reinforcing my beliefs, i almost got t-boned the other day! probably because the other driver was on a goddamn cell phone. the other car’s brakes were screeching, i slammed on my van’s accelerator pedal.* (which caused this sickening cracking sound) i know i should be glad to have the car’s cage around me, but it just left me with the feeling that i’d rather die on a bike than in a van.
*it’s my unshakeable belief that accidents are exacerbated when the victim brakes. my only big accident probably could have been avoided if i had hit the gas. since then, i’ve avoided numerous accidents or lessened their severity by accelerating.
