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Better to be lucky than to be good...
May. 21st, 2007 03:38 pmA mind boggling near miss in Mad City. Reminds me of a bike collision I had in that town many years ago. I looked down a one-way street before crossing the street (on foot) and got hammered by a idiot cyclist going the wrong way.
Fortunately I only got a small cut on my arm. The bicyclist probably got the worst of the exchange. No major damage either way.
I'm definitely going Giro with my next helmet. Nice photo of helmet (with tread marks) and intact cyclist.
Bike Helmet Crushed, But Head Fine - The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
"Ryan Lipscomb, 26, said he was riding his bicycle pretty fast down the East Isthmus Bike Path where it parallels Eastwood Drive on Madison's east side just before 3 p.m. Eastwood had a green light, so the crosswalk for the bike path showed a white walk sign, Lipscomb said.
He saw the large truck, the kind that usually makes deliveries to offices, coming down Eastwood, preparing to make a right turn onto Division Street. Lipscomb said he could tell the truck wasn't going to stop. So Lipscomb slammed on his brakes, flipping his bike and throwing himself into the street. He landed right at the intersection of Eastwood and Division.
The truck ran over his head.
"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head. It feels really strange to have a truck run over your head."
His helmet, a Giro, was crushed, but Lipscomb's head was fine."
Fortunately I only got a small cut on my arm. The bicyclist probably got the worst of the exchange. No major damage either way.
I'm definitely going Giro with my next helmet. Nice photo of helmet (with tread marks) and intact cyclist.
Bike Helmet Crushed, But Head Fine - The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
"Ryan Lipscomb, 26, said he was riding his bicycle pretty fast down the East Isthmus Bike Path where it parallels Eastwood Drive on Madison's east side just before 3 p.m. Eastwood had a green light, so the crosswalk for the bike path showed a white walk sign, Lipscomb said.
He saw the large truck, the kind that usually makes deliveries to offices, coming down Eastwood, preparing to make a right turn onto Division Street. Lipscomb said he could tell the truck wasn't going to stop. So Lipscomb slammed on his brakes, flipping his bike and throwing himself into the street. He landed right at the intersection of Eastwood and Division.
The truck ran over his head.
"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head. It feels really strange to have a truck run over your head."
His helmet, a Giro, was crushed, but Lipscomb's head was fine."
