How was your cycle commute?

[pissflaps]

There was a fixie at work with a broken chain the other day.
I haven't had a chain break on my geared bike for decades.
Fat chance of a hipster having a chain tool and spare links - and you can't shorten it.
Naturally I do.

 

[gentlegreen]

 

[joustmaster]

 

[ddraig]

been coming in a bit earlier last week and this, less pollution and parked cars!

 

[gentlegreen]

I caught a live one in the bus lane.
She actually nearly caught up with me a bit later on and made a futile gesture of accelerating towards me loudly from behind.

 

[ddraig]

aaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwww
knocked off by a taxi, bike fucked, cuts and bruises
front brakes fucked and the metal bit that sort of guards the chain has spun round and digging into the back tyre, will have a go at that tomorrow if i can move.

bastard gave me some money to pay me off and wanted me to write stuff saying no further etc, wrote something but not that and crap signature

stupidly went straight to work nearby and set up a meeting in pain, hardly any sympathy from people there, was still in shock.

got a pic of his cab with reg and it was my right of way, big hi viz coat and it was still daylight! about 4.35/40
didn't want to go to the copshop even though very close but i should report it, did try ringing 999 at the time but not sure it was working.

also as i was going from one site to another for work i wonder what the implications of that are?

reckon driver could be done still? have i put myself in bother by accepting cash?

painful to walk now, luckily got picked up with bike by partner

well pissed off

 

[gentlegreen]

Such a pity.
You were in shock - probably still are - in no fit state to make decisions like that.
A shame there were no police about.
As to cycling for work purposes I doubt the insurers have caught up with that.
I have third party cover with the CTC - I may go and read the small print.

 

[ringo]

shit ddraig, hope you're feeling better today. Did you get enough money to sort your bike out? If not you should pursue it, though unfortunately it still might be a hiding to nothing

My top 5 most dangerous drivers list:

1. Skip lorry drivers
2. Moxy drivers (the lorries which take tonnes of top soil and rubble away from construction sites)
3. Taxis
4. Hire shop lorries
5. Post Office vans

 

[colacubes]

shit ddraig, hope you're feeling better today. Did you get enough money to sort your bike out? If not you should pursue it, though unfortunately it still might be a hiding to nothing

My top 5 most dangerous drivers list:

1. Skip lorry drivers
2. Moxy drivers (the lorries which take tonnes of top soil and rubble away from construction sites)
3. Taxis
4. Hire shop lorries
5. Post Office vans

I agree with that list, but would swap 1 & 2, mainly due to having to cycle past the Shard building site daily and nearly being killed by them on more occasions than I wish to remember.

 

[Ted Striker]

shit ddraig, hope you're feeling better today. Did you get enough money to sort your bike out? If not you should pursue it, though unfortunately it still might be a hiding to nothing

I'd say it's likely it is defintiely worth persuing - your assumption that him paying you off clears him, is no more valid than him admitting liability through his actions.

Tough to say it out loud, but there's a fair few (no win no fee) firms that will look into this for you and let you know quickly and accurately where you stand,

 

[weepiper]

aaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwww
knocked off by a taxi, bike fucked, cuts and bruises
front brakes fucked and the metal bit that sort of guards the chain has spun round and digging into the back tyre, will have a go at that tomorrow if i can move.

bastard gave me some money to pay me off and wanted me to write stuff saying no further etc, wrote something but not that and crap signature

stupidly went straight to work nearby and set up a meeting in pain, hardly any sympathy from people there, was still in shock.

got a pic of his cab with reg and it was my right of way, big hi viz coat and it was still daylight! about 4.35/40
didn't want to go to the copshop even though very close but i should report it, did try ringing 999 at the time but not sure it was working.

also as i was going from one site to another for work i wonder what the implications of that are?

reckon driver could be done still? have i put myself in bother by accepting cash?

painful to walk now, luckily got picked up with bike by partner

well pissed off

If he hasn't reported it to the police himself he's on very very dodgy ground

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/legal-advice/at-the-accident.html

 

[ddraig]

thanks all, less pain today and hobbling around, feel quite battered and dazed but will be ok
i should report it, just hate the police and hate the thought of sitting around there for hours, might ring 101
thanks for the link too weepiper

 

[joustmaster]

thanks all, less pain today and hobbling around, feel quite battered and dazed but will be ok
i should report it, just hate the police and hate the thought of sitting around there for hours, might ring 101
thanks for the link too weepiper

Here is some info in an article I read just the other day. They have a contact thing at the bottom.
http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/when-can-you-make-a-cycle-accident-claim/

Hope you heal up quickly

 

[joustmaster]

shit ddraig, hope you're feeling better today. Did you get enough money to sort your bike out? If not you should pursue it, though unfortunately it still might be a hiding to nothing

My top 5 most dangerous drivers list:

1. Skip lorry drivers
2. Moxy drivers (the lorries which take tonnes of top soil and rubble away from construction sites)
3. Taxis
4. Hire shop lorries
5. Post Office vans

I would put Post Office vans higher up the list. They have some mental drivers.

 

[Orang Utan]

Glad you're not squished, ddraig

Took ages to get to work today. I must be tired. It's weird. I often don't feel tired at all, but the fact that my journey took 10 minutes longer means I must be! It's well confusing

 

[a_chap]

Hope you are ok ddraig. Whether you persue things or not you really, really should report the incident to the police especially if you have the cab's number plate.

 

[a_chap]

Felt a lot colder today. Not sure why.

 

[girasol]

Glad you're not squished, ddraig

Took ages to get to work today. I must be tired. It's weird. I often don't feel tired at all, but the fact that my journey took 10 minutes longer means I must be! It's well confusing

It happens, sometimes I have lots of energy, seems to come out of nowhere, other times not so much (usually if I have exercised too much the day before, or eaten too much processed food or had alcohol)

ddraig Hope you're on the mend... Do pursue it, if anything so the taxi driver learns to be more careful. Police aren't always the enemy, they have their uses

 

[Biddlybee]

Took ages to get to work today. I must be tired. It's weird. I often don't feel tired at all, but the fact that my journey took 10 minutes longer means I must be! It's well confusing

Same here I reckon it was a bit windy this morning.

 

[gentlegreen]

I'm using up spare leave, and Wednesday was all that was practicable, but I'm struggling to get motivated to get out for one of my easy 20-milers... mild enough to make commuting comfortable, but not very inspiring for a "fun" run ... I ought to be leaving about now
Plus I have a cracked right thumb so my gear-changing is compromised. I've been trying a finger from a surgical glove with savlon and water inside ...

 

[ddraig]

so i reported my accident to 101 and apparently they are looking into it
they'll look up the reg etc and at cctv
means i'll be getting a visit from officers at some point over next few days

 

[8115]

Hope you're ok. Being knocked off is a big shock even if no damage is done.

Cycling good here. Road surfaces increasingly abysmal though.

 

[pissflaps]

sorry to hear about your clattering. heal-tfu.

give these people a call. they come highly reccommended http://www.c-ams.co.uk/

 

[ddraig]

thanks again all

 

[gentlegreen]

I was dazzled by a car's full beam headlights this morning - but kudos for him actually using lights and giving way.
When I got close I saw that all the windows were tinted - probably explaining a few things ...



Then I was perhaps slightly guilty of pulling onto my problem mini-roundabout a bit prematurely - I had a left-turning car a bit close behind me - but the 4x4 tank that bore down on me from the right might not have been a problem if it hadn't driven right over the middle of the thing - I managed to give the driver the full Haka treatment - apart from the facepaint that is ...

 

[girasol]

Winter on the way to work, Spring on the way back... I can't believe how fast this Winter has gone by. This is of course, a side effect of getting old But also, it was a very bearable one, I enjoyed it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I saw a cyclist take a fall today up Streatham outside the Odeon.

Passenger in a car decided to get out at the lights, opened the door and sent her toppling.

Didn't even see him apologise to her

 

[KeeperofDragons]

Good today as the wind is not as cold or blustery as it has been and I'm going home in the daylight - those side swipe gusts are a bugger! We're lucky in Watford as drivers are ok for the most part though you do get the odd dickhead.

 

[gentlegreen]

Just the usual succession of idiocy on quiet country/suburban roads.



Thus spoiling the best evening commute conditions since last October.
The speeding car at the end belongs to Mrs. Magoo - and I still don't have her reg.

 

[joustmaster]

Just the usual succession of idiocy on quiet country/suburban roads.



Thus spoiling the best evening commute conditions since last October.
The speeding car at the end belongs to Mrs. Magoo - and I still don't have her reg.

Fucking hell, calm down man.