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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]

You weren’t paying attention and riding too close. He made the legal choice and you assumed he’d blow through because you always do. I’m sorry you crashed, but poor form dude. [/quote]

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