Incontinentia Buttocks
Veteran
Bugger.
Merrily cycling to work today at about 0530hrs, it's dark but the street lights are on and I am lit up like a Christmas tree, 2 lights at the front, one solid one flashing and 3 bright flashing ones at the rear, as well as a fluorescent jacket, backpack and reflective stripe along my leggings.
I approach a big traffic island, nothing coming from the right so on I go with the intention of going straight ahead, as I'm on the roundabout I check the lanes approaching from my left, one car approaching so I slow down. He slows down so he's clearly seen me so I carrying on. He then accelerates as I pass his give way line, I try desperately to get out of the way and he collides with me from behind.
Cue rather drastic acceleration on my part as I depart the normal cycling position of actually being on the bike, catapult forward flipping over and landing on my right side.
Ouch. double ouch. Ohh that really smarts, if I could just stand up, or breath or stop making that rather odd noise that would be nice.
Car driver stops, witnesses stop, Ambo called, Police arrive, I disappear on spinal board. Thankfully nothing major, just a very sore lower back, bumps bruise and cuts and the largest bruise on my buttock I have ever had.
Driver knocked off for due care and attention( though he was trying to claim it was my fault, I mean how dare I let myself get driven over while I'm actually on the roundabout..) and contacting work solicitors tomorrow.
Bike doesn't look too damaged, no cracks on the frame(it's carbon) back wheel is toast though , rear derailleur scratched and bits worn down as are the bars, saddle and various bits of kit. It's going to the bike shop tomorrow for a proper check over.
Glad I'm not too bad, but absolutely spitting mad at the clown of a driver, while I was being strapped to the spinal board I may just have offered to push his teeth down his throat..
Merrily cycling to work today at about 0530hrs, it's dark but the street lights are on and I am lit up like a Christmas tree, 2 lights at the front, one solid one flashing and 3 bright flashing ones at the rear, as well as a fluorescent jacket, backpack and reflective stripe along my leggings.
I approach a big traffic island, nothing coming from the right so on I go with the intention of going straight ahead, as I'm on the roundabout I check the lanes approaching from my left, one car approaching so I slow down. He slows down so he's clearly seen me so I carrying on. He then accelerates as I pass his give way line, I try desperately to get out of the way and he collides with me from behind.
Cue rather drastic acceleration on my part as I depart the normal cycling position of actually being on the bike, catapult forward flipping over and landing on my right side.
Ouch. double ouch. Ohh that really smarts, if I could just stand up, or breath or stop making that rather odd noise that would be nice.
Car driver stops, witnesses stop, Ambo called, Police arrive, I disappear on spinal board. Thankfully nothing major, just a very sore lower back, bumps bruise and cuts and the largest bruise on my buttock I have ever had.
Driver knocked off for due care and attention( though he was trying to claim it was my fault, I mean how dare I let myself get driven over while I'm actually on the roundabout..) and contacting work solicitors tomorrow.
Bike doesn't look too damaged, no cracks on the frame(it's carbon) back wheel is toast though , rear derailleur scratched and bits worn down as are the bars, saddle and various bits of kit. It's going to the bike shop tomorrow for a proper check over.
Glad I'm not too bad, but absolutely spitting mad at the clown of a driver, while I was being strapped to the spinal board I may just have offered to push his teeth down his throat..
