Come on, admit it

[Joesox]

Sorry to hear your story, and glad the damage was not worse.

@totallytika

Back on the scooter now, but very wary!

Wary is good. I always try to expect the unexpected.

When riding, I look for what can possibly happen and try to make contingency plans accordingly. For example, if somebody is at the mouth of a side road I assume they will pull out, check my left mirror to see if there’s space to change lane position if necessary, maybe give a short beep on the horn to make sure the other vehicle is aware of me, be prepared to brake and try to be aware of what’s behind as well in case they plow into my rear end. Sounds complicated but it’s an almost automatic habit now.

[Shin-Gua]

You got it right, Joe!

[Scuba]

@joesax

[quote=“Scuba”]…corduroy, That stuff never wears out… I was wearing a very stylish (ahem) corduroy jacket. The elbows of the jacket emerged completely unscathed while my elbows underneath were completely skinned…bizarre…They should coat the next generation of space shuttles with corduroy…[/quote]

Not sure about that. By your logic, the shuttle itself would be fine but not the people inside!

Good point, I will cancel sending this suggestion to NASA.
“Shuttle not damaged by foam impact, however all crew members dead”
would not help improve thier image much.

Your riding technique is spot on , see everything & pretend to see nothing seems to work well here. I use the same on my mountain bike & so far havnet been hit. All my accidents are self inflicted, generally going round corners too fast in wet weather.