In 1963, aged 14, riding a fixie - came hurtling round a BLIND 60 degree T junction, PEDALLING LIKE STINK, straight into thr front bumper of an Austin A40 : Would have bounced off and been ok, probably, but it had overriders (remember them?) and the front wheel stuck into that and catapulted me into a wall. Bent the front forks 60 degrees....
WHY WWAS I HURTLING ROUND A BLIND JUNCTION? I HEAR YOU ASK..... WELL, THERE WERE 2 FIELD GATEWAYS, 15 & 25 YARDS FROM THE JUNCTION, IN THE 6FT HIGH HEDGE, THROUGH WHICH YOU COULD GLIMPSE WHETHER ANY CARS WERE COMING - BOTH WERE CLEAR, BUT THERE WAS A LEARNER FAFFING ABOUT BETWEEN THE 2 GATEWAYS, ALMOST STATIONARY..........
APOLOGIES FOR SHOUTING - THIS DAMN ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD KEEPS STICKING IN CAPS MODE.