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Day 83 My Bike Got Hit

I got hit by a car today riding my bike to work.   Luckily the only damage seems to be my front wheel is bent completely out of shape.   I just put a brand new head light on the handle bars last night so I can light up the dark portions of my ride too!   I had 2 lights on in front, 2 blinking red lights on the back and just in case, wearing an orange reflective vest.   No matter.   If you’re not going to stop at a stop sign you’re going to hit people walking or riding.   He didn’t even make an attempt to stop.   It was slow enough that I tried to pull my bike out of harm’s way but he just didn’t stop fast enough and my wheel slid under his wheel.   Fuck. It was 5:30 in the morning and I was yelling at him that he has to stop at stop signs.   “I did a roly poly stop, I guess I have to know that there are bike riders out early in the morning.” Really?   He said that?   He was a nice enough guy and was apologetic and let me take pictures of all of his documents.   He even offered