not been back on a bike for a month since going over the bonnet and having my bike ruined. I like the sentiment of most of the posts on here. However, I think the law of averages means that it will happen again if you take that same junction every day or most days year after year. however well you cycle you cannot control other drivers. Also you cannot be sure that the outcome of a collision will be the same. I went to see my doctor to get a sick note for work and she had a chat with me about cycling saying how she would love to cycle to work too but in this country we don't have the infrastructure and it's too dangerous.....the message was quite clear...its not worth the risk. I suppose it depends a bit where you live and what routes you take too.
Think I will probably get back into it however that incident does feel like a warning. going to mitigate the risk by doing the following: start wearing a helmet (please don't start a debate on that), going to have my lights on flashing mode even in broad daylight, only going to wear more orange or yellow hi viz for maximum visibility, alter my route to make it more off road though slightly longer/slower/stop start, join ctc or British cycling to have the insurance, get a camera but would prefer inconspicuous one....is their such a thing?
Might also stop for the winter though I used to love the rides in the dark I can see it increases risk. I think that's as much as I can do reasonably to reduce risk. Though the slightly longer route puts me longer on a canal towpath which has it's own issues.
I don't really accept that the risk of getting struck by lightning are in the same ballpark as getting knocked off again. I do think that you should take the steps to reduce the risk and then you bave to decide either way.
