See last 4 lines for this post in a nutshell.
To cut a long story short, last week I was knocked off my bike by a car hitting my rear pannier.
(For anyone that knows the Deptford area, it was east bound opposite the KFC on the Lower Road near the car auction place, just were the cycle lane becomes a bus lane)
The good news is only superficial damage to man and bike
The Issues and the Bad News
As this time of the busiest Friday of the year for the Police, and as no ambulance was required there was no attendance by the authorities (which I fully understand and appreciate - they can't be everywhere all the time)
The entire incident has been reported to the police including maps and witness statements etc
However the police are not going to do anything as very little damage was done.
I have now had a week to consider this, and I don't want money, but I do think the driver should not be on the road, (or at least a check to see if he is fit to drive)
As:
He cut across a bike lane, into a bus lane.
He hit me, should have seen man and bike fly past his window
Kept on driving until stopped by a cabbie and a couple of other cyclists
Still tried to keep on driving but could not as road was blocked
Refused to get out of car until I removed his keys
Claims he never saw me
Claims he never heard the bump
Now all of the above may possibly be reasonable. However, the driver of the vehicle was boss eyed, and I mean really boss eyed, one eye looking completely the wrong way, so at best he will have a large blind side.
It gets better - this guy is driving a minicab that specialises in moving patients from one hospital to another
Even if the police won't do him for:
Driving in a bus lane (only busses and plated London taxis can drive in bus lanes)
Or driving without due care an attention
Or leaving the scene of an accident
Could they at least check he is insured to drive a minicab ?
Does his insurance company know that he is visually impaired ?
Should this man be driving a minicab ? Should he be driving anything at all ?
Is there any way I can get the last 3 checked ?.
To cut a long story short, last week I was knocked off my bike by a car hitting my rear pannier.
(For anyone that knows the Deptford area, it was east bound opposite the KFC on the Lower Road near the car auction place, just were the cycle lane becomes a bus lane)
The good news is only superficial damage to man and bike
The Issues and the Bad News
As this time of the busiest Friday of the year for the Police, and as no ambulance was required there was no attendance by the authorities (which I fully understand and appreciate - they can't be everywhere all the time)
The entire incident has been reported to the police including maps and witness statements etc
However the police are not going to do anything as very little damage was done.
I have now had a week to consider this, and I don't want money, but I do think the driver should not be on the road, (or at least a check to see if he is fit to drive)
As:
He cut across a bike lane, into a bus lane.
He hit me, should have seen man and bike fly past his window
Kept on driving until stopped by a cabbie and a couple of other cyclists
Still tried to keep on driving but could not as road was blocked
Refused to get out of car until I removed his keys
Claims he never saw me
Claims he never heard the bump
Now all of the above may possibly be reasonable. However, the driver of the vehicle was boss eyed, and I mean really boss eyed, one eye looking completely the wrong way, so at best he will have a large blind side.
It gets better - this guy is driving a minicab that specialises in moving patients from one hospital to another
Even if the police won't do him for:
Driving in a bus lane (only busses and plated London taxis can drive in bus lanes)
Or driving without due care an attention
Or leaving the scene of an accident
Could they at least check he is insured to drive a minicab ?
Does his insurance company know that he is visually impaired ?
Should this man be driving a minicab ? Should he be driving anything at all ?
Is there any way I can get the last 3 checked ?.
