TechAltarNov 19

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.

Show threadTechAltarNov 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?
Show threadlgsp

@Techaltar

There is no way to avoid 100% human error, without huge investment, probably not worth it. But at least on a bike you are not life threatening dangerous, at least most of the times.

And I'm sure you have learned something new, and you won't fall in same error again.

Nov 19 at 4:57pmWeb
Show threadBernd HerdNov 19

@lgsp @Techaltar Humans are unable to be permanently concentrated. I'm an engineer and when we design a machine we are not allowed to design it in a way an unconcentrated worker can be seriously harmed.

If you'd hat hit that pedestrian with a car, the consequences would have been more severe, so biking is more error-forgiving than car driving.

But riding speed matters where pedestrians and bikers can interfere. Maybe you were too fast?