Daughter left brused and battererd with bent bike, but it could have been so much worse!

[porteous]

My daughter's classic Dawes bike after she was hit in London yesterday. Driver stopped and was "apologetic" but no idea yet quite what went on! She is careful on the bike and was wearing a helmet and hi viz jacket. She is bruised and shaken up but after 2 hours in A&E being x-rayed has no broken bones so hopefully no long term damage.

Not sure of the details and will fill in later but if anybody recognises the bike and description of her and witnessed what happened I would like to chat.

 

[fossyant]

Not good, but you possibly need to give more details of location.

 

[Mrs M]

Hope daughter is ok

 

[Drago]

Good grief. Glad to hear she survived intact.

 

[porteous]

Not good, but you possibly need to give more details of location.

As I said, more details when I have spoken to her, all by e-mail so far. She lives in SW18 and it happened locally I think. The other vehicle was a car. More when I get it.

 

[Milzy]

Maybe fit bike cams if in London. Hope everything gets sorted soon.

 

[raleighnut]

Glad to hear she's not badly injured, give her a from me.

 

[screenman]

Sorry to hear that, the parents often feel the pain more than the kids do, remembering of course not matter how old your kids are they are always your kids. Hope she has a speedy recovery and take it easy yourself.

 

[porteous]

My daughter's classic Dawes bike after she was hit in London yesterday. Driver stopped and was "apologetic" but no idea yet quite what went on! She is careful on the bike and was wearing a helmet and hi viz jacket. She is bruised and shaken up but after 2 hours in A&E being x-rayed has no broken bones so hopefully no long term damage.

Not sure of the details and will fill in later but if anybody recognises the bike and description of her and witnessed what happened I would like to chat.

Update: Thank you for all the kind wishes.
This happened in Battersea Park Road about 9am on Friday. A car coming towards her simply turned right, across her path, and ran over the front wheel of the bike. God knows what the driver thought they were doing! And despite her being in a high vis jacket. Anybody that saw this do please get in touch.

 

[fossyant]

That's the same thing that snapped my spine, so she was lucky.

 

[mjr]

A car coming towards her simply turned right, across her path, and ran over the front wheel of the bike. God knows what the driver thought they were doing! And despite her being in a high vis jacket.

Sadly that is so common it has a nickname: the right cross. Glad she is not too badly hurt and hope she is back cycling soon.

I have doubts about hi vis. I don't think drivers expect to see someone in hi vis, especially in places like London or Cambridge, so they simply don't see it, even when looking straight at it. It's like that video with the gorilla. I think they should let us fit bazookas to the bikes but until then I have settled for a camera and practising emergncy stops and panic turns.

Edit: in case it wasn't clear, there are almost no excuses for driving into someone, no matter what they are (or aren't!) wearing. It's just the second-biggest H had been mentioned twice as if it works.

 

[davidphilips]

Thank goodness your daughter is not to badly hurt, hope you have the drivers details they really should pay for bike repairs/replacement plus a new helmet thats the very least they should do.

Have the police been contacted as they should have tested the driver for drink driving? Main thing is hopefully your daughter will make a full recovery.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

A big GWS to your daughter!

 

[KnackeredBike]

Get well soon to your daughter, it sounds like she had a (relatively) lucky escape no doubt in part to her awareness.

They should legalise carrying flash bangs for cyclists, having done a bit of work for the army those really get your attention.

 

[davidphilips]

Lol, even better the bang shrapnel type.