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Keyser Sose
Guest
Hi,
Further to my campag shifters question earlier, I was struck by white van
man's left mirror which pushed me onto a grass verge which was wet and
slippy. I managed to correct this only for a second before somersaulting
head first into the road. I am sitting here mid Saturday afternoon with a
bad headache, road rash all down my right side, a very bruised right wrist
and elbow, and a very dented Atmos helmet. Thank god - no blasphemy - that
I was wearing my helmet. I read these debates about helmets all the time,
however, make no mistake I really slammed my head into the tarmac. My wife
insists I should get checked out but I feel ok at the minute other than
slight headache. I only recently started to wear an helmet - at my wife's
insistence - since she became pregnant.
You know what upset me most? Not one bloody person offered to help me other
than some other cyclists who were passing. Every motorists stared at the
bloody mess that was me yet not one of the bastards offered to help. I have
seen the white van before. What should I do if I see him again and get the
reg number? Surely the police will say it's too late after the incident?
My bike is miraculously OK other than for the aforementioned left shifter
and some paintwork scratches and a rear wheel that needs to be trued.
Cheers painfully,
Steve
Further to my campag shifters question earlier, I was struck by white van
man's left mirror which pushed me onto a grass verge which was wet and
slippy. I managed to correct this only for a second before somersaulting
head first into the road. I am sitting here mid Saturday afternoon with a
bad headache, road rash all down my right side, a very bruised right wrist
and elbow, and a very dented Atmos helmet. Thank god - no blasphemy - that
I was wearing my helmet. I read these debates about helmets all the time,
however, make no mistake I really slammed my head into the tarmac. My wife
insists I should get checked out but I feel ok at the minute other than
slight headache. I only recently started to wear an helmet - at my wife's
insistence - since she became pregnant.
You know what upset me most? Not one bloody person offered to help me other
than some other cyclists who were passing. Every motorists stared at the
bloody mess that was me yet not one of the bastards offered to help. I have
seen the white van before. What should I do if I see him again and get the
reg number? Surely the police will say it's too late after the incident?
My bike is miraculously OK other than for the aforementioned left shifter
and some paintwork scratches and a rear wheel that needs to be trued.
Cheers painfully,
Steve