Geek on Two Wheels

So, wearing my flector band to reduce the chance of being ran over by a car while crossing the Hastings/Kensington intersection didn’t exactly work.

First, a white van cut me off. Okay, I was still a good ten feet away, so it wasn’t exactly cutting me off. However, seconds after, the grey Matrix next in line proceeded to make the same turn, without stopping, driving by, literally, three feet in front of me. On the plus side, he did actually see me after he had sped up and slowed down to apologize. On the down side, well, I almost got ran over, again.

At this point, I’m confused more than anything.

The intersection is well lit. And, although I had originally theorized that my silhouette is not clear due to a dark background, that didn’t seem too plausible when I looked back at the intersection from the other side. Despite my noticing that the reflector does not work too well under lightning with a yellow hue, I was spotted perfectly fine by another car making a left some blocks later, in an area that is clearly less lit than Hastings.

Next time, I’m bringing my red blinker as well, and, if that doesn’t work, I’m going to bring a flash light and shine it directly at the driver’s face. Failing that, well, I’m crafty with electronics…

Tags: rant

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