Had a near miss today that goes in the top three. I was blazing down Beacon St right before Kenmore. There was a long line of traffic backed up at the light, and suddenly a car that was making a left through the stopped traffic into a parking garage appeared right in front of me blocking my path. For a split second I plotted where I would make impact on his passenger-side, then jammed on the brakes. At the last possible second, he saw me and gave it the gas. It was a very close call. The gentleman was around 90 or so, and appeared to be very surprised that someone was actually riding a bicycle on the street.
Weather has been great for riding these past couple of weeks. Front tire was losing massive amounts of air two days ago so I replaced both tube and tire in about a half-hour. No troubles at all. Now I'm all set for next week's Critical Mass ride.
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