AndyB
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- Location
- Heathrow / Staines
I'm a long time lurker on the cyclechat site.
I thought I should share my recent crash with you.
*warning it is a bit graphic and there is some blood*
http://vholdr.com/node/83183
Cycling through Datchet on Sunday afternoon I was hit from the front by a car while I was crossing a mini roundabout.
I was doing 20mph at the time and seem to have been thrown <or more like cartwheeled> 5-6 metres, before landing hard on my face.
Practically everybody stopped and a passer by calmly took charge while the emergency services were called.
The police attended and took details while the paramedic took me to Wexham Park Hospital, Slough to be checked over and patched up.
I had taken a large hit to the head and face, the helmet had cracked and left quite an impression and lump on my forehead.
The bike didn't come off too well. The front wheel was smashed.
I will be collecting the remains of it from Windsor Police station later today, so should be able to see the total extent of the damage. I am assuming it will be a write off.
I may pull the video if the police decide they need it for evidence. But they have plenty already. They said they had matched my paint to that of the car, unsuprisingly.
I think it is good for people to see what happened.
The driver was beside himself. I guess he had only looked for approaching cars and was probably looking at the black Audi as he entered the roundabout.
I was pretty lucky to escape with such relatively minor injuries. I didn't look too pretty on Monday, but the facial bruising is healing quickly. I still have quite a decent black eye and what may be a scar to the lip. The usual road rash to the knee and elbow, along with skinned knuckles on my left hand and a couple of sore fingers on my right.
I had just bought the HD Cam and helmet a couple of days earlier and this was the first test ride!
I am a CTC member and have started the insurance claim via their claims advice line. I have been taking lots of photos as the bruises come out.
Anyhow, I survived, relatively intact.
I hope it doesn't take too long to get a new bike.
Take care out there.
Andy
I thought I should share my recent crash with you.
*warning it is a bit graphic and there is some blood*
http://vholdr.com/node/83183
Cycling through Datchet on Sunday afternoon I was hit from the front by a car while I was crossing a mini roundabout.
I was doing 20mph at the time and seem to have been thrown <or more like cartwheeled> 5-6 metres, before landing hard on my face.
Practically everybody stopped and a passer by calmly took charge while the emergency services were called.
The police attended and took details while the paramedic took me to Wexham Park Hospital, Slough to be checked over and patched up.
I had taken a large hit to the head and face, the helmet had cracked and left quite an impression and lump on my forehead.
The bike didn't come off too well. The front wheel was smashed.
I will be collecting the remains of it from Windsor Police station later today, so should be able to see the total extent of the damage. I am assuming it will be a write off.
I may pull the video if the police decide they need it for evidence. But they have plenty already. They said they had matched my paint to that of the car, unsuprisingly.
I think it is good for people to see what happened.The driver was beside himself. I guess he had only looked for approaching cars and was probably looking at the black Audi as he entered the roundabout.
I was pretty lucky to escape with such relatively minor injuries. I didn't look too pretty on Monday, but the facial bruising is healing quickly. I still have quite a decent black eye and what may be a scar to the lip. The usual road rash to the knee and elbow, along with skinned knuckles on my left hand and a couple of sore fingers on my right.
I had just bought the HD Cam and helmet a couple of days earlier and this was the first test ride!
I am a CTC member and have started the insurance claim via their claims advice line. I have been taking lots of photos as the bruises come out.
Anyhow, I survived, relatively intact.
I hope it doesn't take too long to get a new bike.
Take care out there.
Andy
