Comments on: We Got Hit http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/29/we-got-hit/ Join the Movement! Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brendan http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/29/we-got-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Brendan Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:19:40 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=350#comment-135 Yo man, keeping pushing on! Yo man, keeping pushing on!

]]> By: Charmaine http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/29/we-got-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Charmaine Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:20:53 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=350#comment-134 Hi Ryan - I was wondering why the site hadn't been updated in a while. :( Sorry to hear you all got hit!! :( It's never fun (I've been hit a couple times). The most important thing is that you all weren't hurt too badly and are able to continue on. Yea, cars often don't see us. But we see them usually - and that's why I often just let them go ahead or assume they don't see me and either stop or I turn at that intersection and ride around behind them and continue on. Sorry to hear you have had a number of flats! :( I know there's a lot of debris in the road....gotta keep your eyes open for it. Having good tires (like Armadillo tires) help too. Well, ya'll be careful out there - ya gotta live to ride on! :) By the way, the Obama family is moving into DC this weekend - so they'll be waiting for you to get here! :) :) Charmaine Hi Ryan – I was wondering why the site hadn’t been updated in a while. :( Sorry to hear you all got hit!! :( It’s never fun (I’ve been hit a couple times). The most important thing is that you all weren’t hurt too badly and are able to continue on. Yea, cars often don’t see us. But we see them usually – and that’s why I often just let them go ahead or assume they don’t see me and either stop or I turn at that intersection and ride around behind them and continue on.

Sorry to hear you have had a number of flats! :( I know there’s a lot of debris in the road….gotta keep your eyes open for it. Having good tires (like Armadillo tires) help too.

Well, ya’ll be careful out there – ya gotta live to ride on! :)

By the way, the Obama family is moving into DC this weekend – so they’ll be waiting for you to get here! :) :)

Charmaine

]]> By: Michelle Pankey http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/29/we-got-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Michelle Pankey Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:53:02 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=350#comment-132 Josh, this is your sister. The pic above "sure, the visibility was low" makes me wonder if it was the weather or something else. Local brew taste good? Proud of you, but be careful. Josh, this is your sister. The pic above “sure, the visibility was low” makes me wonder if it was the weather or something else. Local brew taste good? Proud of you, but be careful.

]]> By: Margaret Stephens http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/29/we-got-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Margaret Stephens Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:47:47 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=350#comment-131 Enjoyed meeting you at Go Physical Therapy on Monday. I will continue to come to your site and check on you and hope that you will have no further setbacks as you reach your goal. Please take care and best wishes. Enjoyed meeting you at Go Physical Therapy on Monday. I will continue to come to your site and check on you and hope that you will have no further setbacks as you reach your goal. Please take care and best wishes.

]]> By: Dante http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/29/we-got-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Dante Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:20:06 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=350#comment-130 You gotta remember to bob and weave next time. lol. Glad you're not hurt too bad. You're gonna have to put those massage skills to work for the next few days. I've been telling everybody I know about what you're doing. Maybe you can swing this into a movie, or a mini-series, or a sitcom! lol. Keep it going man! You gotta remember to bob and weave next time. lol. Glad you’re not hurt too bad. You’re gonna have to put those massage skills to work for the next few days.

I’ve been telling everybody I know about what you’re doing. Maybe you can swing this into a movie, or a mini-series, or a sitcom! lol. Keep it going man!

]]> By: Casey http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/29/we-got-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Casey Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:24:51 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=350#comment-129 I've almost been hit like that 7 or 8 times. For some reason drivers seem to scan right and only look left. I think bikers, because we ride on the far outside of the lane, go unnoticed because the driver only checks the center of the street about 10 car lengths out. I’ve almost been hit like that 7 or 8 times. For some reason drivers seem to scan right and only look left. I think bikers, because we ride on the far outside of the lane, go unnoticed because the driver only checks the center of the street about 10 car lengths out.

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