Lucky escape ! bike 1, car 0
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Probably my fault for not mind reading, but the lady in the car in front decided to stop (funny, had this last week!) at a zebra crossing. The pedestrian was yards from the crossing at the time, so I hadn't considered (yep, my mistake) that she'd stop.
Combine that with the fact I'd pumped the tyres up nice & hard for a long trip.. I locked the back up, got it sideways big style. Corrected the skid, off the brakes, now heading for back of Micra !
On with brakes, realise not stopping, steer round it and... crunch! my engine bar hits the car bumper. Pushes bumper in 4 inches, and crash bar back 1/4 inch.
Bumper pops out by itself, woman drives off, car minus some paint !!!!!
Lucky for me the bar was there, or I'd be in hospital now with a broken pelvis, as the next thing to hit would have been my knee - and no where for my leg to go except through the back..
Deflated tyres ASAP, and all was rosy again, except I am now going to keep reminding myself that keeping a greater distance is even more important... and that my telepathy skills need brushing up.
Still reckon she shouldn't have stopped, but there you go.
rgds, Carl
Combine that with the fact I'd pumped the tyres up nice & hard for a long trip.. I locked the back up, got it sideways big style. Corrected the skid, off the brakes, now heading for back of Micra !
On with brakes, realise not stopping, steer round it and... crunch! my engine bar hits the car bumper. Pushes bumper in 4 inches, and crash bar back 1/4 inch.
Bumper pops out by itself, woman drives off, car minus some paint !!!!!
Lucky for me the bar was there, or I'd be in hospital now with a broken pelvis, as the next thing to hit would have been my knee - and no where for my leg to go except through the back..
Deflated tyres ASAP, and all was rosy again, except I am now going to keep reminding myself that keeping a greater distance is even more important... and that my telepathy skills need brushing up.
Still reckon she shouldn't have stopped, but there you go.
rgds, Carl
shame that carl. so, she didnt see you behind you, didnt hear her car getting hit, and drove of from the scene of an accident? Nice.
but shame on you for hazourd perception. pedestrian crossing = slow down, and prepare to be amazed at people in metros, micras, and beige allegro's.
Sorry, we dont have allegros now do we? it used to be so easy to spot a numptie when they all had biege cars.
what is the obvious numptie car now?
but shame on you for hazourd perception. pedestrian crossing = slow down, and prepare to be amazed at people in metros, micras, and beige allegro's.
Sorry, we dont have allegros now do we? it used to be so easy to spot a numptie when they all had biege cars.
what is the obvious numptie car now?
I know :hangsheadinshame: I should have predicted it better, but I had every intention of riding over the crossing --- I had seen the ped, and deemed them too far away to be a threat !! obviously wrong assumption. but 99% of drivers would not have stopped at that point.
And I'd have thought that 99% of drivers would stop if hit by a bike, if only to see if they were ok?? maybe she was uninsured or drunk?
C
And I'd have thought that 99% of drivers would stop if hit by a bike, if only to see if they were ok?? maybe she was uninsured or drunk?
C
Thank goodness you are OK. Events like that tend to stick in the mind. Had something similar happen, when I was riding home around the Elephant & Castle one very wet evening. The bike I was riding had Ferodo front pads which took ages to work in the wet. A car suddenly stopped in front of me and although I braked, I struck its rear bumper a glancing blow with my front fork, and my leg. I stayed upright, stopped at the side of the road but the car just carried on. Fortunately my only problem was a bit of paint scratched off the fork, as my leg had been protected by leather boot, leather jeans and waterproof leggings.
Keep it upright.
Keep it upright.
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