I'm the smidsy

[yello]

After the club ride this morning, I approached a T junction. Unclip, stop, check right, check left - all clear. Pull out and start to clip in... then see the bonnet of a car to my right - fortunately slowing to a stop and letting me out!

I'm stunned. How did I not see him? I looked to my right and the road was clear, I remember looking down to a corner that was a couple of hundred yards down, so I know I looked - I simply didn't see the car. How, I don't know. Damned frightening. Thank god his was doing a sensible speed and on the look out for pillocks not looking!

 

[sheddy]

Were you looking where you expected to see a vehicle, rather than checking the entire road ?

 

[yello]

Who knows. Possible. I looked. Perhaps too far because I remember the corner... maybe I just didn't see the car the was within 50m!

 

[Smokin Joe]

I think we've all done similar, whether cycling or driving. Bloody frightening and it makes you concentrate in future.

 

[gratts]

Could he not have pulled out from an out-of-view driveway or road?

 

[yello]

I think we've all done similar

I was kind of hoping so! I feel enough of a plank as it is

But it is bloody frightening... how you can look and not see.

Could he not have pulled out from an out-of-view driveway or road?

I did consider that as there were a few driveways between me and that corner.... but I'm looking for excuses. Truth is, I got it wrong.

 

[mickle]

Mrs M did just that in front of a car doing 40mph a few years ago, writing off her Mondeo in the process. Very scary indeed.

 

[Kirstie]

I've done this too. Luckily my riding mate saw the car and shouted to me to stop. It was a grey BMW doing about 60mph on a grey day on a grey road...approaching over the brow of the hill where the road is obscured by a hedge.

 

[spandex]

Good to know that your all right

 

[tdr1nka]

After the club ride this morning, I approached a T junction. Unclip, stop, check right, check left - all clear. Pull out and start to clip in

Thankfully you're in one piece!
Can I ask if you were turning left or right?

 

[John Ponting]

... and were you in France ?

 

[yello]

In France, turning left.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Appearing all of a sudden from 'nowhere' like that. It wasn't a Delorean was it?

 

[Dayvo]

Thankfully you're in one piece!
Can I ask if you were turning left or right?

Thankfully you're in one piece!
Can I ask if you were just leaving the bar after a pernod stop?

Glad you're OK. Call it Alzheimers Lite!

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Mmmmmm, Adrenaline.