U-Turn, not a Y-turn Picture this...I am driving south on the West side of the street and a car is
parked (facing south) on the East side of the street. The car acts as though it is going to drive
South (same direction I am going), this car is about 100 feet ahead of me. As I get closer and the
car has pulled out to travel South in the West bound lane (my lane), the car begins to do a 180
degree turn. At this point I am facing the front of the car which is now in MY west side Southbound
lane again. Then the car stops and goes into reverse (going South backwards), turns her car, so the
front is now facing SE and stops...then goes into reverse again in a NW direction just as I am going
South (behind her car). This is all being done slowly...maybe 20 mph. All I could figure was she
realized with cars parked on the E and W sides and a narrow street, she would not have enough room
to do her U-Turn. She did not see me, but because her car had stopped going backwards...I figured
she was aware I was there and was stopped to let me pass. I was wrong and the corner of her car hit
me and because I was sandwiched into a parked car, my full weight hit the back corner of the car and
the side of my CLWB smashed in her tail lights.
There was only one option available, I stop and try to figure out what this moron is trying to
do....she would have hit me whether or not I was moving. I clearly had the right of way here.
Drivers are not supposed to be doing stupid car tricks on narrow streets. When I am the one at fault
I always admit my error...fortunately I am Never in error (IMHO).
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> Jo Smith wrote:
> > You know, I have read your posts cheering cyclists that were bashing an illegaly parked car,
> > then this post appeared:
> >
> >
> >>"Joshua Goldberg" wrote in message What caused the accident was the woman doing a U-Turn on a
> >>narrow street and she ran out of street and threw the car in reverse to try the turn
> >> again just as I rode passed the back of her car.
> >>
> IMHO Josh is full of himself. Trying to ride past someone who is in the middle of doing a Y-turn
> ranks right up there with the guy (NOT Josh) who rode between the curb and the stopped bus, then
> was surprised when a passenger stepped off right in front of him! Duh! Apparently riding a bicycle
> makes him too morally superior to follow safe cycling practices if they inconvenience him. (Even
> where passing on the right is allowed,[1] it's almost never safe.) My flame suit is on, because
> I'm sure he has a few vitriolic words for anyone who would dare to challenge his rationalizations.
> For myself, I'm glad he's there and I'm here.
>
> [1] Oh no, I'm doing footnotes, too! This applies only to places with right-side driving.
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