spent most of my time on the roads today. and guess what? i nearly nearly nearlykilled a cyclist today. it was really close..
(car)/-----\|(cyclist) <---- so close. my friend and i let out this uncontrollable scream and my leg just went numb after that. YES, if my reflexes were a little slower.. just a little, and i didn't turn my steering wheel away from him, yes, he is GONE, and i might have gone to jail for that, EVEN THOUGH my friend and I BOTH agreed he dashed out from NO WHERE, and its completely his mistake since the traffic lights show red man AND he is NOT supposed to cross at all. BUT YES, i was thinking, IF i really knocked him down, WHAT would have happened?! I was so stunned that my whole seat was DAMP when i came off from the car.
AND the weird thing is, I made a U turn after that very close shave, and went back to the scene, that cyclist WAS still there. He was at the same traffic light looking blankly into the sky, and he gave that very "aloof" look when we drove past him. he looks like he is in the 30s and i recalled how calm he was even after hearing my intimidating draggy horn. argh. it was SO CLOSE. and i suspect he was just finding a victim to claim insurance or something, and backed out in the end. then regretted and thus went back to the same traffic light for another victim.
no matter what it is, it is the most "memorable" event that happened to be on the roads so far. and yes, that guy is psycho.
YES. i am still in a state of shock.
