Rider down............me unfortunately.

[TonyEnjoyD]

Bikes nice but replaceable mate.
Glad you're relatively ok
Tony

 

[sheddy]

You might want to delete the post re: your mate and the bike shop
Her insurance co might read it and suspect something

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I hope you heal soon and that you can replace the bike without too much hassle.

I've got to agree with sabian92 - she sounds like a complete nutter to try and carry on driving with you on the bonnet. Is it just my imagination or is there more agressive driving in the last couple of years?

 

[paulw1969]

glad your relatively ok.....could have been a LOT worse...shame about the bike but i hope you get at least the same as a replacement.....sounds like a nightmare accident to me.....i shuddered whilst reading.

once again glad your ok, take it easy the next few days while you recover

 

[BlackPanther]

Glad to hear you've been checked over and all's well. Hopefully you won't be too sore for too long. Thank gawd there were witnesses.....I can think of nothing worse than been taken out and then having to argue 'your word against hers' to get compensation. Hopefully you'll soon be back on a shiny new bike. BTW your bike looks (or at least looked) awesome. Looks like a few quids worth. I take it you were also wearing decent biking clobber....also ruined I bet?

You don't mention what the driver said after knocking you off. Was she at least apologetic?

 

[Arjimlad]

Awful... hope it all works out & you regain your confidence.

 

[Graham1426]

I was going southbound the A4121 towards northfield. The accident happened at Nigel Ave:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...6GxQNHUoNM5iGHN0kuEWsg&cbp=11,198.66,,0,11.54

She was entering Nigel Ave from the northbound carriageway and cut right in front of me. As you can see from GM, it's quite open and nothing would have obstructed her view. Sun was overhead, so no light in her eyes either.

I know that road, you could have been going alot faster than 25mph on that stretch, probably lucky you weren't or it could have been a different story.

Speedy recovery to you.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Get in touch with a solicitor and start the ball rolling with the insurance claim. Even if it's an open and shut case they don't get ressolved quickly. The most important thing is you haven't sustained permanent injury. The bikes replaceable!

 

[gaz]

Sorry to hear this, get well soon!

 

[growingvegetables]

Bad news on the accident and also the bike , but good news you've came away with a lot less damage to yourself than could have been

wishing you a speedy recovery there JD

+1

 

[BrumJim]

Sorry to hear the news. My neck of the woods, but not a familiar road to me.
Agree, you could have been really shifting down that bit of road.

Get well soon, and hope to meet you on the road again soon.

 

[simon.r]

Get in touch with a solicitor and start the ball rolling with the insurance claim. Even if it's an open and shut case they don't get ressolved quickly. The most important thing is you haven't sustained permanent injury. The bikes replaceable!

I was knocked off by a car driver last November and chose to deal with the insurers of the driver directly, without going through a solicitor. They were very good, sending me a cheque to cover damage to my possessions within a few days and compensating me for the injuries I sustained within a few months (as quickly as possible given that I needed to wait a while to see if any of my injuries were likley to have long term affects and that they wanted an orthopaedic surgeon to review my injuries).

I'm not saying one shouldn't use a solicitor, but in my case I was satisfied with the outcome and suspect it was resolved quicker than had I used a solicitor.

To the OP - I bet you're feeling it this morning You have my sympathy and best wishes for a speedy recovery and resolution of your claim.

 

[jdtate101]

I was knocked off by a car driver last November and chose to deal with the insurers of the driver directly, without going through a solicitor. They were very good, sending me a cheque to cover damage to my possessions within a few days and compensating me for the injuries I sustained within a few months (as quickly as possible given that I needed to wait a while to see if any of my injuries were likley to have long term affects and that they wanted an orthopaedic surgeon to review my injuries).

I'm not saying one shouldn't use a solicitor, but in my case I was satisfied with the outcome and suspect it was resolved quicker than had I used a solicitor.

To the OP - I bet you're feeling it this morning You have my sympathy and best wishes for a speedy recovery and resolution of your claim.

Yeah, I am feeling it today.....and all last night. No sleep at all as I just can't get comfortable. I'm off to see the doctor today to get him to sign me off work for next week, and get something to help me sleep. Phone British cycling this morning to start the ball rolling. Collecting the bike at lunchtime with my wife, and dropping it off at the shop for estimates etc...We'll see where this all goes, but hopefully it won't drag on too long.

Thanks all for the messages of support.

J

 

[fossyant]

Nightmare. BC Solicitors are thorough though !

Hope you get the new bike sorted ASAP.

 

[thefollen]

That really sucks. Wishing you a speedy recovery. A corsa too, I'd imagine your bike's probably worth more. Hope it's all fixed (or a new one paid for) on their insurance soon.