UNLUCKY COMMUTER

chubbydpm
chubbydpm Posts: 12
edited July 2009 in Commuting chat
After six weeks off work after being ploughed into from behind on my commute to work im still stuggling with the injuries sustained in the accident.
The driver who claims he didnt see me as the sun was in his eyes!!!! didnt stop at first and the police say he hit me at a speed betwween 45-50MPH, gets a slap on the wrist, i on the other had have sustained severe muscle damage and bruising to my lower back and buttocks where i took his wing mirror off with my flying buttocks, landing on my coccyx and dislocating that, lying in the road/kerb side i then had my feet ran over by a second car while waiting for the ambulance by a second iddiot driver!
im slowly on the mend and belive it could of been so much worse in some ways, but cant wait to get back on the saddle of the new bike, but im asking fellow commuters if they can recommend a comfy saddle for my sore coccyx area.
Any help would be welcomed.
cheers!

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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Wow, glad you got away relatively ok..

    what sort of bike is it?
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  • chubbydpm
    chubbydpm Posts: 12
    Clever Pun wrote:
    Wow, glad you got away relatively ok..

    what sort of bike is it?
    ive gone with a full sus as i do a little off road biking at weekend, gone with a Boardman full sus pro 09. write ups in mags were good so giving it a try.
  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    Can't you sue somebody?
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  • chubbydpm
    chubbydpm Posts: 12
    yeah doing the driver of the first car. as it was his fault.
  • MartinGT
    MartinGT Posts: 475
    God man, good to hear youre coming back albeit slowly.

    Small steps man and youll be back full time.

    Good luck
  • Aguila
    Aguila Posts: 622
    chubbydpm wrote:
    After six weeks off work after being ploughed into from behind on my commute to work im still stuggling with the injuries sustained in the accident.
    The driver who claims he didnt see me as the sun was in his eyes!!!! didnt stop at first and the police say he hit me at a speed betwween 45-50MPH, gets a slap on the wrist, i on the other had have sustained severe muscle damage and bruising to my lower back and buttocks where i took his wing mirror off with my flying buttocks, landing on my coccyx and dislocating that, lying in the road/kerb side i then had my feet ran over by a second car while waiting for the ambulance by a second iddiot driver!
    im slowly on the mend and belive it could of been so much worse in some ways, but cant wait to get back on the saddle of the new bike, but im asking fellow commuters if they can recommend a comfy saddle for my sore coccyx area.
    Any help would be welcomed.
    cheers!

    What an horrific story, sounds like you were very lucky, bizarre as it sounds. So galling to think the driver(s) were not prosecuted, you should take both of them to court. Have you got injury solicitors involved?

    All the best for a full recovery.

    PS I love my charge spoon saddle, IMO saddle comfort is very individual so best to try some if possible.
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  • chuckcork
    chuckcork Posts: 1,471
    chubbydpm wrote:
    yeah doing the driver of the first car. as it was his fault.

    The driver of the second car would also be at fault, I can't see how running over your feet while you're waiting for an ambulance could be seen as less than careless, given that he would have to be close to hitting you.
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  • Levi_501
    Levi_501 Posts: 1,105
    Sorry to hear that dude.

    Make sure you are healled well before you take to the healm.
  • chubbydpm
    chubbydpm Posts: 12
    well been docs again today as its been a bad weekend, going for mri scan on muscles in back/buttocks soon i hope. hope they get to the bottom of it ,no pun intended.
    keeping upbeat though, thanks for all the advice, didnt get second car number plate.
    going saddle hunting at weekend.
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    Have you got a lawyer on your case? As for the second vehicle, the Motor Insurers Bureau compensate victims of untraced or uninsured drivers (I got £4000 from them several years ago), google them.
  • chubbydpm
    chubbydpm Posts: 12
    got lawyer who was recomended by friend. going through getting quotes ect. but concentrating on physio and getting better first, got pics of injuries so thats a bonus.just hard not being out there, you know what i mean im sure.
  • wreckedmyklein
    wreckedmyklein Posts: 62
    just a word of warning - it took me just over a year to get the money out of the insurance company when I was knocked off by a driver. He was prosecuted as he failed the police eye test, but the insurer doubted my £2,600 claim for my bike.

    Got it finally last week after much chasing. I got nowhere until I got threatening and formally complained. Eventually, when I asked what they wanted me to do next, they suggested a loss adjuster. The loss adjuster called the next day. Saw me and my broken bike 2 days later and 2 days after that I got the cheque. Hooray.

    Now just got to keep fighting for the injury and lost earnings claim
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  • The Chingford Skinhead
    The Chingford Skinhead Posts: 718
    Good luck with the recovery. I'm only just back on the bike myself after being run into (literally) by a pedestrian which tore my shoulder apart. While the recovery has been slow and painful I missed not being on the bike more.

    Saddened but not surprised that no action has been taken against the driver. If he'd run into a building and caused damage I bet he'd be in court...
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  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    What about the initially not stopping...

    Isn't that a pretty serious offense?
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    My Alias 155 is very comfy.
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  • chubbydpm
    chubbydpm Posts: 12
    I thought he would of been done for leaving the scene of the accident, and driving without due care and attention but he returned with in ten mins, the frightening thing is he is 22 years old and just got his hgv licence driving for a well known haulage firm.
    chingford skin head i hope you recover soon, my physio has now phoned up and cancelled all physio appointments due to the swine flu scare monggering!
    cant belive it.... one step forward two back as they say.
    invested in a coccyx cushion, now thinking of some sort of cushion/padding in my cycling shorts to protect coccyx. thats how lost i am without my bike, bored stupid
  • sharm1969ca
    sharm1969ca Posts: 136
    sorry to hear of your accident mate hope your recovery is a swift one, bloody careless drivers! i comute from leeds to halifax some days (not all) because of the distance and maniacs, if the roads were safer then would love to do every day, anyway mate realy sorry for your news on the accident.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    TCS, great to hear you're riding again! How does it feel?

    Does anyone else read this thread title and think it's someone shouting sarcastically?
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  • chubbydpm
    chubbydpm Posts: 12
    to be knocked off my bike on way too work and have a second car run over my feet while waiting for the ambulance i would call unlucky!
    (funny in a sadistic way)... but not sarcastic, but ever the optermist just get back on ASAP.

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