I meant to say ‘does not’ rather than ‘does no.’

The ideas conveyed in this piece are excellent.

Unfortunately, cyclists are often viewed as second-class citizens. Not to divert too far away from your particular issue, but it’s pertinent and worth noting that auto-centric biases are often institutionalized. Consider the California Level of Service (LOS) system which rewards automobile-traffic-engineers points for serving a high volume of automobile traffic. The institutionalized bias is that LOS does no reward traffic engineers for facilitating bicycle traffic. Why not? Are we a less important than motorists? The insinuation is that we’re a lesser class of citizen.

So, to curb auto-centrism I believe we need to (1) start getting more serious and rally behind policies that undue the auto-centric biases that impact our lives as vulnerable road users and (2) we need to utilize mainstream media to convey the ideas laid out in the Bicyclists’ Bill of Rights written by Damien Newton who helped found LA Streetsblog.

The Lose The Roaditude campaign is not nearly enough. The intentions were great, but the overall product has been lackluster. I would be very interested in reading a report that looked into how it was that certain Lose The Roaditude ads were selected and where/when they’d be placed. I’ve seen very few ads which encourage motorists to drive the speed limit. By the way, as I’ve claimed before, there is no law more commonly defied in society than motorist speeding. Speeding puts innocent peoples’ lives at risk and reduces the fuel efficiency of one’s vehicle. The case for speeding is extremely weak. Wouldn’t it be reasonable to assume that the Lose The Roaditude campaign would focus on the most defied traffic laws in society that jeopardized the well-being of innocent people?

Are there any Bike San Diego plans for a comprehensive review of Lose The Roaditude?

Every time I have gotten hit–yes, more than once–I get the feeling that _I_ was somehow at fault. I spend a great deal of time trying to figure out things like what Steve A asked. Where was I in the lane? Should I have waited a few more seconds at the light? Should I have been over to one side a few feet? A few inches? It can go on and on, forever.

The thing is, nobody drives their car perfectly, and nobody rides their bicycle perfectly. We are all making reasonable compromises based on our schedules, road conditions, and our states of mind. Usually this is for the best.

The more I examine the bicycling community, the more I see the underlying belief that we are the masters of our own fate. This is only partially right. There are things that can go wrong that we have no control of. I think that part of being an adult is realizing this scary truth.

Anyway, not to be so long winded. The point is that you are well. Your bicycle is in good condition as are you both physically and mentally. The notion of a renewed sense of purpose, IMHO, is the best possible outcome.

Glad you’re ok.

The same exact thing ALMOST happened to me today. I was in a Land Rover so it’s not just a bike thing…