I Got scared today
 

While riding to work this morning I nearly had a collision with another vehicle. I managed to avoid it, but I thought after wards that I was going to throw up.

I do not know how the SV made it with out a scrape and I did not know that they could handle like that. The fact that I am still here is a testament to how good a bike the SV is.

I talked it through with Carol when she got home because I was still shaken up and I thought that I had messed up really badly. It is one I can chalk down to experience and I hope to the Gods that it does not happen again. I shall be extra vigilant from now on and will also carry spare underwear when I go out.

Only posting because it is playing on my mind and I can't sleep. I wonder if the other driver feels like I do now and I hope that they will drive a little more slowly from now on. :reaper:

Re: I Got scared today
 

If they were driving a car, I doubt it.
But glad to hear you and the SV made it through unscathed!

Re: I Got scared today
 

you reacted quick enough to the situation and by doing so you avoided a collision. this should be a positive thing.

riding a bike is always going to throw obstacles in your path it comes part and parcel with it. yes mishaps are scary at the time but you will soon forget till the next time.

they say 'never ride faster than your angel can fly' well mine must have been fighter pilot as the near misses i have encountered could have resulted in me not being here.

so well done Aunty Jayne.

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Jayne, put it as one of those weird days where someone is putting you in your place to ride slowly and more carefully,
Don’t ask who, maybe your guardian angle…
Last week I went out for a long ride and I ended heading home
Thinking where can I stop to puke up !!!
I counted the times I nearly came off, either hitting a pot hole at a lean angle to slamming my brakes on when I missed judged traffic lights, and numpties pulling out on me,
FFS 8 bloody times…….yea I counted them..
Normally I have may be 1 or 2 slight wow’s, but that day it was getting ridiculous…
Take your time and enjoy your ride…

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tony would that be the 65 degree guardian *angle* mate lol

jayne love, did you learn anything from it, if so it a positive experiance, if there was feck all you had to do with it (eg car driver blatantly tried to kill you), and you did everything right ,its a bigger positive that your riding skills help even to account for the complete muppets that are out there. otherwise it would be a biker down thread which none of us what to see
sit down, calm down, have a large spirit, then either birate yourself for 5 mins or shimf about cage drivers then put it in the remember when box

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[QUOTE=davepreston;2503236]tony would that be the 65 degree guardian *angle* mate lol
ha ha ha...corrected ...guardian angle… guardian angel .........
spell check didn’t pick it up….. and seeing I’m on night’s a slip of the key board is allowed lol…

Re: I Got scared today
 

Nobody's perfect Jayne, it takes little wakeup calls like these to make you analyse your riding just that little bit more and make sure you try and avoid the same thing happening again. I've had days like tonyk's, where I just don't seem to gel with the bike properly and I'm glad to get home and sit down with a brew. The next day I get on it I can have such a good ride it restores my faith in biking and all is well again. The fact you got home, the fact you immediately sat down and talked through what happened means it was definitely a positive thing, you've looked at what happened, what went wrong and how you could improve. Ever rider should do this, those who do not are bloody fools and it won't be long before they come a cropper unfortunately. Chin up lass :-D

Re: I Got scared today
 

Never beat yourself up - you usually find there's a queue for that.

Seriously though, assess the culpability then look at how you reacted. It sounds more like you done good girl.

THE most important thing from any ride is arriving at your destination in one piece.

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Everyday is a riding lesson.

You passed!;):)

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Heart stopping moments can happen to anybody so when you get away with them unscathed you mark it down to an experience to be learned from.