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Originally Posted by Jim Horton
Perhaps, unfortunately. And it affects badly the attitude of drivers to all riders. But: after you have been hit by a car once (...or twice...or more...) it tends to make your riding behavior a whole lot more defensive and cautious. Less likely to flaunt traffic laws. More aware that you aren't entitled, and you aren't at the top of the food chain.
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I've been hit by a biker before. While I was parked in the Fred Meyer lot off Terwilliger. I got out of the car to ask if he was alright and he blamed it on ME.