Posted by WDO on August 18, 2000 at 03:18:20:
In Reply to: I had my first near miss today posted by chad on August 18, 2000 at 02:51:06:
Congrats! Welcome to the IPMP Club! (I Peed My Pants Club)
I've been there, done that (only it was a blue-hair in a cage) and luckily I had a shopping center to whip into - the one she just whipped out of.
Funny how you just "react" - and apparently yours were the correct reactions or you wouldn't still be with us. Those reactions are what separates the bike riders from the "motorcycle enthusiasts."
Glad you're OK!
-Lisa
PS from WD: If you went sideways in the lane, that = no clutch, no front brake, and you forgot to let off the gas!
Rejoinder from WDO: Not necessarily about the gas. Remember, his initial speed into this episode was 50 mph.