Originally Posted by
Charles Wahl
Granted; I missed that. But the bike was hit on the left side, and the truck is right next to the island in the photo
I hadn't looked at the bike carefully.
It does appear to have a curvature from the left. Although the top tube appears to have a couple of compound dents from both sides. Hmmm, that is odd. It looks like the bars turned clockwise, were twisted down, bent into a tighter curl, and may have impacted the frame from the back side. It looks like a nasty hard hit.
One conclusion is that trucks are BAD, even mid-sized trucks. Keep one's distance whenever possible.
If this truck is on a routine delivery route, then it should have a specified permitted route. Are there alternative routes not buzzing Central Park?