So I learned a pretty good lesson about following distance yesterday.
As it turns out, more distance does not eliminate risk as much as i had thought. As i was riding down the road yesterday i had about 100-150ft between me and the car in front of me. Heading for an intersection, the light changes to yellow. Meanwhile a car from the oncoming direction is out in the intersection waiting to make a left turn. At this point it was one of those "should i stop or speed up to get through" kind of things. I was too close to slow down so i went through before the light turned red. Of course, the car wanted to get through too.
Of course i had to swerve out of the way, and thankfully nothing happened. But it was close enough that it made me appreciate all my gear in case something did happen. I guess from now on I'll just have to be close enough that other cars won't be inclined to do the same thing.
I haven't even been riding for a full year yet, and this isn't even the first close call I've had, and I'm sure it wont be last.
Can't wait to get away from the busy roads here in Maryland.
As it turns out, more distance does not eliminate risk as much as i had thought. As i was riding down the road yesterday i had about 100-150ft between me and the car in front of me. Heading for an intersection, the light changes to yellow. Meanwhile a car from the oncoming direction is out in the intersection waiting to make a left turn. At this point it was one of those "should i stop or speed up to get through" kind of things. I was too close to slow down so i went through before the light turned red. Of course, the car wanted to get through too.
Of course i had to swerve out of the way, and thankfully nothing happened. But it was close enough that it made me appreciate all my gear in case something did happen. I guess from now on I'll just have to be close enough that other cars won't be inclined to do the same thing.
I haven't even been riding for a full year yet, and this isn't even the first close call I've had, and I'm sure it wont be last.
Can't wait to get away from the busy roads here in Maryland.
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