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TIFU- By not getting got by a car

Obligatory this happened on Sunday. I was riding my e-scooter to the grocery store to pick up snacks for the race. I am not very trusting of the human race so I'm pretty diligent in being aware of my surroundings. I also obey traffic laws, I don't run stop signs, wait for lights to turn green, etc. Because of my distrusting nature I assume that every car is going to hit me and I ride cautiously.

Enough background. I approached an intersection with a four way stop sign. One for each direction of travel. I was in the bike lane and came to a full and complete stop. There was a red sedan approaching the intersection in the opposite direction of travel. Having stopped at the STOP sign I began to traverse the intersection. The oncoming red sedan however did not stop at the STOP sign and proceeded to turn left into my path of travel. Having a basic understanding of physics and still being of sound mind and body I did my best to avoid a collision with a moving object who's mass was greater than my own by a factor greater than 10. In that I was successful. I did not in fact get ran the fuck over. However, in taking the evasive action to avoid becoming a smear on the pavement I neglected to factor in that stationary objects can also be dangerous. My adrenaline flooded brain didn't register the curb as problematic until it was too late to do anything else but strike it. What followed was a brief moment of freedom in the form of flight and then abrupt stoppage of my forward momentum. I did attempt to tuck and roll. I neither tucked, nor rolled. Maybe I rolled a little bit. What is of certainty however, is that the red sedan did not stop, and it was plainly, painfully obvious that my right wrist was broken. I suspected my left elbow was broken as well, but would later be told by medical staff that it was not. Bully for me.

So I still being of sound mind (no longer body) took a moment to recite some gratitude mantras. I was still alive after all. Then I practiced some box breathing and calmed down a bit. Since I was less than a mile from my home I decided to ride my scooter home. The throttle being on the right handlebar was fun little experiment. I made it home safely, and my roommate drove me to the hospital. The panic they showed when I asked them for a ride and they saw my arm was adorable. I could tell they really cared. Another thing to be grateful for. I truly am blessed.

TLDR- Avoided getting ran over, hit curb and shattered wrist instead.

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