a.b.'er down :(

TimC said:

On 2005-10-12, craigster_jd (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

flyingdutch said:

Just got off the phone with TimC

Thanks all!

Quoted message said:

That really sucks the big one - and after all that prep he's been doing
for ATB as well.

Is teh suck.

Quoted message said:

Get well soon Timbo...

I've got a couple of lovely pictures of blood and gore, but alas, I
cannot seem to download them from the camera. Has it really been 60
days since I last downloaded photos (when I last upgraded the
kernel)?

Basically verbatim from what I sent to BBUG:

I was hit by a hulking big 4WD yesterday, on Burwood road, 10m west of
Alburn road (outside 570 burwood road) -- there's probably still a
helmet mirror there, don't seem to have lost anything else (but
haven't checked what is normally attached to the bike). Only just got
home from the hospital.

The stupid driver was going traffic speed (less than my own speed), and
then all of a sudden turned into park, barely slowing down, and only
putting the indicators on at the very last moment).

I was knocked over the handlebars, after I think being caught in the wheel
well of the 4WD. My face helpfully took all of the impact -- I remember
sliding along the road on just the front of my face. Helmet has a small
dent in the top front, but otherwise, my eye socket, nose, teeth, jaw and
chin took most of the blow.

Broken nose (will be left alone til it heals naturally), several fractures
in eye socket, possibly jaw, etc, splinted teeth, and stiched up chin (the
plastic surgeon did a very good job apparently, partly because there was a
TV crew in front of him. I'm going to be on the next series of some show
called something like "Medical Emergency". Can't remember what channel).

So, that's stolen vehicle 1, SUVs 3, TimC 0. 🙁

Home now, got to find some mushy food. Got to talk to the police, and
find out where I can pick my bike up from.

Got a list of items to get paid for or replaced: glasses, possibly
bike, helmet, helmet mirror, jersey, ATB ticket, lost rent (while I am
not writing my thesis, I am still paying rent, but we'll see whether a
court will think like that).

--
TimC
Perl 6 will give you the big knob. -- Larry Wall

heal fast and strong asap TimC. Not only do you have the trauma of the accident and mending your body (and face/head is the worst - hurts all the more) but all that other admin [censored] that goes with being hit by a hulking 4wd. Hope it all goes smoothly, police and insurance do their bit efficiently and painlessly, and f^ck the passenger being in shock (scotch will fix that) , I hope the driver gets the book.

Plodder CORNED said:

All the best from here in the boondocks of WA, Tim. Hope the recovery goes
well and you're back on two wheels soon as.

Also from Darkest Dubbo. Take it easy, get well.

--
John <[email hidden]>
(Remove hat before emailing)

TimC said:

Bad stuff

Hope ya get better soon Tim. I'm sure Guinness counts as "mushy food".

Regards,

Suzy

On 2005-10-12, TimC (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Home now, got to find some mushy food. Got to talk to the police, and
find out where I can pick my bike up from.

Just talked to one of the guys.

His quick inspection is bent derailler and "chain guard" (probably the
thing between the cogs and spokes?).

No useful witnesses (none that saw the accident, and stayed back
([censored] -- the road was full of traffic at the time)).

They will probably have to just not be able to charge him, it would be
his words against mine. At least I won't be charged with anything.

Obviously, I didn't write a contemporaneous note, because I was being
loaded into an ambulance at the time I should have written one.

I'm going to print out the couple of documents I have that outline the
relevant laws as applicable to cyclists, and remind them of exactly
which laws he broke,

Other guy's statement and my quick talk over the phone basically
agree, but the constable doesn't hold out hope it would be successfull
in court -- so I don't think they would be willing to go to court.

I'd at least like a warning to drive more carefully in a hulking big
4WD, and to use indicators for the requisite 30m before turning.

--
TimC
Animals who are not penguins can only wish they were.

flyingdutch said:

Just got off the phone with TimC

Apparently Yesterday on his ride to Swinburne, was heading west along Burwood Rd @ 10:30amish.
WKL's are there but at this time of day parked cars make them redundant/non-existent.
Riding along and 4WD passes and then pulls in to left, no indicator

bit vague as to exactly what happened next but the words, sliding, face/head, ouch were mentioned.
Apparently fractured eyesocket, broken nose, stitches and lots of missing skin. He's still in Alfred but going home today.
The silly fecker wanted to rock up to the BoroondaraBUG meeting tonight but I told him that couch/ice-cream and cats should be the only menu item for him!

Police and Ambulance attended. driver stopped and (i think) passenger 'suffered' shock. Male driver (dunno why Im puttin that in. just typing all i heard...)

Oh, and apparently the bike is 'OK' and with Police but is getting different reports on that front 🙁

chin up Tim (or should that be 'down', or 'back in original place' ?)

Perhaps the Driver was getting frustrated at sitting on Tim's wheel whilst he madly changed thru all 27 gears, twiddling assunder 😉

F"brockman"Dutch

Blimmin 'eck... a few days away from internet connection and I come back to this! Tim, good luck in your recovery - there are plenty of people wishing you well 🙂

Ritch

TimC said:

On 2005-10-12, TimC (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Home now, got to find some mushy food. Got to talk to the police, and
find out where I can pick my bike up from.

Just talked to one of the guys.

His quick inspection is bent derailler and "chain guard" (probably the
thing between the cogs and spokes?).

No useful witnesses (none that saw the accident, and stayed back
([censored] -- the road was full of traffic at the time)).

They will probably have to just not be able to charge him, it would be
his words against mine. At least I won't be charged with anything.

Obviously, I didn't write a contemporaneous note, because I was being
loaded into an ambulance at the time I should have written one.

I'm going to print out the couple of documents I have that outline the
relevant laws as applicable to cyclists, and remind them of exactly
which laws he broke,

Other guy's statement and my quick talk over the phone basically
agree, but the constable doesn't hold out hope it would be successfull
in court -- so I don't think they would be willing to go to court.

I'd at least like a warning to drive more carefully in a hulking big
4WD, and to use indicators for the requisite 30m before turning.

--
TimC
Animals who are not penguins can only wish they were.

Tim,

write down your note of what happened as soon as you can. Date it. Contemporaneous can mean as soon as practicable, ie does not have to be at the time if it is not possible to do so. Include that note in your statement to Police so that it gets onto the record.

I have had success when I was hit by a van and I was the only witness.

Good luck and keep getting better

SteveA

TimC said:

On 2005-10-12, TimC (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Home now, got to find some mushy food. Got to talk to the police, and
find out where I can pick my bike up from.

Just talked to one of the guys.

His quick inspection is bent derailler and "chain guard" (probably the
thing between the cogs and spokes?).

No useful witnesses (none that saw the accident, and stayed back
([censored] -- the road was full of traffic at the time)).

They will probably have to just not be able to charge him, it would be
his words against mine. At least I won't be charged with anything.

Obviously, I didn't write a contemporaneous note, because I was being
loaded into an ambulance at the time I should have written one.

I'm going to print out the couple of documents I have that outline the
relevant laws as applicable to cyclists, and remind them of exactly
which laws he broke,

Other guy's statement and my quick talk over the phone basically
agree, but the constable doesn't hold out hope it would be successfull
in court -- so I don't think they would be willing to go to court.

I'd at least like a warning to drive more carefully in a hulking big
4WD, and to use indicators for the requisite 30m before turning.

Hang on. He overtook you and then he hit you. It has to be not taking
due care. At the least. How can they not charge him?

Hey its just up from my work.. Maybe I saw it. lemmme think....

Dave

SteveA said:

TimC said:

On 2005-10-12, TimC (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Home now, got to find some mushy food. Got to talk to the police, and
find out where I can pick my bike up from.

Just talked to one of the guys.

His quick inspection is bent derailler and "chain guard" (probably the
thing between the cogs and spokes?).

No useful witnesses (none that saw the accident, and stayed back
([censored] -- the road was full of traffic at the time)).

They will probably have to just not be able to charge him, it would be
his words against mine. At least I won't be charged with anything.

Obviously, I didn't write a contemporaneous note, because I was being
loaded into an ambulance at the time I should have written one.

I'm going to print out the couple of documents I have that outline the
relevant laws as applicable to cyclists, and remind them of exactly
which laws he broke,

Other guy's statement and my quick talk over the phone basically
agree, but the constable doesn't hold out hope it would be successfull
in court -- so I don't think they would be willing to go to court.

I'd at least like a warning to drive more carefully in a hulking big
4WD, and to use indicators for the requisite 30m before turning.

--
TimC
Animals who are not penguins can only wish they were.

Tim,

write down your note of what happened as soon as you can. Date it.
Contemporaneous can mean as soon as practicable, ie does not have to be
at the time if it is not possible to do so. Include that note in your
statement to Police so that it gets onto the record.

I have had success when I was hit by a van and I was the only witness.

Good luck and keep getting better

SteveA

Yeah Tim. It was a collision. If it was with a car you can guarentee
someone would be charged.
Sheesh.

Dave

Quoted message said:

Parbs said:

Ouch Tim, glad you're sort of OK and soon to be a
TV star (the lengths some people will go ;-)

Don't you start, Mr Soft.

Dave - who hasn't seen Parbs on the Telly
--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
"SCSI is *not* magic. There are fundamental technical reasons why it is
necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then."
- Daniel M. Drucker

Random Data said:

Don't you start, Mr Soft.

Dave - who hasn't seen Parbs on the Telly

You haven't? I'm sure I can dig up the video.

Parbs - who will be returning to being rigid up front after Sunday's race and dreading turning up to the Urban Pole [censored] with a
geared bike.