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Stretch #15: don’t become a victim of other’s anger

Daily Stretch #15: don’t become a victim of other’s anger

My bike ride ended amazingly today. But it was this close of going south.

Biking long distances, on the road, is a journey full of surprises.

A truck driver assumed the light was green when he started a left turn. Fortunately, he stopped looking at his smartphone screen right on time. The driver pulled the break when I was about to jump off my bike.

A group of kids was riding in the opposite lane of a bike path. One of them decided to overpass the rest. He didn’t look ahead when switching lanes. I was approaching him at 24 MPH. I took my chances and headed to the grass. And I avoided the crash.

There are two safety rules I follow when riding on the road. Be predictable to others. Anticipate -and react to- other’s people unpredictable behavior.

I always talk about how our ability to adapt is critical to growing in our personal and professional lives.

Well, it’s also critical to surviving the road. Not just to elude accidents, but not t…