I was going to write
I was going to write something for the blog about motorcycles and safety and such, but then this afternoon, while I was pondering the idea and sitting in traffic, someone rear-ended me. Just a tap, really, and I was in my car so no appreciable damage to me or the car. Of course, if I had been on my scooter, I have no idea where I'd now be. Surely I would have wound up on the ground and my scooter would be majorly fubar (SUV vs. scooter - no contest). Anyhow, the point is: no motorcycle safety post for now.
And what's the deal with me getting rear-ended? I've been hit 3 times (2 in Pittsburgh, 1 near Philadelphia). Each time, the collision was at 5 mph or below, while I was sitting still. Coincidence? Or am I doing something wrong? If I did something obvious like sitting still when I could be moving, people would honk at me more often than they hit me, but people don't honk.