Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

Man down again. Third accident of the year! Which is ridiculous. normally I can ride for a few years without any issues at all.

Car pulled across me nose, rolled over the bonnet. Stationary traffic with me in a green paint cycle lane, car got waved through a gap straight into my path and down I went. New Bike managed 10 days without a prang. Seems ok, slightly twisted brake lever. I've got a slightly twisted back and feel a bit sore but otherwise ok. Annoyed more than anything else.

Advice, don't tell your partner ! I once mentioned to a colleague that I'd had a bonnet roll (no injury) and it got back to my wife some months later as MrsF came out with a few of us from work ! Busted. The large scar on my left arm wasn't a gate. It actually was the remains of someone's wing mirror when they turned across me when filtering (I ripped the wing mirror to bits, and my arm).

 

[fossyant]

@biking_fox
Very sorry to hear of your off. Hope you're not too hurt and glad the bike's not too damaged.
I am so very wary of your exact situation on my daily commute. If I see a gap appearing in slow moving traffic the old spidey senses start tingling if I can't see what's approaching on the opposite side of the road. I have lost count how many times over the years it's paid off as a motorist not checking his mirrors has signaled for a car to turn in.

Exactly - this morning the main road that 'crosses' a large dual carriageway was backed up considerably, I often encounter school kids flinging car doors open into the cycle lane near the lights. As it was so backed up, I filtered down the middle of both lanes rather than risk getting doored. It's usually when traffic is particularly bad do you get the poor driving.

 

[Gwylan]

Monday, white, Chinese people carrier over took and cut in I could have touched the bodywork. I was too busy to get the number.
But it's very distinctive.
After this a camera is on my list for Santa.

Then yesterday, in a 20 zone, approaching a T junction, I look, indicate my intention to move right to turn right. Woman in a distinctive blue B'mer blows her horn at me, whilst overtaking and turns left without stopping.

No photo, but I have no idea where the owner of such a distinctively coloured car regularly parked back along the road might live.

 

[biking_fox]

@biking_fox
Very sorry to hear of your off. Hope you're not too hurt and glad the bike's not too damaged.
I am so very wary of your exact situation on my daily commute. If I see a gap appearing in slow moving traffic the old spidey senses start tingling if I can't see what's approaching on the opposite side of the road. I have lost count how many times over the years it's paid off as a motorist not checking his mirrors has signaled for a car to turn in.

Yeah usually I'm aware at spotting these, but not this time.

 

[biking_fox]

Sorry to hear that. From the scenario, I'm guessing it was a low speed impact.
Is it going to be an insurance job?

Yes low speed, I'm managed to get a bit of braking in, but not enough. I'm seeing how I feel today, little point claiming for a bruise/discomfort, but if it gets worse than I might. Did leave quite a fold in their bodywork.

 

[fossyant]

Did leave quite a fold in their bodywork.

Good !

 

[ianrauk]

Did leave quite a fold in their bodywork.

Its amazing at how even the most innocuous bump leaves a dent in modern cars.

 

[fossyant]

Its amazing at how even the most innocuous bump leaves a dent in modern cars.

My MTB left a big dent in the wing and bonnet of a car once. I know someone on here that got doored by a Lexus - his body bent both the door and front wing !

 

[ianrauk]

My MTB left a big dent in the wing and bonnet of a car once. I know someone on here that got doored by a Lexus - his body bent both the door and front wing !

I left a comedy body shape in a windscreen of a minivan once, though it wasn't funny.

 

[C R]

My MTB left a big dent in the wing and bonnet of a car once. I know someone on here that got doored by a Lexus - his body bent both the door and front wing !

I did that to a fiesta.