Quote Originally Posted by Missy
It's not the bikes it's the loony drivers of cars & bikes
Not just the loony drivers, but those who are driving while doing a dozen other things besides concentrating on driving. I've been riding for 40 years and, fortunately, have never had an accident. With bikes, it's defensive driving, I see someone signalling to turn left from the oncoming lane or pulling out of a side street I always prepare myself for the probability they might turn in front of me or pull out in front of me. Before anyone lectures me on the dangers of riding a bike I once did CPR on a woman who hit a car head on. She had a fractured skull, broken neck, leg broken in about 9 places we revived her, but she died two days later. I also did CPR on a female passenger who was riding on a bike when some old guy pulled out of a side street. The bike went under the car and she was killed. Every time I saw something like this I had second thoughts about ever riding again.