…is when David recounts a conversation with a younger rider who, when confronted with a four-way stop intersection, assumed his right of way would keep him safe and broke his leg on the front of a truck. Put in “English,” he trundled across the intersection while a big truck ran its stop sign, t-boning him at low speed and breaking his leg.
So, it goes something like this:
Young guy: “…but he had a stop sign!”
David: “…but he didn’t stop!”
Young guy: “…but I had right of way!”
David: “And now you have a broken leg!”
Point being, this is definitely one of those situations where, from the sound of it, it may have been caused by irrational or abrupt braking on the part of the SUV. On the other hand, if these guys hadn’t been riding in a swarm with too small a following distance to the next car, most of them would still be alive, unbroken, and riding onwards. Having an appropriate following distance is one of the most important parts of safe riding or driving, yet nobody seems to do it.
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