Didn't make it work this morning. Was all of about 300 metres away when the "cyclist"[1] I was overtaking swerved in front of me (I think he was about to make an illegal right turn). I had just enough time to shout "look out!" and grab the brakes before the collision.
End up face down on the road, with him across my legs and my back hurting *like hell!* Manage to get myself and my bike out the middle of the junction, and phone 999 for an ambulance[2] following by calling work for someone to collect my bicycle and lock it somewhere safe[3].
Loaded onto a back board and fitted with a neck brace by the ambulance crew, followed by a drive to York hospital. 3 hours of A&E, including an x-ray lead to the conclusion that my back's fine so it must be muscular damage. Guess I'll be self-cert'ing the Tuesday->Saturday of next week.
Be safe the rest of you!
[1] And I use the word loosely given his lack of lights and general clue. Though to be fair, he did stay with me until the ambulance turned up. [2] As a realise quite how much it hurts and that further movement might be ill-advised! [3] One of my friends at work turned up with a van, and said he'd take it to his house since they're messing around with the bike space at work. This is fine, except I've since realised I don't know his address! :-) -- These opinions might not even be mine ... Let alone connected with my employer ...
Didn't make it work this morning. Was all of about 300 metres away when the "cyclist"[1] I was overtaking swerved in front of me (I think he was about to make an illegal right turn). I had just enough time to shout "look out!" and grab the brakes before the collision.
End up face down on the road, with him across my legs and my back hurting *like hell!* Manage to get myself and my bike out the middle of the junction, and phone 999 for an ambulance[2] following by calling work for someone to collect my bicycle and lock it somewhere safe[3].
Sorry to read of your incident and hope you recover quickly.
I tend to assume as a matter of course that other cyclists whom I don't know are clots every bit as much as motorists. Had I been overtaking this person I'd have called out "on your right" or some such before attempting to overtake. Might just have helped.
Had I been overtaking this person I'd have called out "on your right" or some such before attempting to overtake.
Most POBSOs round here wouldn't have a clue what that means, assuming they could even hear over the things stuck in their ears. Either that, or they'll assume you said "wanna fight?"
Had I been overtaking this person I'd have called out "on your right" or some such before attempting to overtake.
Most POBSOs round here wouldn't have a clue what that means, assuming they could even hear over the things stuck in their ears. Either that, or they'll assume you said "wanna fight?"
Heh, nowhere near as bad as you,,but I didn't have a great start today. I have a short quick downhill into a left hand turn on my route. I have to pay particular attention to a side road, where I get cut up regularly. Of course I didn't notice the diesel on the turn....
Only lost skin/bruised and damaged jacket/trousers though. Chap in a car stopped and seemed a little put off that I was more concerned about my bike than myself. Bike was fine.
Didn't make it work this morning. Was all of about 300 metres away when the "cyclist"[1] I was overtaking swerved in front of me (I think he was about to make an illegal right turn). I had just enough time to shout "look out!" and grab the brakes before the collision.
End up face down on the road, with him across my legs and my back hurting *like hell!* Manage to get myself and my bike out the middle of the junction, and phone 999 for an ambulance[2] following by calling work for someone to collect my bicycle and lock it somewhere safe[3].
Sorry to read of your incident and hope you recover quickly.
I tend to assume as a matter of course that other cyclists whom I don't know are clots every bit as much as motorists. Had I been overtaking this person I'd have called out "on your right"
Every time I have done that the POB has immediately moved, right!
Guess I'll be self-cert'ing the Tuesday->Saturday of next week.
Oh well... more time to post stuff on here.
The very thought of that had not even begun to cross my mind ... Not even slightly!
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Seriously though, hope you're Ok. Can you sue anybody for this incident?
<shrugs> The POB did give me his name and mobile number (or at least, a name and phone number) so, after giving it some thought after I limped home from the hospital, I decided to call the CTC's legal advice line.
At which point I discovered I'd failed to tell the CTC when I'd moved house, and my membership had expired without me noticing ... -- These opinions might not even be mine ... Let alone connected with my employer ...
Chap in a car stopped and seemed a little put off that I was more concerned about my bike than myself. Bike was fine.
In so far as there can be nice aspects to this, a pair of people did stop to see how things where going. One cyclist, on a Gazelle IIRC, stopped whilst I was still propping myself up on the barrier going "fsck this hurts" and, after I'd decided that lying down and dialing 999 might be course of wisdom, someone else came up to ask if I needed to call an ambulance ... -- These opinions might not even be mine ... Let alone connected with my employer ...
<shrugs> �The POB did give me his name and mobile number (or at least, a name and phone number) so, after giving it some thought after I limped home from the hospital, I decided to call the CTC's legal advice line.
At which point I discovered I'd failed to tell the CTC when I'd moved house, and my membership had expired without me noticing ...
Oops - nightmare. Maybe they'll let you renew it if you tell them a sob story about moving house. I was going to sue someone the last time I had an accident on my bike but I couldn't work out who to sue - perhaps some of the posters can help! I saw some character wandering up the street in lederhosen, turned to stare and the next thing I was flat on my face on the cobbles with my bike on top of me. Lederhosen guy did not stop to help me up! Ended up with all kinds of cuts and bruises.
Mountaingirl PS: I've just realized I think I know you.. unless there are millions of Alistair Gunns in York....hadn't bothered to read the name of the poster the first time I replied.
Oops - nightmare. Maybe they'll let you renew it if you tell them a sob story about moving house.
I phoned up and renewed pretty sharpish! Which was followed by the legal advice line ringing me back to tell me they'd checked and I was still a member!
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PS: I've just realized I think I know you.. unless there are millions of Alistair Gunns in York....hadn't bothered to read the name of the poster the first time I replied.
If there are several people with my name in York they've managed to escape my attention, so I suspect you probably do know me? Which does rather lead to the question of who you are? -- These opinions might not even be mine ... Let alone connected with my employer ...
