The exit of the shopping center is right before a blind corner with tall trees/bushes so you can't see traffic coming from the right. I looked left no cars, looked right no cars OR BIKES, look left again and slowly let the clutch out. Out of the corner of my eye I see the cyclist on my right hop the curb into the bike line going the wrong direction. I hit the brakes immediately . Luckily the way my car was positioned she swerved from hitting it head on but the pedal caught right below my drivers side headlight. I immediately checked to see if she was alright which she was since it didn't even knock her over. I then asked the other girl what they were doing on the wrong side of the road. The other girl was still on the sidewalk mind you only one jumped the curb to try to get passed me for god knows what reason. She replied "there was too much traffic and we didn't want to wait at the crosswalk(it is a notoriously long light at the crosswalk) Anyways I had planned on getting the fascia, center panel and and a few door dings pulled anyways so I am trying to look at the glass as half full. At least this way the fascia gets paid for and I'll pay the rest out of pocket.
15:01:54 06/26/09
