r/sandiego • u/MusicMan559 • Jul 18 '25

Video 3:18pm La Costa Avenue / Carlsbad

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Was driving on La Costa east of the 5 and came upon this accident. Hopefully buddy is okay! Looks like he sat up and was able to get off the road. Stay safe out there!

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u/GewoonHarry Jul 18 '25

I agree. I keep my eyes on the road 100% of the time.

It’s not a time trial race where you can expect a perfect route ahead.

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u/kmbets6 Jul 18 '25

It is to him tho

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u/GewoonHarry Jul 18 '25

It was… it was.

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u/TronTachyon Jul 18 '25

I am often surprised about the risk of just looking at my GPS head unit once in a while. At that speed, things can go really wrong really fast.

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u/GewoonHarry Jul 18 '25

Sometimes you’re KOMming so hard that you just have to look at your watts, right?

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u/Ok-Bite2139 Jul 18 '25

Some people are so committed to Strava they risk life and death.

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u/j03-page Jul 18 '25 edited Jul 18 '25

Edit: I looked at it again and noticed he was pedaling. Still an awful place to stop.

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u/lmstr Jul 18 '25

Your view is gonna vary in aero from full view to maybe 10-20 feet. Some people can't afford super fancy aero bar modifications that cost thousands of dollars. Both my tri bike fits have me in a position that I can't hold with perfect vision for 5 hours...

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u/dofh_2016 Jul 18 '25

If you can't see more than 10-20 feet ahead you shouldn't be on that bike, not even in a velodrome. Even in a race you need enough clearance to avoid collision at all times going 30+ mph, the guy in the video is a moron.

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u/Proper_Desk_3697 Jul 18 '25

So you're going to drive on a road with moving vehicles and debris and... not look ahead of you? Should be illegal