I think we need a thread on what to do when hit by a car..

spasypaddy

Lets start it here considering i was hit by a car last night.

I took his reg, name, and number.

What do I do now?

rick_chasey

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spasypaddy

ah excellent, i never go into commuting general... will have a read

rick_chasey

Hope you're alright too!

spasypaddy

walking wounded, and considering the damage to kit im very grateful of that

veronese68

spasypaddy wrote:

walking wounded, and considering the damage to kit im very grateful of that

Glad you're not badly hurt. Hope you get everything sorted quickly and easily to your satisfaction and the person that pulled out on you gets genital warts or something.

UndercoverElephant

Veronese68 wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

walking wounded, and considering the damage to kit im very grateful of that

Glad you're not badly hurt. Hope you get everything sorted quickly and easily to your satisfaction and the person that pulled out on you gets genital warts or something.

The driver isn't likely to catch warts of him if he was wearing a car now, is he?

Glad you're OK, Paddy.

rolf_f

Rick Chasey wrote:

Hope you're alright too!

Forget that - is the bike OK? Not the lovely Look I hope?

spasypaddy

it was the Look. wheels are destroyed. i have a suspicion that the frame is absolutely fine. but im not sure.

jonginge

Nooooooooooo!

davis

Damn. Bad luck; hope you're ok.

How did it happen? I suspect the driver will get a bit of a shock when they realise the bike they clobbered was worth much more than plenty of cars...

rolf_f

Fingers crossed then for you. Wheels are just wheels but a Look frame is sacred! It's one case where I wouldn't want a default write off. Unless I could keep the frame and get it checked out later

t4tomo

Ouch , glad you're OK, lovely frame, although only marginally quicker than my Brompton up Swains lane I believe!

jejv

Hope you're OK.
When I see these threads I wonder when it's going to be my turn.

Rick Chasey wrote:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40052&t=12722930

Could that thread could have a permanent link from this forum ?
Commuting Chat has a lot more traffic than Commuting General.

SteppenHerring

I thought the procedure was:
1) Swear
2) Check bike
3) Check self
4) D-Lock the c**t

Long_Time_Lurker

SteppenHerring wrote:

I thought the procedure was:
1) Swear
2) Check bike
3) Check self
4) D-Lock the c**t

Multitask to save time.
I swear and D-Lock in one fluid movement - action first, before the adrenaline wears off and shock kicks in.

rick_chasey

jejv wrote:

Hope you're OK.
When I see these threads I wonder when it's going to be my turn.

Rick Chasey wrote:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40052&t=12722930

Could that thread could have a permanent link from this forum ?
Commuting Chat has a lot more traffic than Commuting General.

Done.

rolf_f

Rick Chasey wrote:

jejv wrote:

Hope you're OK.
When I see these threads I wonder when it's going to be my turn.

Rick Chasey wrote:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40052&t=12722930

Could that thread could have a permanent link from this forum ?
Commuting Chat has a lot more traffic than Commuting General.

Done.

Good effort. While we are at it, there are loads of other threads over there that aren't getting enough attention. Could you put links in to all the threads in Commuting General please?

spasypaddy

davis wrote:

Damn. Bad luck; hope you're ok.

How did it happen? I suspect the driver will get a bit of a shock when they realise the bike they clobbered was worth much more than plenty of cars...

i was on a roundabout, turning right through it, i was just peeling off to go off the roundabout, as i looked over my shoulder to make my move the guy went into me. Its a single lane roundabout so he should never have been up the side of me. Roundabout in question: I was coming off dean's lane to go down the A5109
https://local.google.co.uk/maps?q=dean's+lane&hl=en&ll=51.609316,-0.265469&spn=0.001313,0.004128&sll=52.842595,-2.329102&sspn=10.415419,33.815918&hnear=Dean's+Ln&t=m&z=19

And he knew exactly how much the bike was worth within 2seconds of me getting off the ground.

Rolf F wrote:

Fingers crossed then for you. Wheels are just wheels but a Look frame is sacred! It's one case where I wouldn't want a default write off. Unless I could keep the frame and get it checked out later

Its going in to be checked by the only mechanic i trust on saturday.

t4tomo wrote:

Ouch , glad you're OK, lovely frame, although only marginally quicker than my Brompton up Swains lane I believe!

lets get on some flat road... im too heavy to go up hills...

SteppenHerring wrote:

I thought the procedure was:
1) Swear
2) Check bike
3) Check self
4) D-Lock the c**t

If you can get up of the ground then you are ok. At which point the priority becomes the bike. Even if you block the roundabout checking it over as best you can



The force of the collision managed to rip one of the speedplay cleats off my shoe and is still attached to the pedal. The other shoe the sole has come away from the upper as a result of the force. How my knees and ankles aren't absolutely destroyed i'll never know.

Koncordski

It sounds like you bounced pretty well, hope you don't suffer too much bruising. Did you involve plod, might be worth a trip to the doctor for a check over as well?

davis

spasypaddy wrote:

If you can get up of the ground then you are ok.

A very long way from true, I'm afraid. However, genuinely glad you're ok, which is by far the main thing...

rick_chasey

Rolf F wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

jejv wrote:

Hope you're OK.
When I see these threads I wonder when it's going to be my turn.

Rick Chasey wrote:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40052&t=12722930

Could that thread could have a permanent link from this forum ?
Commuting Chat has a lot more traffic than Commuting General.

Done.

Good effort. While we are at it, there are loads of other threads over there that aren't getting enough attention. Could you put links in to all the threads in Commuting General please?

Yeah.

Change of heart, and perhaps a gentle nudge from the powers that be.

Not the place for serious stickies, nor duplication.

spasypaddy

Koncordski wrote:

It sounds like you bounced pretty well, hope you don't suffer too much bruising. Did you involve plod, might be worth a trip to the doctor for a check over as well?

nah plod weren't involved but i did file a report for insurance purposes last night. dialed 101 at scene for 2 reasons -
1 so it was on my phone call log
2 to make sure i hadnt missed something obvious when getting the gentlemans details

nah, no need for a trip to the Dr, too much experience of these situations tells me that my body is battered and bruised but not damaged severely. Was tempted to ride today but thought better of it.

davis wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

If you can get up of the ground then you are ok.

A very long way from true, I'm afraid. However, genuinely glad you're ok, which is by far the main thing...

was tongue in cheek as i could walk after my first accident but could also see my kneecap

keyser__soze

spasypaddy wrote:

nah, no need for a trip to the Dr, too much experience of these situations tells me that my body is battered and bruised but not damaged severely. Was tempted to ride today but thought better of it.

From experience police won't give a monkey's if you haven't been injured enough to seek medical advice. When I was knocked off and ripped my bibshorts, the police attended but never bothered filing a full report because I didn't require medical assistance and when I tried filing a report myself they said the incident was already on their system so I couldn't file a duplicate. Claiming on insurance is much easier with a full report indicating the incident was serious enough for medical attention.

bails87

Gald you're okay.

After that sort of impact I'm not sure why you'd want to keep the bike. I'd not be surprised if the mechanic suggests getting it replaced, at the driver's/insurer's expense, obviously.

spasypaddy

the bike never had any direct impact on it as far as i can work out.

However the rear brake is now loose. And the wheels are very bent. The two are probably linked.

and i put a brand new wheel in and i THINK it was sitting slightly closer to the right seat/chain stay than the left but that could be my imagination.

t4tomo

I had a close shave this morning, a bit of single lane plus bus lane becomes two normal lanes as it approaches some lights, teh bus lane basically becomes the turn left lane. I merrily heading down the middle / RHS of the turn left lane as the right lane is queuing ahead so I can slip down into the ASL box.

A taxi, having been behind me, pulls along side in the Right hand lane and then decides he should be in the turn left lane so just starts to cut in. He stops pulling in when I kick his passenger door, brakes as he's approaching the RH lane queueing traffic and pulls in behind me. I stop for chat, before the ASL (lights are red), but he's waiting 10 yards back with huge gap in front.

I wave him forward and he reluctantly pulls along and rather tahn apologising fro nearly killing me, he says "whats your problem?" "What other than you trying to kill me" I say, adding "try to make sure you've actually overtaken someone before pulling back in front of them , rather than just havi yor bumber slightly ahead". he grunted and drove off!

Bit of an odd one as most Cabbies I find are pretty cyclist aware. They may not like us sharing bus lanes with them but they do normally try to avoid knocking us off.

jejv

Rick Chasey wrote:

jejv wrote:

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Rick Chasey wrote:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40052&t=12722930

Could that thread could have a permanent link from this forum ?
Commuting Chat has a lot more traffic than Commuting General.

Done.

Can't see it.
Then my browser dates from the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age.
Half expecting to see it below "The Gallery".

rick_chasey

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