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  1. Original post
    Alistair Gunn
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    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 ...

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  2. Brian G
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    Alistair Gunn said:

    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.

    --
    Brian G
    www.wetwo.co.uk

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  3. Paul Boyd
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    On 30/11/2007 18:25, Brian G said,

    Quoted message said:

    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?"

    --
    Paul Boyd
    http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

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  4. Brian G
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    Paul Boyd said:

    On 30/11/2007 18:25, Brian G said,

    Quoted message said:

    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?"

    And we Scots are all savages, too ;-)

    --
    Brian G
    www.wetwo.co.uk

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  5. mountaingirl
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    �Guess I'll be self-cert'ing the Tuesday->Saturday of next week.

    Oh well... more time to post stuff on here.

    Seriously though, hope you're Ok.
    Can you sue anybody for this incident?

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  6. Josey
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    "Alistair Gunn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    Be safe the rest of you!

    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.

    Jc.

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  7. marc
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    Brian G said:
    Alistair Gunn said:

    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!

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  8. Alistair Gunn
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    mountaingirl twisted the electrons to say:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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!

    Quoted message said:

    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 ...

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  9. Alistair Gunn
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    Josey twisted the electrons to say:

    Quoted message said:

    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 ...

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  10. mountaingirl
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    Quoted message said:

    <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.

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  11. Alistair Gunn
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    mountaingirl twisted the electrons to say:

    Quoted message said:

    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!

    Quoted message said:

    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?
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    Let alone connected with my employer ...

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