Taken out on commute home.

[Drago]

You'll need a bike mechanic with industry recognised qualifications, and an X-Ray machine. Hospitals and aircraft engineers tend to have these machines, but as bike mechanics tend not to, and as the forks have sustained visible damage, I'd be pressing for a new bike.

 

[User33236]

You'll need a bike mechanic with industry recognised qualifications, and an X-Ray machine. Hospitals and aircraft engineers tend to have these machines, but as bike mechanics tend not to, and as the forks have sustained visible damage, I'd be pressing for a new bike.

A new bike is what I am hoping for. Fingers crossed.

 

[User33236]

Now the third party have admitted liability it is safe to post the video captured from my bike and a nearby CCTV camera.

 

[CopperCyclist]

Ouch. You were carrying some speed there too, glad you weren't too badly injured!

 

[ianrauk]

Nasty.

 

[PK99]

You'll need a bike mechanic with industry recognised qualifications, and an X-Ray machine. Hospitals and aircraft engineers tend to have these machines, but as bike mechanics tend not to, and as the forks have sustained visible damage, I'd be pressing for a new bike.

My insurance company accepted a letter from my (main dealer) LBS "unable to certify as safe following accident damage"

 

[User33236]

Ouch. You were carrying some speed there too, glad you weren't too badly injured!

Thanks. Having watched the slo-mo a few times I'm surprised myself that I got away relatively lightly.

 

[glenn forger]

She did that, then said "You've scratched my car"?

 

[User33236]

She did that, then said "You've scratched my car"?

One of the witnesses complimented me later on my retrained response to that statement from the driver. It's really not like me to be so restrained so i must have been in shock!

 

[Drago]

That looks slightly unpleasant to say the least. Could so easily have been much worse.

 

[DrLex]

Ouchie!
Not attempting to excuse the driving, but looking at the CCTV footage, wonder whether the strong shadow 'hid' you when the driver looked to the right.
Hoping you get a full and satisfactory settlement.

 

[User33236]

Ouchie!
Not attempting to excuse the driving, but looking at the CCTV footage, wonder whether the strong shadow 'hid' you when the driver looked to the right.
Hoping you get a full and satisfactory settlement.

From my recollection the shadow wasnt a bad as the video makes it look and I was wearing bright yellow with a flashing CREE led front light. Whatever it was though they still missed seeing me.

 

[hatler]

Ouch indeed. I wonder if her attention was perhaps more focussed on determining whether the car following you really was turning left or not. If it hadn't done what its indicator was indicating, then she would have been t-boned by something a bit heavier than you and your bike.

 

[cd365]

All the driver saw was the motorcyclist who was turning left, that is the indicator they saw!

 

[User33236]

All the driver saw was the motorcyclist who was turning left, that is the indicator they saw!

Very likely so.

She did, however, say that she saw me too, I did get eye contact for a moment before she moved out, and just assumed I was 'likely going to turn too'.