Knocked off

[Bill-H]

Narrow road so the car that wasn't there when I shoulder checked 30 seconds before. Overtook me and sideswiped me into hedge, they then hit brakes and then accelerated off.
Luckily a nice couple stopped called ambulance for me.
Upshot is rotator cuff damage to shoulder,
Bike at LBS for a check over,
Police think the driver unlikely to report it

 

[HLaB]

Yikes, thats horrible, on the bright side it could have been much worse from the sounds of it. Heal Fast!

 

[fossyant]

Hope the shoulder heals up. Look after it !

 

[ColinJ]

Sorry to hear that, Bill ... There are some right tossers driving about!

Rotator cuff injuries can take a lot of time to heal. I damaged my right shoulder a while back and it was a couple of years before it was right again. Mind you, I didn't get any rehab for mine. I'd advise you to do rehab exercises as soon as you can bear to do them, as directed by a good physiotherapist!

 

[Bill-H]

Thanks Colin I had my right rotator repaired a long time ago and damaged the left a few years ago which forced me to stop propping at rugby so am well used to the Physio pain exercises needed

 

[ianrauk]

And get to the doctor to get it looked over and logged.

 

[michaelcycle]

Hope you get better soon mate.

This might be of interest to you if the Police are unable to trace the driver:

http://www.mib.org.uk/Customer+Serv...aced+Drivers+Agreement/Untraced+Agreement.htm

 

[hopless500]

Some of these idiots really could do with a and have their licences taken away for a bit.

 

[Saluki]

Sorry to read this. I hope that your shoulder sorts itself out soon.
So many drivers just don't think and shove past, totally ignoring the highway code. We had a near miss with a white transit yesterday. He couldn't wait 5 seconds for us to reach the passing place. He missed us though.
We hope that the LBS has good news and that your bike is OK.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Jeez - hope you're ok?

Nothing can quite convey the absolute contempt I have for drivers like this.

Time to go viral - Give us a full description of the car, where it was, where it was heading, occupants, reg if you got it, time/date etc. Would the car have been damaged hitting you/where would that be (wing/mirror/door?)

I'm sure that a Twitter retweet campaign could prove useful? You never know till you try.

 

[Bill-H]

Thanks folks car was a black vauxhall zaffira no idea on reg or occupants. So no hope there

 

[ComedyPilot]

Wot Adrian said......why not start removing drivers like this from the roads full stop?

 

[ComedyPilot]

Bill, I understand what you mean, but it's worth a try.......

The next person to meet this driver might not be so lucky.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24117586

We really need to get the message out that hitting vulnerable road users is abhorrent, and driving off absolutely inexcusable

 

[Hip Priest]

Anyone who leaves the scene of a collision they've caused is beneath contempt.

Hope your injuries recover quickly.

 

[hopless500]

For a bit? What is wrong with permanently?

Nothing as far as I'm concerned, but it might be considered a tad over the top by others....