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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

As a cyclist who stops at red lights and stop signs….[/quote]

The only bike+bike crash I’ve ever had was with a self-righteous rider like you who slammed his brakes on unexpectedly at the bottom of a hill because he saw a stop sign. No cross traffic, no cars, no walkers, nothing, just a stop sign and an otherwise empty intersection.

So we’re both coming down the hill and I’m maybe 20 feet behind him and we’re both carrying a good bit of speed, and all the sudden he slams his brakes on for no reason. This was on Lowell Street over near the National Cathedral, btw. Not a hugely steep hill, but a nice long steady one, so we were probably both doing maybe 25-30 or so at this point.

Anyways, he panic-stops, and caused me to run right into him. We both went sprawling out into the middle of the road. Bent my fork, taco’d a $300 wheel, trashed my front shifter and front brake lever, skinned up my hands and my hip, just a total mess that trashed about $500 worth of stuff on my bike.

All because he stopped for no reason.

Just stay off the road. You’re an obstacle. [/quote]

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