Yea, so i was driving along peacefully, enjoyin' the beautiful weather/scenery around whitman college yesterday with my long time pal Natalie Crosby... Just cruisin at around 20mph when these two guys riding bikes came perpendicularly towards where I was driving... one guy turned onto the sidewalk, the other straight on into the street... he saw me and i saw him, i tried to stop/turn away, and he did to, but not quick enough. he didnt turn quite sharp enough to miss me, so instead, he collided, bike and all into the front right hood/tire area, flew up over my hood, onto the roof, and rolled off the side of my car...
now, you can imagine the thoughts that went through my head, along with the choice bits of the american language that escaped my lips... thoughts of vehicular homicide and images of broken legs, arms, and crushed skulls flashed through my mind. i'll never be able to drive again, i thought. my insurance will pretty much scrape the sky... i'll hve to sell my car.. and if indeed i did commit vehicular hommicide, i'll go to jail!!!
well, turns out he was alive, awake, got up, and was just scratched. he was more worried about my car than his own well being. I, on the other hand, was more concerned with his safety, and whether he really was okay. I stayed and chatted with him for a little bit about the experience, and i told him i didnt mind the scratch he'd put on my car, as long as he was okay.
Coming from someone who has never even hit an animal, hitting a human was a nerve shattering experience, and i dont recommend trying it anytime soon if you can help it.
I am a lot more careful of my surroundings now, and i'm sure he is much more careful before he decides to ride across streets without looking both ways. :)
