Double Left Hook

[yorkshiregoth]

Cycling to work yesterday and I had my closest near miss ever. I was riding down the Great West Road near GSK, I was riding alongside a white van doing about 25mph. (Downhill) Suddenly the white van slammed on his brakes, and sounded his horn, then a twunt in a black mercedes came from the midle lane and left hooked the white van and also myself to turn into the left hand junction. Just missed me by about 1.5 inches. I had to stop until I stopped shaking before I could carry on.

Why do these things happen when there are no police around

 

[Riding in Circles]

That could have been very nasty.

 

[HLaB]

What a twunt (the Merc Driver that is)

 

[mr_cellophane]

Good job the WVM was awake and gave you a bit of a warning (although it probably wasn't meant to warn you).
Could have been really bad if the Merc knocked the WVM into you.

GSK ?

 

[leoc]

Sounds scary, glad you're okay

GSK?

GlaxoSmithKline Coporate in West London I guess?

 

[Keith Oates]

Glad you're OK, Yorkshiregoth, but it confirms what most of us already know that 100% concentration is required on all rides!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mr Pig]

Why do these things happen when there are no police around

Do you think that would've made a lot of difference?

 

[Ludwig]

Too many people fighting for too little space. I'd man all motor traffic inside the M25.

 

[Maz]

Glad you came out of it unhurt, YG. Sounds really scary.
Don't tell me the guy in the Merc was an old apna uncle-jee...

 

[yorkshiregoth]

He/she drove too fast to check.

 

[shimano]

any incident you survive is simply an addition to your experience. (yeah, I know, easy for me to say after a pizza and red wine...)

 

[hackbike 6]

Glad you're OK, Yorkshiregoth, but it confirms what most of us already know that 100% concentration is required on all rides!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You may be right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Origamist]

Glad you're OK, Yorkshiregoth, but it confirms what most of us already know that 100% concentration is required on all rides!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If only a 100% concentration was possible!