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occipitallobe posted:Not sure if this really counts as a near-crash, but close enough is good enough. Trying not to laugh at the mental image of this playing out. Hope your balls are ok 
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Does hitting a HUGE pot hole at 30 mph count? It was dark and I just didn't see it until it was too late. I had time to lift up off the seat for a second but slammed into it pretty hard. No wobble or any damage on the bike from what I could see.
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Jun 13, 2013 22:13
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Whelp, had my first "oh poo poo" moment last weekend coming home from a short ride. I was about 3 blocks from my apartment in pretty dense downtown traffic and just went through the light at about 15 mph. I look over my shoulder to see if there is room for me to change lanes left. As I turn my head forward, the SUV in front of me has slammed on the brakes to a full stop. I hit the brakes pretty hard but didn't lock them up, stopping about a foot from their bumper. It really shocked me how quickly things in front of me changed with a half second glance over my shoulder.
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Jul 18, 2013 17:04
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Modern Day Hercules posted:It's amazing how many of these stories involve lane splitting. It's almost as if that's something that's legitimately dangerous to do.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E88HEuwInno
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Oct 24, 2013 18:28
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So I had a near-drop last night. I keep my bike in a semi enclosed area at the back of my apartment building that you access through a regular size door. It's just barely wide enough for my bike to fit through, but it works. It was a little trickier last night, because there was a used condom sitting right in front of the doorway I have to roll through. As I'm trying to worm my way around this obstacle I lose balance and it starts to lean over. Luckily I managed to not drop it but strained my back a bit holding it upright. This is actually not the first time I've had to dodge things while parking, just the first time I've lost my balance doing so. Oh, the joys of living in a city 
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Oct 25, 2013 20:01
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I had to google what a huntsman was. Holy poo poo.
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Feb 28, 2014 04:18
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A friend let me store my bike inside of his apartment this past weekend so we could all compile into one car for a trip. To get my bike to the backdoor of his place, I had to ride across some damp grass. Gave it a little too much throttle and the rear end kicked out leaving a rather impressive skid mark. Laying it down would have sucked, considering that I'm currently trying to sell it 
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Oct 20, 2014 16:03
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While I agree that the traffic circles in DC are a mess, none of the statues at any of them are confederate.
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Mar 15, 2016 14:17
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TheNothingNew posted:... or not in the ditch at all since I would have been going slower by myself. This one is really important to remember.
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Aug 16, 2016 22:27
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builds character posted:Go buy a cheap dirt bike and ride in the dirt. This is the best advice. There is a class in NC called Cornerspin that a few of us have done that was basically two days of getting the rear tire to break loose. If I had a place to ride a dirt bike, I'd buy a cheap one and do those drills as much as possible.
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Whoa, glad you didn't get hit. I always wait for the car to turn in this situation whether I'm riding or driving. Sometimes the turning car decides to go straight too.
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