During yesterday afternoon's ride, after I left church and was headed east on Scio Church Rd., I was riding comfortably in the marked bike lane when an inattentive driver in a SUV came up behind me and swerved into my lane, whooshing past my left elbow by not more than six inches. (I am tempted to say "an inattentive moron," but I realize that such an attitude would serve no constructive purpose.) I realize how quickly I could have become a spot on the pavement, and have been silenced (even more than I am now) forever.
I always pray for God's assistance in not only protecting me, but also in helping me to ride with good judgment and caution. I am happy to praise and thank Him for His care in this instance, and I am not tempted to change my strategy. It does, however, raise my awareness of my own need to exercise great caution when I am driving around cyclists - an issue of which (I am ashamed to say) I had been heretofore relatively unconcerned.
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