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Got knocked off by a car yesterday. 
Just starting to get a bit of fitness back - in preparation for the L2B, and back home again (Guildford ish)
As I approached a roundabout on a single lane carriageway, looked over my shoulder before indicating right, and saw a car tailing me - I was roughly in the centre of my lane at this point - probably slightly to the left.
Stuck my arm out to indicate I was turning right, to find car was now alongside me and overtaking. This was annoying, but not a big deal.
However, it all went wrong when the car then pulled in front of me and jumped on the brakes!!! Leaving me nowhere to go - so I piled up his @rse at about 20mph. Fortunately, it was a glancing blow off his bumper, so aside from the fact I went properly flying, no real harm done to either me, the bike or the car - actually managed to finish the ride in a half reasonable time, although got a couple of aches & bruises today.
Ride carefully kids!
Just starting to get a bit of fitness back - in preparation for the L2B, and back home again (Guildford ish)
As I approached a roundabout on a single lane carriageway, looked over my shoulder before indicating right, and saw a car tailing me - I was roughly in the centre of my lane at this point - probably slightly to the left.
Stuck my arm out to indicate I was turning right, to find car was now alongside me and overtaking. This was annoying, but not a big deal.
However, it all went wrong when the car then pulled in front of me and jumped on the brakes!!! Leaving me nowhere to go - so I piled up his @rse at about 20mph. Fortunately, it was a glancing blow off his bumper, so aside from the fact I went properly flying, no real harm done to either me, the bike or the car - actually managed to finish the ride in a half reasonable time, although got a couple of aches & bruises today.
Ride carefully kids!
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