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Originally Posted by wannabee
I have had a few vehicle accidents in my driving history. I think five. One was overtaking a car while it turned right without indicating. (we drive on the left here) every other one was when I stopped at a stop sign and the car behind me expected me to roll through it and ran me down.
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We drive on the left in Japan too. But I learned to drive in the US and drove there for 25+ years first. Causes big problems when we travel... My wife sits behind me saying (depending upon what country we are in at the time) "No! NO! Stay to the right!!!" or "NOOOO!!! Stay on the left side!!"
In the late '70's I "T-Boned" a van that turned across my line of travel without signaling... Fortunately it was a van and not a car. The sides of the van crumpled and absorbed almost all the impact. Totaled the van. Broke a mirror on my bike. I didn't get a scratch. But I do always look behind me when coming to a stop light to be sure that the car behind me is slowing down too. I've had a lot of drivers swerve around me so they could blow through the lights. Scares the heck out of me when they do that! I wear full armor when I ride, even for short trips to the market, but still... accidents usually hurt.
Stitchawl