Almost crushed by semi-truck

Fort Worth, United States

8 Oct, 2019 - 7 years ago - on Northeast 33rd Street

I was on a ride and a semi started backing up in the street to turn into a parking lot. By my error, I didn't think he was going to take up the entire width of the street...all the way to the opposite curb.

I ride a recumbent trike, so I am low to the ground and my bike is just under 31" wide between the back tires.

It became apparent, he never saw me and couldn't see out his side mirror. He came within 8"-10" from completely crushing me with his front tire...a second after I squeezed through, his tire was up against the curb.

Incident location
2563 Northeast 33rd Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76111, United States
Incident details
Date of incident
08/10/2019 12:55PM
Incident type
Close call
Location of incident
Northeast 33rd Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76111, United States