Yesterday I was on my routine route and I was going down a road where there was a dead raccoon in the middle, so I pulled slightly to the right shoulder. Then out of nowhere a car, black Silverado, darted toward me and failed to give me road, and even started turning toward me as if he was trying to run me down.
I noticed this so I quickly tried to get into the side ditch as soon as possible but the shoulder of the road dropped down into this road/gravel stuff and it caused me to crash and I got thrown from my bike and some parts of my bike are now useless...
lol pics or it didn't happen. here's my injuries, not the best pic but I also cleaned it up a lot.
Now my question would be how much more dangerous would it be if I had used clipless pedals as I wrecked at 26mph, or atleast I think so because that was the last time I saw my cycling computer? Also, I'm a little out of words because I was purposely targeted by a car... Where to from here?
I only started riding this year due to fear of a future genetic heart problem, but as I'm still only a teenager/adult (right on that thin line haha) with an over protective mother, she doesn't want me riding alone anymore. So I need advice on what happens now...
Thanks guys.
I noticed this so I quickly tried to get into the side ditch as soon as possible but the shoulder of the road dropped down into this road/gravel stuff and it caused me to crash and I got thrown from my bike and some parts of my bike are now useless...
lol pics or it didn't happen. here's my injuries, not the best pic but I also cleaned it up a lot.
Now my question would be how much more dangerous would it be if I had used clipless pedals as I wrecked at 26mph, or atleast I think so because that was the last time I saw my cycling computer? Also, I'm a little out of words because I was purposely targeted by a car... Where to from here?
I only started riding this year due to fear of a future genetic heart problem, but as I'm still only a teenager/adult (right on that thin line haha) with an over protective mother, she doesn't want me riding alone anymore. So I need advice on what happens now...
Thanks guys.