the turning car. I took that choice away by moving off. He did realize his mistake and slowed enough to apologize (he should have stopped but oh well...)
That is how a simple mirror let me live another day.
Are there any other stories about mirrors, helmets, horns or lights that people have to share?
During my breakin runs on my bike I ride to a small store that is 2.5 miles from my house. During those runs I saw the neccessaty for a rearview mirror. After purchasing a small end mount mirror for my bike I made several more runs.
During one of these runs the car in front of me was making a left turn and waiting on traffic. I passed on the right and out of concern (heard bad stories about passing on the right) I checked my rearview and saw a car coming up that was moving right to pass the turning car. I moved off the road before he got to me. He did not see me and would have had to choose between me or the turning car. I took that choice away by moving off. He did realize his mistake and slowed enough to apologize (he should have stopped but oh well...)
That is how a simple mirror let me live another day.
Are there any other stories about mirrors, helmets, horns or lights that people have to share?