I was knocked off last night

downfader

:shock: Nasty :shock:

Get well soon!! When you feel up to it and know more contact someone like RJW (the CTC's solicitors) to deal with all the pain of replacing the damaged parts, etc.

fossyant

Balls..............get well soon fella................

Tino4444

Rich158 wrote:

Cycling home last night I obviously was in an 'incident': I woke up last night in Dartford hospital with two black eyes, numerous cuts around my face, several deep cuts to my lips, which have been stitched on both the inside and the outside, a probable dislocated shoulder and badly bruised ribs.

I have absolutely no idea what happened; the only information the police have given me so far is that it was a Toyota people carrier that was involved, but there are either no further details or they're not willing to give them to me yet. I have a few snatched memories of the ride home and the police were good enough to tell me where and when the accident happened.

The Madone is still with the police, who knows what state she is in, my helmet is also with the police I assume, my sun specs are in shards, and at the hospital they cut off my London Phoenix jersey, cut the shoulder straps on my bibshorts and cut off my baggies as well.

Am very stiff and sore today after spending the night in hospital, the aches are really starting to set in now.

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Crikey....sounds like you were extremely lucky. hope u are feeling better soon

Tino

Kieran_Burns

Rich158 wrote:

Thanks for all the messages guys, here's a pic of the aftermath

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41687467@N06/3840439548/

f*ck me!!! Who beat Crocodile Dundee up?????



(look someone said that humour is the best medicine okay? :P )

whyamihere

You are Super Hans, and I claim my five pounds.

tailwindhome

The coma and hospital food approach to weight loss

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... =#15540850

I don't know, some people just go too far


Get well soon

navt

Jeez, glad you live to tell the tale.

Jay dubbleU

That looks painful mate - hope the bike is OK

DonDaddyD

How do you get two black eyes, from falling off a bike?

Why won't the police tell you anything?

How's the Madone?

Mate it looks like you got into a fist fight with someone....

Heal up, well wishes!

redvee

linsen wrote:

loads of esciting get well presents.

Spelling isn't the subject Linsen teaches :shock:

fossyant

It's seriously not funny when you get hit at speed.......been there, but to not know - from behind ? .....sheet..............and waking up in hospital..........crikey.....

That must have been some shunt...... glad you are in one piece........

I remember every milli second of the car hitting me at 30 from the side, even thinking 'oh glad I've got a helmet on...as the sound of the helmet scuffed along the tarmac......... the pain doesn't hit till you try to get off the road............

Do let us know how the bike is........and you ! (sorry Mrs it's the bike law - bike check first........... ) :shock:

cjcp

Bl00dy hell, Rich. The guys told me about it at the Morpeth.

What OSK said - are there any shops or houses nearby whose occupants may have witnessed anything? You could knock on their door Any CCTV cameras? This assumes that the police have no evidence which assists you yet.

Heal up fast, mate. Chicks dig scars... :P

linsen

redvee wrote:

linsen wrote:

loads of esciting get well presents.

Spelling isn't the subject Linsen teaches :shock:

not in English anyway....

actually, typing is not the subject I teach.

pedant :roll:

PinkPedal

How do you get two black eyes, from falling off a bike?

Rich's injuries look quite similar to my friend's who came off over the handlebars of her bike

Hope you're feeling less sore today.

jamesco

Crikey, it looks like it was a knuckle-duster that hit you - glad you're still in one piece & hope you mend soon!

benno68

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Rich158

cheers for all the good wishes guys

Got my bike back this morning, it's kinda in one piece except for the front wheel, which is totalled. Evidently the idiot in the people carries tuned right across my path and I ran straight into the side of him at abour 25mph :shock: :shock: :shock:

Although the frame looks intact I guess such an impact will leave it totalled, but at least there's the makings of a claim, and it looks like the other guy was insured

Now it's time to choose a new frame

DanielCoffey

Good to hear from you, Rich.

Glad we now know that the police have the details of the other driver. Kudos on feeling recovered enough (or on sufficient meds) to want to go bike shopping!

hoathy

I got hit i little while back, Jon Lear at BIKELINE (alyson france) solicitors dealt with my claim, they are really good. Get a decent LBS to do an assesment of the damage and you'll be sorted bie wise.

Hope you get better soon

redvee

Hoathy wrote:

I got hit i little while back, Jon Lear at BIKELINE (alyson france) solicitors dealt with my claim, they are really good.

Didn't deal with Jon but did use the services of Alyson France when I got KO'd my bike. Excellent firm, the only thing they couldn't help with was the time it took to settle the claim. One year from accident to the cheque hitting my bank account.

Lbaguley

Ooof, sorry to hear of this Rich, but glad to hear that you're not too badly hurt and are on the mend.

Good luck with your recovery and hope you get the funds through shortly to enjoy your bike shopping!

All the best

L

Feltup

I wonder if there is a people carrier driving around out there with your face print moulded in to the side of it?

Good luck on the recovery fella, that is proper scary. Hope you get the bike sorted quickly so you can get to lightspeed again soon.

p.s. got knocked off in Italy last Thursday, luckily just a lot of grazes to me and some to the bike. You win

Roastie

Rich158 wrote:

Now it's time to choose a new frame

Litespeed Archon.

ps. Hurry up and get healed, there's a cold one waiting for you!

Rich158

It's rant time :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

I've just had a letter from Kent police informing me nobody will be prosecuted over my incident. Given that the diagram they showed me had the people carrier turning right across 3 carriageways into my path I find this unbelievable. Evidently it's now fine to turn right against the flow of traffic, knock a cyclist into next, leaving him with multiple lacerations, a possible dislocated shoulder, amnesia, missing teeth and potential long term shoulder problems.

What about my right to ride along a road without being knocked senseless :shock: :shock: :shock: fecking wankers, if it was another car he'd hit I bet the arsehole would have been prosecuted

That's it. my ire is vented, for now, just don't ask me about this again.

DonDaddyD

I'm sorry justice has yet again failed to serve.

Rich158

evidently it's fine according to Kent police. The sun was in the motorists eyes and he coudn't see anything :shock: which meant he was able to pull across the traffic with immunity from prosecution :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Honestly it beggars belief, a complaint has been made to Kent police

spen666

Rich158 wrote:

It's rant time :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

I've just had a letter from Kent police informing me nobody will be prosecuted over my incident. Given that the diagram they showed me had the people carrier turning right across 3 carriageways into my path I find this unbelievable. Evidently it's now fine to turn right against the flow of traffic, knock a cyclist into next, leaving him with multiple lacerations, a possible dislocated shoulder, amnesia, missing teeth and potential long term shoulder problems.

What about my right to ride along a road without being knocked senseless :shock: :shock: :shock: fecking wankers, if it was another car he'd hit I bet the arsehole would have been prosecuted

That's it. my ire is vented, for now, just don't ask me about this again.

If you feel so strongly, why not start a private prosecution? I am always depressed when its deemed ok to drive when you can't see where you are going.

Have the police told you why they are not going to prosecute? Assuming it is a careless driving matter then decision would be made by police not the CPS.

Make a complaint to the police about the decision [just read you have done that!]

roger_merriman

Rich158 wrote:

evidently it's fine according to Kent police. The sun was in the motorists eyes and he coudn't see anything :shock: which meant he was able to pull across the traffic with immunity from prosecution :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Honestly it beggars belief, a complaint has been made to Kent police

indeed doesn't sound in any shape reasonble action to do, i do wounder about being blinded by sun, as many years ago I was involed in a 3 car crash, sun was behind us yet that was given as the reason the first car crashed into the van that was shunted into my car, as I was waiting to turn right.

Since my car was a heavy swedish iron, it was just some paint marks on the bumper. but the van in the middle was wrecked.

Might be worth taking some legal advice, and check what postion the sun was in, in my case the "sun in my eyes" was a sop since it was behind her.

Specialized Needs

I seem to recall you mentioning it was Station Road in Southfleet? I don't know which junction you are talking about along there, but presumably you were coming from the Bean direction? Most of that road has high hedges and is undulating enough for the sun to be behind a hill usually before it gets so low as to be in your eyes. I can't see how the sun would be in her eyes? Even if that were an acceptable excuse in the first place!

If it is not too traumatic, it might be worth going back there at a similar time over the next couple of days. The sun will not be in exactly the same position, but it may give an idea.

+1 to the idea that it is OK to proceed when you know you can't see properly (or when you are blinded) being crazy. Would the Police/CPS decide not to prosecute if she had had a blindfold on?

You may not want to be hassled by the following; you've been through a no doubt harrowing experience, not helped by this decision. But might it be worth contacting the CTC on the campaigning side? Was it them who were taking up a similar refusal to prosecute following a death where the driver said they didn't see the cyclist? They might be building up a dossier of similar cases?

Edit: typo I was too anal to leave be

Christophe3967

Just catching up after hols, but glad you're relatively OK after that Rich. Can't believe how useless the police are. Road rash of the year award looks like its in the bag.