Mastodawn

Damn, while biking to the studio I was looking at a car to make sure it didn't drive in front of me and I missed a lady who decided to cross the zebra ... so I rode into her. Thankfully just a light bounce, no damage and she just walked away after some well deserved yelling at me. But I just... didn't see her at all even though I know this zebra well and always make sure to not be an asshole to pedestrians.

Not even sure what conclusion to draw because I was paying attention, normal speed etc.

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TechAltar Nov 19

100% my fault and I'm not trying to deflect, but I am wondering how it could be avoided since I don't think I did anything *intentionally* wrong. It feels like the brain is just an imperfect tool and every now and then something like this becomes inevitable. So I guess just... Better infrastructure? Raise to zebra crossing so I'm forced to slow down more? Better illumination on the zebra so the pedestrian catches my eye better?

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anthony

@Techaltar good of you to take the blame. This is always difficult as it's easy to put part of the blame on anyone involved. At least you know if you were in a car it would have been much, much worse.

I think you're right in that infrastructure to make this safer and force cyclists and drivers to slow down is the best solution here.