Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

Man down again. Third accident of the year! Which is ridiculous. normally I can ride for a few years without any issues at all.

Car pulled across me nose, rolled over the bonnet. Stationary traffic with me in a green paint cycle lane, car got waved through a gap straight into my path and down I went. New Bike managed 10 days without a prang. Seems ok, slightly twisted brake lever. I've got a slightly twisted back and feel a bit sore but otherwise ok. Annoyed more than anything else.

Advice, don't tell your partner ! I once mentioned to a colleague that I'd had a bonnet roll (no injury) and it got back to my wife some months later as MrsF came out with a few of us from work ! Busted. The large scar on my left arm wasn't a gate. It actually was the remains of someone's wing mirror when they turned across me when filtering (I ripped the wing mirror to bits, and my arm).

 

[fossyant]

@biking_fox
Very sorry to hear of your off. Hope you're not too hurt and glad the bike's not too damaged.
I am so very wary of your exact situation on my daily commute. If I see a gap appearing in slow moving traffic the old spidey senses start tingling if I can't see what's approaching on the opposite side of the road. I have lost count how many times over the years it's paid off as a motorist not checking his mirrors has signaled for a car to turn in.

Exactly - this morning the main road that 'crosses' a large dual carriageway was backed up considerably, I often encounter school kids flinging car doors open into the cycle lane near the lights. As it was so backed up, I filtered down the middle of both lanes rather than risk getting doored. It's usually when traffic is particularly bad do you get the poor driving.

 

[Gwylan]

Monday, white, Chinese people carrier over took and cut in I could have touched the bodywork. I was too busy to get the number.
But it's very distinctive.
After this a camera is on my list for Santa.

Then yesterday, in a 20 zone, approaching a T junction, I look, indicate my intention to move right to turn right. Woman in a distinctive blue B'mer blows her horn at me, whilst overtaking and turns left without stopping.

No photo, but I have no idea where the owner of such a distinctively coloured car regularly parked back along the road might live.

 

[biking_fox]

@biking_fox
Very sorry to hear of your off. Hope you're not too hurt and glad the bike's not too damaged.
I am so very wary of your exact situation on my daily commute. If I see a gap appearing in slow moving traffic the old spidey senses start tingling if I can't see what's approaching on the opposite side of the road. I have lost count how many times over the years it's paid off as a motorist not checking his mirrors has signaled for a car to turn in.

Yeah usually I'm aware at spotting these, but not this time.

 

[biking_fox]

Sorry to hear that. From the scenario, I'm guessing it was a low speed impact.
Is it going to be an insurance job?

Yes low speed, I'm managed to get a bit of braking in, but not enough. I'm seeing how I feel today, little point claiming for a bruise/discomfort, but if it gets worse than I might. Did leave quite a fold in their bodywork.

 

[fossyant]

Did leave quite a fold in their bodywork.

Good !

 

[ianrauk]

Did leave quite a fold in their bodywork.

Its amazing at how even the most innocuous bump leaves a dent in modern cars.

 

[fossyant]

Its amazing at how even the most innocuous bump leaves a dent in modern cars.

My MTB left a big dent in the wing and bonnet of a car once. I know someone on here that got doored by a Lexus - his body bent both the door and front wing !

 

[ianrauk]

My MTB left a big dent in the wing and bonnet of a car once. I know someone on here that got doored by a Lexus - his body bent both the door and front wing !

I left a comedy body shape in a windscreen of a minivan once, though it wasn't funny.

 

[C R]

My MTB left a big dent in the wing and bonnet of a car once. I know someone on here that got doored by a Lexus - his body bent both the door and front wing !

I did that to a fiesta.

 

[moppy]

Hurt my back over the weekend and bad to take the car for my commute yesterday. The 20mi commute normally takes me 90min on the bike. Took me 75min in the car due to traffic!

Can't wait to get back on the bike as soon as I can, absolutely horrendous sitting in that amount of traffic.