Completely clobbered by a car

tyskie
tyskie Posts: 252
edited October 2007 in Commuting chat
Cycling home from work on 26/9/07, got hit by a car (it was turning right across/in front of me). My lovely new Tricross Comp got split in two (see pic below) and I ended up with a broken femur and severed quadricep tendons. It's gonna be at least 6 months off the road I would have thought but I am determined to be back at the first opportunity.

Positives are:
1. I'm alive (NHS didn't kill me either).
2. Bell Ghisallo helmet has numerous cracks through it but my skull has none.
3. CTC and their lawyers have been great. Join them if you already haven't.

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  • Big n Daft
    Big n Daft Posts: 418
    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    Nothing a bit of gaffa tape won't fix, (both your leg and the bike)

    Seriously.

    Respect.

    Get well soon.
    Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia. ~H.G. Wells

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  • Jd1986@hotmail.com
    Jd1986@hotmail.com Posts: 63
    Ouch, poor bike :(

    On the upside at least your still alive and by the sounds of it helmet saved your noggin.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Good to here that the helmet did what it was meant to.

    take it easy.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    jeeesus i had the same kind of accident and i was pretty much fine compared to that and so was my bike compared to that!

    Glad to hear you are on the mend and in one piece (well almost). Here is to a speedy recovery and a nice bike payout to help!
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  • ash68
    ash68 Posts: 320
    Bad luck mate. Pleased your still in one piece,just. Hope your time off the bike goes quickly and you have no lasting damage to yourself. Pity about the bike as well, looks well knackered.I'll raise my glass to a full recovery for yourself and hope the driver gets his just desserts from your lawyers and the courts.
  • Gambatte
    Gambatte Posts: 1,453
    Nice frame!
    Mates got all his broken frames mounted on the wall.

    Plus a blank space for the one that got nicked!
  • cntl
    cntl Posts: 290
    Sorry to hear about your accident. As long as you are in "one piece", the rest is secondary.

    btw. isn't "tyskie" a name of beer? :wink:
  • tyskie
    tyskie Posts: 252
    cntl wrote:
    btw. isn't "tyskie" a name of beer? :wink:

    Yer. Sold in almost every shop in the area and it's what I happened to be drinking when I registered. I must see how it goes with codeine. :wink:
  • Big n Daft
    Big n Daft Posts: 418
    Very, very well I'd imagin.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
    Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia. ~H.G. Wells

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  • Aidocp
    Aidocp Posts: 868
    :o Nasty,

    Glad you are OK and are able to look on the positives,

    Get well soon!
    Road Bike
    Sirrus
    Commuter
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    tyskie wrote:
    Cycling home from work on 26/9/07, got hit by a car (it was turning right across/in front of me). My lovely new Tricross Comp got split in two (see pic below) and I ended up with a broken femur and severed quadricep tendons. It's gonna be at least 6 months off the road I would have thought but I am determined to be back at the first opportunity.

    Positives are:
    1. I'm alive (NHS didn't kill me either).
    2. Bell Ghisallo helmet has numerous cracks through it but my skull has none.
    3. CTC and their lawyers have been great. Join them if you already haven't.

    I think the NHS quip is a little unfair, one assumes they picked you up, fixed your bent bits and are rehab'ing you? No gripes then.

    Glad you're OK...good luck with the legals, don't hold your breath...but go in hard! :twisted:
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • Chriscommuter
    Chriscommuter Posts: 238
    Wow, that is awful!

    Hope you get better.
    17 years commuting up and down the King\'s Road and i still don\'t get faster...
  • BentMikey
    BentMikey Posts: 4,895
    That bike is really fuxored!!! I'm glad you're still alive, if a little wounded.
  • Mog Uk
    Mog Uk Posts: 964
    << severed quadricep tendons >>

    Ouch, now that sounds painful.......

    Least you can still tell the story.... Plenty of rest over the winter and be back at the start of next season....
    Manchester Wheelers' Club
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    yikes that sounds nasty... get well soon

    ps don't wear those slippers and socks if you want to be taken seriously :lol:
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  • tyskie
    tyskie Posts: 252
    SecretSam wrote:

    I think the NHS quip is a little unfair, one assumes they picked you up, fixed your bent bits and are rehab'ing you? No gripes then.

    Agreed - it was a bit of a flippant and unfair remark. I must admit that the care from the doctors, nurses, physios, occupational therapy and others was excellent. Especially as I was informed that my language in the Casualty Dept. was a bit colourful as the morphine started to wear off.
  • tyskie
    tyskie Posts: 252
    Clever Pun wrote:
    yikes that sounds nasty... get well soon

    ps don't wear those slippers and socks if you want to be taken seriously :lol:

    You're not impressed with my lovely wool-lined Swedish slippers :wink:

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