<![CDATA[Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed.]]>Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed.

Just now, I almost got hit by not one, but TWO drivers at the same time!

Tried to make a drawing to make it more clear.

The van driver, which had to yield to me, didn't see me (I thought he had), so I was already cycling in front of him when I had to suddenly brake and swerve out of his way.

Then, the freaking BUS DRIVER didn't see me either!! So I almost got hit by the front of the bus as well.

Super high adrenaline now and SO ANGRY. This spot is SO incredibly dangerous, this whole area in Utrecht I live in (Zuilen) is freaking ATROCIOUS for cycling.

Also: too many drivers SUCK. I didn't do anything wrong here, yet that could almost have been put as a quote on my tombstone.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/0ecc5330-8596-4045-aebf-3132752723be/goddamn-nothing-makes-you-feel-more-alive-than-almost-getting-killed.RSS for NodeWed, 03 Jun 2026 14:19:54 GMTThu, 07 May 2026 14:22:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Mon, 18 May 2026 19:12:35 GMT]]>@blechterror @maaikees
it's top asshole behaviour.
his pinned toot is against , but then he jumps right in and does at some one who's just survived an attack.
https://mastodon.social/@gdinwiddie/113450169908864118

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/users/pelle/statuses/116597165648224442https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/users/pelle/statuses/116597165648224442Mon, 18 May 2026 19:12:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Mon, 18 May 2026 18:06:15 GMT]]>@pelle @maaikees I nearly faved that "flag" toot, because I saw it as bitter cynical sarcasm. Thx for calling out the derailing.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.de/users/blechterror/statuses/116596904764894888https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.de/users/blechterror/statuses/116596904764894888Mon, 18 May 2026 18:06:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Mon, 18 May 2026 17:59:23 GMT]]>@maaikees 🫂 & 💐 for being alive.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.de/users/blechterror/statuses/116596877793891480https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.de/users/blechterror/statuses/116596877793891480Mon, 18 May 2026 17:59:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 19:43:46 GMT]]>@gdinwiddie

The Netherlands didn't achieve their world famous cycling situation by telling cyclists to yield to cars.

They got it by means of very loud, very angry protests. Many decades ago. With police beating people, water cannons and all that jazz.

I hope that if the next wave of protests happen soon enough, they may not need to get that bad. If thy don't happen soon, things may well just slowly get worse.

@pelle @maaikees

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Mr_Teatime/statuses/116540665108655691https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/Mr_Teatime/statuses/116540665108655691Fri, 08 May 2026 19:43:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 12:21:57 GMT]]>@pelle No, you didn’t get that right.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gdinwiddie/statuses/116538927821514673https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gdinwiddie/statuses/116538927821514673Fri, 08 May 2026 12:21:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 10:20:51 GMT]]>@steltenpower @maaikees @DanielleVossebeld @fietsersbond in dat kader even @fietsria van de Fietsersbond afdeling hier aanhaken.

Alsmede @herbert_tiemens van de gemeente.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/ikecht/statuses/116538451643995629https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/ikecht/statuses/116538451643995629Fri, 08 May 2026 10:20:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 09:27:00 GMT]]>@maaikees Ja, van die rotplekken waar je adrenaline ondertussen al stijgt op basis van eerdere ervaringen nog voor er iets gebeurt. 😬

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116538239900319887https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116538239900319887Fri, 08 May 2026 09:27:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 09:12:51 GMT]]>@maaikees @DanielleVossebeld hallo @fietsersbond , deze situatie al op jullie radar?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.edu.nl/users/steltenpower/statuses/116538184297136596https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.edu.nl/users/steltenpower/statuses/116538184297136596Fri, 08 May 2026 09:12:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 09:05:34 GMT]]>@DanielleVossebeld jawel! En lekker kunnen slapen. Nog steeds boos, maar meer over hoe permanent onveilig de situatie voor fietsers in zuilen is.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/ap/users/116506286529157193/statuses/116538155636255645https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/ap/users/116506286529157193/statuses/116538155636255645Fri, 08 May 2026 09:05:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 08:12:30 GMT]]>@maaikees Adrenaline ondertussen al gezakt? 😬

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116537946969296140https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116537946969296140Fri, 08 May 2026 08:12:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 07:16:04 GMT]]>@gdinwiddie
did i get this right: you are not cycling now, but you drive a car (?), and when a cyclist is almost killed by reckless car drivers, you tell the cyclist to be more careful, but not do anything that could offend car drivers?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/users/pelle/statuses/116537725033370323https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/users/pelle/statuses/116537725033370323Fri, 08 May 2026 07:16:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 06:49:25 GMT]]>@DanielleVossebeld nee idd ik keek te snel. C. smeenkstraat!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/ap/users/116506286529157193/statuses/116537620246763616https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/ap/users/116506286529157193/statuses/116537620246763616Fri, 08 May 2026 06:49:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 05:51:39 GMT]]>@RolfBly Meestal zijn het vriendelijke mensen, alleen de impact van één idioot kan zo groot zijn. @maaikees

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116537393120441179https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116537393120441179Fri, 08 May 2026 05:51:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 05:30:40 GMT]]>@DanielleVossebeld Ja, zeker. Het oogcontact is meer een check op "heb je mij gezien?" Indien niet, handel alsof een moordwapen je pad kruist.

(Hoewel er ook veel fietsvriendelijke automobilisten zijn. )

@maaikees

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RolfBly/statuses/116537310601470795https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RolfBly/statuses/116537310601470795Fri, 08 May 2026 05:30:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 05:04:16 GMT]]>@RolfBly Dat werkt 1:1, maar niet in drukke situaties. Als je oogcontact hebt met de ene bestuurder omdat die geen signalen geeft dat ie gaat stoppen, heb je dat niet met de ander. Je mist dan het overzicht. @maaikees

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116537206787540758https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116537206787540758Fri, 08 May 2026 05:04:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Fri, 08 May 2026 05:01:05 GMT]]>@maaikees I'm so tired of this, I had so many close calls over the years because a driver didnt see me or saw me and purposefully ignored me. The 2nd was happening very often when I was still living in my eastern European country where a lot of people think that having a car gives them priority over pedestrians and cyclists... Good that you managed to survive

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mustanzo/statuses/116537194297011236https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mustanzo/statuses/116537194297011236Fri, 08 May 2026 05:01:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Thu, 07 May 2026 21:47:33 GMT]]>@DanielleVossebeld Goeie vraag. Volgens OpenStreetMap ging die bus tegen de richting in. Ontheffing?

Wijlen mijn schoenmoeder zei altijd "je moet ervan uitgaan dat er allemaal idioten op de weg zitten". Ik probeer oogcontact met bestuurders te maken. Lukt vaak niet. Ze kijken weg.

@maaikees

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RolfBly/statuses/116535489568275372https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RolfBly/statuses/116535489568275372Thu, 07 May 2026 21:47:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Thu, 07 May 2026 21:36:25 GMT]]>@pelle @maaikees
I didn't reach this age by being aggressive toward those much bigger than me.

I once had a pickup truck pass me so close that his radio antenna hit my shoulder. Scared the shit out of me, and I ended up on the shoulder of the road. (It was a rural road.) That was over 50 years ago, and while I can't cycle anymore, I'm still stumbling along.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gdinwiddie/statuses/116535445762483648https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gdinwiddie/statuses/116535445762483648Thu, 07 May 2026 21:36:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Thu, 07 May 2026 21:05:15 GMT]]>@maaikees Glad to hear you're okay!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/ap/users/115973601989364261/statuses/116535323208962636https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/ap/users/115973601989364261/statuses/116535323208962636Thu, 07 May 2026 21:05:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Thu, 07 May 2026 20:55:00 GMT]]>@gdinwiddie @maaikees
we need to fight back and inconvenience aggressors, like .

not just »did you wear a bulletproof vest?« when our friend has been shot at; or »did you remember to put a lid on your drink?« if they've been drugged.

on an episode of they suggested having a bottle with red paint to splash at aggressive drivers, marking them for others to see.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/users/pelle/statuses/116535282917079790https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://veganism.social/users/pelle/statuses/116535282917079790Thu, 07 May 2026 20:55:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Thu, 07 May 2026 20:31:36 GMT]]>@venite Ik kan me er iets bij voorstellen. 🫤 Dat adrenalinegevoel is zo ruk, ik heb dat meerdere keren gehad waar je het Loolaantje bij het Wilhelminapark infietst als je naar USP gaat. Dan kom je al met 1-0 achterstand wat betreft humeur op je werk. ☹️
@pietkuip @maaikees

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116535190942759028https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116535190942759028Thu, 07 May 2026 20:31:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Thu, 07 May 2026 20:15:51 GMT]]>@maaikees Ik ben daar niet heel bekend. Ken vooral de Amsterdamsestraatweg. Als ik zo rondkijk denk ik dat je bij de brandweer bedoelt. Die klinkerstraat is ook niet je van het, zeg.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/jonathanavt/statuses/116535128955524272https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/jonathanavt/statuses/116535128955524272Thu, 07 May 2026 20:15:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Thu, 07 May 2026 20:13:29 GMT]]>@DanielleVossebeld @pietkuip @maaikees de Burg Norbruislaan lijkt super breed door al het groen dus mensen rijden daar alsof ze alleen op de wereld zijn. Doodeng.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/venite/statuses/116535119646931447https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/venite/statuses/116535119646931447Thu, 07 May 2026 20:13:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Goddamn, nothing makes you feel more alive than almost getting killed. on Thu, 07 May 2026 20:06:40 GMT]]>@pietkuip Op streetview is het niet echt onoverzichtelijk, dus rare actie van die bestuurders. Ik kom nooit zo noorderlijk op de Norbruis, dus heb geen ervaring met hoe het in het echt is. Maar als er vaker adrenaline-rushes zijn omdat automobilisten kippig zijn, is dat wel eng.
@maaikees

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116535092885353382https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DanielleVossebeld/statuses/116535092885353382Thu, 07 May 2026 20:06:40 GMT