Well dear readers, things got ugly this week. Monday afternoon I headed West from CCW court and got about one and a half blocks before some guy in a 93 Accord pulled a left turn in front of me as I was proceeding through a green light. I was already entering the intersection and had about 15 feet to go before I ended up in his grill. I grabbed a handful of brakes and the bike went down.
I was “really lucky to avoid having my head run over” as the kind gentleman in the photos pointed out. He said if I’d gone another foot I’d have been under the car. Itaru, shown here helping to lift the bike and directing traffic, and his buddy Chris, both rocked. It’s no surprise that both of them are cyclists and stopped to help. Big ups to both you guys.
The ultimate FU of the whole thing? Driver had no licence and no insurance.. welcome to LA! I’m just grateful to have all my parts in the right place, and though I’m a little sore I am aware of how bad it nearly was. All of this is my way of saying I want to live, and right now that means finding a new line of work with a reduced exposure to death by blunt force trauma.
So I’m sorry (and pleased) to say the motorbikemessenger has lost the fun and this blog is done. It was a good ride while it lasted, and I’m thankful to have had you folks here to share a part of it with me. I’ve been doing this job for almost ten years and it really is time to move on.
My new website is: adamthelizard.com
Much Love,
Adam
Sorry to hear that, Adam. I was lucky and got out of the game before anything happened to me. Keep in touch.
Thanks Vince. It was getting to be time for me to move on, and I’m just thankful it didn’t take some kind of catastrophic event to make that point clear. I’m sure I’ll find something better to do with my energy. I’ll come visit you at the shop when I’m up that way. Hope you’re doing well.