I’ve lost count personally. Curious as to what other’s experiences have been.

  • HopingForBetter
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    Years ago, when my first kid was about 2, a lady nearly ran us both over while backing up and not looking. She actually hit me, and I had to sit on her SUV’s back bumper while holding my kid in the air by the arm. Should have pursued charges, but I honestly just wanted to get out of there a.s.a.p. She wasn’t even going to stop and check afterwards, but I kicked her back window several times and made her get out. I’d love to see all cars dissappear and be replaced with public transit.

  • @lntl
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    711 months ago

    I’ve been hit twice!

    First time, I was standing with two feet on the ground at a stop sign on the right side of the road where bicycles usually travel. A driver made a left turn and turned into the wrong side of the road where I was standing. I went up onto the hood and was launched when the car stopped. Thankfully I wore a helmet :)

    Second time I was riding along in the periphery of the door zone and an open parking space came up on my right. A driver on my left, riding along with me, wanted to park in the space and hit me. This one was minor, I was more upset than anything.

    Nearly hit a few more times

  • @offthecrossbar@beehaw.org
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    611 months ago

    Literally last night I was out running and had to stop dead in my tracks as a driver took a right turn without looking. Always make sure you get eye contact with a driver if you’re not sure they’re paying attention.

  • @boerbiet@feddit.nl
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    611 months ago

    Twice in roughly 38 years. Both my fault: riding a bicycle in the dark without light and in front of a car who couldn’t see mee and once as a 12-year old racing into an intersection where the car clearly had the right of way (it hit me and was legally at fault since that is how it works here; my parents made me go to their house afterwards to apologise).

  • Skyhighatrist
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    11 months ago

    I’ve been actually hit twice by drivers that didn’t look right before turning into a lane going right. They looked left for cars, but never bothered to look right again before going. Both times were minor and I wasn’t hurt, but I was pissed off as I was on the sidewalk both times it happened.

  • art
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    311 months ago

    Was shoved into the sidewalk by the city bus 20 years ago. Haven’t been hit since cause I’ll stay on the sidewalk. Laws be damned.

  • nLuLukna
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    311 months ago

    Few tight corners on busy main roads, big Lorry comes charging past and nearly knocks you off the street. But mostly the classic douche car shenagins

  • @frippa
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    311 months ago

    Many many times, lost count, my dad was hit once but nothing serious

  • @BackendForth
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    311 months ago

    Twice on a bike. Lucky enough to have biked away from one, walked away from the other. Neither driver stuck around.

  • @neamhsplach@beehaw.org
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    311 months ago

    So many near misses. Been hit once on a roundabout. Thankfully walked away from that one unscathed. The driver paid for the damages to my bike.

    • @lntl
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      211 months ago

      Glad youre okay!

  • @Mcballs1234
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    311 months ago

    There’s a reason why I call my bike kamakazi and deaths edge

  • @linuxduck@nerdly.dev
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    210 months ago

    One lady hit me and got my bike lodged in her car. She then continued to stare me down and slowly drive forward, dragging me with her…

    I got free from her within like 30 seconds but it was so scary

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  • @Marxine@lemmygrad.ml
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    Lost count on the very first week as a cyclist. I used to teach a little more than 10km away from home, and I often had to take the “heavy duty” main streets, full of trucks and the like. I’ve been a few inches from dying so much I got kinda jaded at some point. Thankfully, the few times I’ve been hit was in slow streets, nothing major.

    Now that I’ve been riding less I look back and ask how the hell was I able to not lose balance and get my arm ripped from my shoulder.