Dooo de dooo CLONK aagh PLONK

lost_in_thought
lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
edited June 2009 in Commuting chat
Is roughly what I said this morning...

Waiting behind a bus, off in another world a bit, left foot clipped in right foot down, when I feel something shove my right-hand thigh, knocking me off balance, unfortunately too far and quickly for me to correct with my right leg and before I know what's really going on I'm on my still-clipped-in left leg on the ground!

The utterly mortified lady driving the Audi was already there by the time I got up, bless her, she was so, so, so sorry! She insisted on giving me her insurance details, offered to take me to hospital, offered me a lift to work, started folding her seats down to show me that my bike would fit too...

Absolutely nothing up with the bike, I've got a bit of a graze and I suspect some bruises coming.

I think that lady will be checking obsessively for bikes for some time now. :lol:
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  • R_T_A
    R_T_A Posts: 488
    Now you know that not moving in the middle of the road is just asking for trouble... :wink:

    Glad that you and the bike are OK.
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    :shock: Glad you and the bike are ok

    How? Audi turned across traffic coz you were hidden in the bus shadow? Lost count of the times that's nearly happened to me (mainly southbound on city rd with people turning into worship st). They get 'The Glare'.
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  • soy_sauce
    soy_sauce Posts: 987
    glad you and your bike are both fine.

    she sound like a nice lady, most of the people will just pretend nothing happened and drive off.
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  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Agree most would drive off. At least no harm done.
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    Wasn't Dooo de dooo Clonk aagh Plonk a 70's Dutch pro tour rider?
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Gussio wrote:
    Wasn't Dooo de dooo Clonk aagh Plonk a 70's Dutch pro tour rider?
    He got banned for taking ibuprofen.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    JonGinge wrote:
    :shock: Glad you and the bike are ok

    How? Audi turned across traffic coz you were hidden in the bus shadow? Lost count of the times that's nearly happened to me (mainly southbound on city rd with people turning into worship st). They get 'The Glare'.

    She was turning right into my lane, I was, to be fair, just on the edge of a 'keep clear' and she obviously mucked up the turn a bit and swung a little wide or something; maybe trying to do that thing where you position yourself diagonally across the line of traffic because you can't quite fit.

    Really, she should have seen me, I was right in her line of vision, wearing orange. I think maybe she'd forgotten her car had a bonnet. Or maybe she was busy looking the other way.

    If I hadn't been away with the fairies I'd probably have been able to get out of her way.
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  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    ... She insisted on giving me her insurance details, offered to take me to hospital, offered me a lift to work, started folding her seats down to show me that my bike would fit too...
    Bless her! Possible error of judgement aside, good to know there are still good people out there. :)

    ps. Glad it wasn't anything major.
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  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    Glad you're ok LiT.
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Roastiecp wrote:
    Possible error of judgement aside
    !! I think its safe to say that driving into a brightly coloured stationary object qualifies as an error of judgement.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Driving without Due Care and Attention would spring to mind, however that seems a bit heavy handed when she could have done the usual 'P!55 into the sunset hoping they never got my plate!

    Accidents will happen (wherever you have humnas, human error creeps in!), no harm done thank goodness and she at least did the decent and honourable thing, mark one down to experiance!

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  • OldSkoolKona
    OldSkoolKona Posts: 655
    Ouch, LiT. :shock:

    Hope you didn't pick up any injuries to keep you off the bike.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    The traffic was so bad that if she'd tried to leg it she wouldn't have got far! But totally agree that it was very sweet of her to be so concerned.

    I'm absolutely fine - got back on the bike and carried on my merry way. Just a bit of a graze and, I suspect, some bruises...
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  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    The traffic was so bad that if she'd tried to leg it she wouldn't have got far! But totally agree that it was very sweet of her to be so concerned.

    I'm absolutely fine - got back on the bike and carried on my merry way. Just a bit of a graze and, I suspect, some bruises...

    Glad to hear you are ok.
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    glad you're ok, it'll hurt more tomorrow but by the sounds of it you got away pretty cleanly
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  • gert_lush
    gert_lush Posts: 634
    glad you are ok, and glad too see there are some nice drivers around for a change
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    How was the car?
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    Totalled.

    If you're going to be hit by a car, that's the way to do it. Happy you're safe.
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    Gussio wrote:
    Wasn't Dooo de dooo Clonk aagh Plonk a 70's Dutch pro tour rider?

    I have just decorated my monitor - we need a thread to catalogue the forum's laugh out loud moments :D
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  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    Blimey! Pleased you're OK. You'd have really given her a scare if you'd been doing your impression of Oslo police officer... :evil:
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  • londonbairn
    londonbairn Posts: 316
    Glad you are ok and well done to the driver for being apologetic.
  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    Glad you are OK, I presume you weren't on the Viner today. One reason never to commute on it :wink:
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    I would have flew into a fit of rage, d-locked her window, sworn several thousand times and tipped here car over and expected her to back up her actions... whoa wrong thread.

    Glad to here you're alright LiT, looks like you felled by on of the good ones...
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Glad you're OK LiT 8)
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Glad to read your OK :-) As others have said the driver sounds like one of the decent ones!
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  • Totalnewbie
    Totalnewbie Posts: 932
    Glad you're ok and the driver did the decent thing.

    Knowing me I probably would have broken my wrist or something, I'm so clumsy...glad you are relatively unscathed.
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    I took out several of the graze's scabby bits with my thumbnail rowing today because some people can't seem to keep the boat level...

    That hurt. Quite a bit. Cue some swearing... :oops:
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  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    You row aswell ! Is there anything you can`t do? I bet you were in the Oxbridge boat race.
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    antfly wrote:
    You row aswell ! Is there anything you can`t do? I bet you were in the Oxbridge boat race.

    Nah, I was too busy playing rugby at uni. Rowing's a very recent thing.
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  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    You`re a helluva gal, if I may be so bold.
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