See, good things do happen.
My bike rack tried to kill some poor kid but failed.
I was eating breakfast at 630am my favorite local breakfast eating place last week with a window seat which afforded me a view of my truck. A kid parks beside me in his big lifted bro-dozer truck. I say kid but he was old enough to drive but I would guess not old enough to legally buy beer in the states. As soon as he closes his truck door, eyes are locked on his phone and both hands are on his phone as he types away furiously. As he goes to walk around the back corner of my truck he obviously didn't see the wheel trays of my bike rack. It catches him just right on his knee and he trips and flips face first over the rack. His arms shoot out to catch his fall and his phone goes skipping across the parking lot like a thrown pebble in a pond. As he completed his flip over the rack he momentarily held the scorpion position with his face against the ground before flopping hard on his back. I'll give it to the kid though he hopped up on his feet like nothing happened walked across the lot grabbed his phone checked to make sure nothing was wrong with it and started typing furiously again as he walked into the restaurant. Pretty sure I was the only one to see this happen. At 45yo if I had fallen like that I would still be in the ICU and would be posting in the Rider Down Injury and Recovery section.
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Oh man, that sounds like a really hard hit. I hope your bike rack is okay.
HAAAAA!!!
Years ago I was in pursuing toys in a gun shop and a guy walked in and asked who had the big German shepherd in the Pathfinder. It was mine, which I would leave the windows open in back so he would get air and could stick his head out. He was also very vehicle possessive and would snarl at people if they came up to him. I am standing there thinking, oh great this guy walked up and decided to ignore the snarling and stuck his hand out and got bit.
He proceeds to tell me he was walking through the parking lot, stupidly looking down at his phone and smack, hit his head into my dogs head. I asked what happened then. His response: "I nearly sh*t myself when I looked up and there was this dog staring out me like what are you doing you idiot." Fortunately, no harm and a good laugh.
Years ago I was in pursuing toys in a gun shop and a guy walked in and asked who had the big German shepherd in the Pathfinder. It was mine, which I would leave the windows open in back so he would get air and could stick his head out. He was also very vehicle possessive and would snarl at people if they came up to him. I am standing there thinking, oh great this guy walked up and decided to ignore the snarling and stuck his hand out and got bit.
He proceeds to tell me he was walking through the parking lot, stupidly looking down at his phone and smack, hit his head into my dogs head. I asked what happened then. His response: "I nearly sh*t myself when I looked up and there was this dog staring out me like what are you doing you idiot." Fortunately, no harm and a good laugh.
This thread should be retitled, “Phoney accidents.”
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Or, fails I wish I had on video, but don't.This thread should be retitled, “Phoney accidents.”
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If he got hurt I wonder if he would have any legal recourse against you? I believe anything extending 3 ft or more needs to be flagged.
I've considered leaving my hitch receiver in as a deterrent to tailgaters. But the reality is the only thing that would pay the price are my shins.
For a while here in Portland, people walking in front of trains staring at their phone was pretty common. I haven't heard about one in a while though , but maybe that's because the news is dominated by covid.
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I've considered leaving my hitch receiver in as a deterrent to tailgaters. But the reality is the only thing that would pay the price are my shins.
For a while here in Portland, people walking in front of trains staring at their phone was pretty common. I haven't heard about one in a while though , but maybe that's because the news is dominated by covid.
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6 feet in my state.If he got hurt I wonder if he would have any legal recourse against you? I believe anything extending 3 ft or more needs to be flagged.
I've considered leaving my hitch receiver in as a deterrent to tailgaters. But the reality is the only thing that would pay the price are my shins.
For a while here in Portland, people walking in front of trains staring at their phone was pretty common. I haven't heard about one in a while though , but maybe that's because the news is dominated by covid.
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I wish the kid had been recording live at the time. Now that would make some good content.Or, fails I wish I had on video, but don't.
Arguably a claim of negligence, diminished by his own contributory negligence. It would be a weak claim that no decent or intelligent PI attorney would touch. Unfortunately there are a lot of both bad and unintelligent PI attorneys that are willing to try and get money from anything (the bottom feeders of the legal community). The good PI attorneys will only do carefully vetted and strong cases with significant monetary damages.If he got hurt I wonder if he would have any legal recourse against you? I believe anything extending 3 ft or more needs to be flagged.
I've considered leaving my hitch receiver in as a deterrent to tailgaters. But the reality is the only thing that would pay the price are my shins.
For a while here in Portland, people walking in front of trains staring at their phone was pretty common. I haven't heard about one in a while though , but maybe that's because the news is dominated by covid.
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Probably considered open and obvious. Nevertheless, unless I've got a bike on the rack, it stays folded-up (even at the trailhead parking lot). I do it to reduce the chances of it getting hit by another bumper.
Sort of off topic but the dog stories sparked a memory.
My dad and I decided to sit in the car and wait on my mom to do some shopping in a girl type store. We were there a while. The parking lot was pretty big... a long walk from back to front and it was really busy so it was filled up.
The whole time these two huge german sheperds that were left in the bed of a pickup somewhere near the middle would notice new cars coming into the lot. If the cars came in their same lane they knew the people would be walking by their truck. These guys were stealth assasins. Once they saw a car park in their lane, they'd crouch behind the wall of the bed and wait until people would walk past them, at which point they would explode into sight and launch a sonic assault of barking coupled with a vicious display of snarling teeth.
Most people would see them catch someone else unaware and avoid walking by the truck, but a lot of folks didn't see them in action and would absolutely schitt themselves when they'd walk by.
You could tell the dogs were having a blast. They weren't protecting the truck or anything, they were cracking themselves up. After they'd catch somebody they'd go nuts inside that bed congratulating each other.
We couldn't decide what was funnier to us... the reactions of the people or thinking about the conversations those dogs were having with each other.
My dad and I decided to sit in the car and wait on my mom to do some shopping in a girl type store. We were there a while. The parking lot was pretty big... a long walk from back to front and it was really busy so it was filled up.
The whole time these two huge german sheperds that were left in the bed of a pickup somewhere near the middle would notice new cars coming into the lot. If the cars came in their same lane they knew the people would be walking by their truck. These guys were stealth assasins. Once they saw a car park in their lane, they'd crouch behind the wall of the bed and wait until people would walk past them, at which point they would explode into sight and launch a sonic assault of barking coupled with a vicious display of snarling teeth.
Most people would see them catch someone else unaware and avoid walking by the truck, but a lot of folks didn't see them in action and would absolutely schitt themselves when they'd walk by.
You could tell the dogs were having a blast. They weren't protecting the truck or anything, they were cracking themselves up. After they'd catch somebody they'd go nuts inside that bed congratulating each other.
We couldn't decide what was funnier to us... the reactions of the people or thinking about the conversations those dogs were having with each other.
I had kinda similar experience gravel riding a couple of weeks ago. Pick up truck coming in the opposite direction, we pass then suddenly an uproar up dog barking. I hadn't seen it but there was a dog in the truck bed and not a peep until we passed. Which I guess was a good thing, I probably would have crashed if he popped up and started barking when he was beside me.Sort of off topic but the dog stories sparked a memory.
My dad and I decided to sit in the car and wait on my mom to do some shopping in a girl type store. We were there a while. The parking lot was pretty big... a long walk from back to front and it was really busy so it was filled up.
The whole time these two huge german sheperds that were left in the bed of a pickup somewhere near the middle would notice new cars coming into the lot. If the cars came in their same lane they knew the people would be walking by their truck. These guys were stealth assasins. Once they saw a car park in their lane, they'd crouch behind the wall of the bed and wait until people would walk past them, at which point they would explode into sight and launch a sonic assault of barking coupled with a vicious display of snarling teeth.
Most people would see them catch someone else unaware and avoid walking by the truck, but a lot of folks didn't see them in action and would absolutely schitt themselves when they'd walk by.
You could tell the dogs were having a blast. They weren't protecting the truck or anything, they were cracking themselves up. After they'd catch somebody they'd go nuts inside that bed congratulating each other.
We couldn't decide what was funnier to us... the reactions of the people or thinking about the conversations those dogs were having with each other.
Contact your attorney, sometimes bike rack injuries show a few days later and you may need a whole new rack. Hopefully the guy is insured.I was eating breakfast at 630am my favorite local breakfast eating place last week with a window seat which afforded me a view of my truck. A kid parks beside me in his big lifted bro-dozer truck. I say kid but he was old enough to drive but I would guess not old enough to legally buy beer in the states. As soon as he closes his truck door, eyes are locked on his phone and both hands are on his phone as he types away furiously. As he goes to walk around the back corner of my truck he obviously didn't see the wheel trays of my bike rack. It catches him just right on his knee and he trips and flips face first over the rack. His arms shoot out to catch his fall and his phone goes skipping across the parking lot like a thrown pebble in a pond. As he completed his flip over the rack he momentarily held the scorpion position with his face against the ground before flopping hard on his back. I'll give it to the kid though he hopped up on his feet like nothing happened walked across the lot grabbed his phone checked to make sure nothing was wrong with it and started typing furiously again as he walked into the restaurant. Pretty sure I was the only one to see this happen. At 45yo if I had fallen like that I would still be in the ICU and would be posting in the Rider Down Injury and Recovery section.
This is like Americas Funniest Videos for blind people.
I have a rack that mounts over my rear tire on my lifted Jeep. Sometimes I leave it on there if I'm driving it a lot. I've seen several people zoned out on their phone walk into the arms. I even have them painted safety orange. The last one was a lady while I was getting a haircut. Right into her forehead. She came in upset and gave me the business while I was LMAO.
Far deadlier are trailer hitches. Hurts like hell when you walk into them.
I do the same. Seen unfolded bike racks get hit at the trailhead, and the driver continues on their way like nothing happened.Probably considered open and obvious. Nevertheless, unless I've got a bike on the rack, it stays folded-up (even at the trailhead parking lot). I do it to reduce the chances of it getting hit by another bumper.
Distracted walking signs wouldn't help. The only way they'd see them is when they walked into them.
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