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No Problem! It was confusing the way it was stated. I should have written "To avoid hitting the truck's side" instead of "To avoid hitting the truck head-on... " I was only thinking that my bike was headed head on into the truck's side.3dfxMM wrote: I have always understood the term "head on" to mean that the vehicles were facing each other when they hit. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
No, we were both going south. I always bike on the right side of the road. I was in the breakdown lane on the far right side of the road and he was in lane one on the right side of the road. We were side by side. He suddenly slammed on his brakes and pulled a right turn to go on a smaller tributary road placing him directly in my path. I slammed on my brakes, laid the bicycle down, and slid into the right side bar-ditch on my right shoulder. The right side of my helmet was destroyed. He never saw me, before or after the incident. As you know, motorcycles and bicycles are INVISIBLE TO A LOT OF DRIVERS.3dfxMM wrote:Your description makes it sound like you were riding down the left side of the road. Hopefully, you learned a lesson that day. :)DLBConductor wrote:Glad you are mostly ok. Let us know what the specialist says. Believe me, now is the time for action. I hope all goes well for you!
Back in 1993, I was bicycling in a breakdown lane when a large semi pulled a right turn directly in front of me. To avoid hitting the truck head-on, I laid my bicycle down and slid about 20' into the bar-ditch on my right shoulder. I didn't see a doctor and as a result have continuing problems. I have to go and beg for a steroid shot every 2-3 years. After my last shot in 2012, the doctor said, "No more shots. If it flares up again, we need to do surgery, with a minimum recovery period of six to nine months." [Since I don't want to have to shoot left handed for almost a year, I plan on toughing it out if I can.......]
