On Nearly Getting Hit By An SUV

In which I worry that I’m letting my guard down while cycling

Clive Thompson

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A photo of a cyclist going down a city street, taken from the side, with the cyclists heading to the right, and the shops in the background blurred by motion
Photo by Roman Koester on Unsplash

Back in the spring, I wrote about getting hit by a car while riding my bike. The accident happened back in 1992, when I’d just gotten my first job out of college and was riding to work. I hadn’t paid close enough attention while going through an intersection, and wham: A car t-boned my front tire.

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Clive Thompson

I write 2X a week on tech, science, culture — and how those collide. Writer at NYT mag/Wired; author, “Coders”. @clive@saturation.social clive@clivethompson.net