A bicyclist ran into my 6 cylinder Land Cruiser and put a dent in it

[lutefisk]

And there is no way it was my fault- it was parked legally in front of my house on a quiet residential street. I was sitting in my living room at the time, so luckily I wasn't hurt.

From what I saw, the rider was watching his front wheel go round and round and just ran directly into my tailgate. I don't like to judge people, but that is a pretty stupid way to ride a bike. It looked like a bird hitting a window. He took off as fast as he could pedal- I guess he didn't feel like paying to have the dent fixed. And I didn't chase him down, I think I was just too stunned that someone could do that.

By the way, the Land Cruiser's length and width are less than a Honda Accord, so it's hardly a behemoth taking up too much space on the street.

With all the sharing of stories about cars, trucks, SUVs, and bikes lately, I just thought I'd contribute.:hi:

[Richardo]

1. I bet it was taterguy

:hide:

[lutefisk]

4. But he probably would have left a $100 bill under my wiper

...to fix the dent, before pedaling off.:thumbsup:

[taterguy]

9. Yeah right

As if Taterguy ever had $100 in his wallet. Keep dreaming buddy. I'd also like to know where you can get body work done for 100 dollars or less.

[lutefisk]

14. I was hoping paintless dent removal was cheap

OK, so you weren't the guy. That's good.

[taterguy]

15. When I wreck I wreck big and can't walk away even if I want to

Fortunately that's only happened once and my wounds healed nicely

[triguy46]

2. when I was 5, my first solo bike ride down the street was

directly into a parked car. Same deal.

[lutefisk]

5. When you're 5, you have an excuse

Hope you were wearing a helmet!

[matcom]

3. with that dent you aren't as aerodynamic anymore

your 6mpg is now down to 4mpg

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:P

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. I dented my Dad's two week old car.

I was 10. He had just bought his FIRST new car. Stupid me, I was riding my bike and decided to see how far I could ride with my eyes closed before chickening out. Before I chickened out, I rode right into the driver's side door. HUGE dent. Can you say PISSED OFF? That was the day I got my very last whoopin'. I think he felt guilty afterwards. And damn, it took me nearly a year of mowing lawns on our street to pay for the repair. I didn't get money from the neighbors though, they gave it straight to him.

[ceile]

7. Oh, that's funny!

I have seen many a biker look up just in time. Never actually seen one hit a car. Sorry about your dent though.

[lutefisk]

8. It makes a case for wearing a helmet, anyway.

I'm pretty sure he made the dent with his (helmetless) head. Apparently he was ok, though.

[Squatch]

10. Karma.

You're obviously not a good liberal because you have an SUV. Flog yourself.

[lutefisk]

12. It's not an SUV, it's a "station wagon" according to Toyota

Besides, I drive my Civic way more, weather permitting.

I mostly drive it to tow the protest signs to the marches and protests. The rest of the folks ride scooters, so I help out...

At least I don't have a "W" sticker!

[Catshrink]

11. I saw a kid on a bike wipe out today.

He was talking on his cell phone and missed a curb.

:rofl:

[lutefisk]

13. That is funny. He needs to look into bluetooth.

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