My biggest problem over the years- riding a bike down city streets past parked cars. Keep your eyes on possible car doors opening in front of you.

Also- intersections. Motorists in cars to your right simply may look straight through you without actually seeing you- pulling into the intersection directly in front of you.

In spite of all the potential deadly encounters, I managed to avoid collisions over the last 50 years.

My biggest “accident” occured 50 years ago in Chicago’s Hyde Park. I pulled up to a red stoplight next to a convertible filled with four beautiful women. But my foot stuck in the pedal toestrap. I came to a stop by the curb and simply fell over into the grass.(think Laugh-in’s guy on a tricycle tipping over).

The light turned green. The beautiful women drove off with barely a glance in my direction- and I had learned a valuable lesson about the potential problem with toe straps/cages.