Beware Red Van Man

Had a non serious off this morning on Victoria Embankment, at the hands of a very dopey red van driver.

Was sitting in traffic at a set of lights just before Hungerford Bridge when the red van just behind me edges forward, jamming right up against my exhaust pipe, and putting me at a bit of a lean.

I did my best sign language to tell him to reverse a bit to get off my bike, to which droopy drawers gives me a blank look, shrugs his shoulders, and drives forward instead, pushing me and my bike over in the process.

He then gets out the van and asks; ‘what’s the matter? What happened?’ Durr!

Anyway, he helped me with getting my bike back on its shoes, and it started ok, bless it. I loved the fact that people were beeping, even though they would have seen what happened.

Mr Dopey drove off, and then I realized my gear lever had snapped off. Oh well, rest of my journey to work in first gear! No other damage really.

After more than a year of on – off commuting into the smoke, it was bound to happen at some point. I’m just glad I fell into an empty bit of road!

Glad you're okay Helen . Hope you got his number, but if not, just put it down to experience and be glad you were a bit lucky in that it wasn't worse. Not nice though is it?


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What a moron. Glad that you're ok and that it was nothing more serious.

Glad your ok Helen

What a plonker!

Poor you. Glad you're okay...

Red van man? Royal Mail?

Good that you're not hurt

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by Sythree

Red van man? Royal Mail?

Good that you're not hurt

Doubt it was a Royal Mail van - he would have carried on going and listening to his music - is it just in London or are they all complete nutters when they ghet given a van??

Glad you are OK Helen!

Glad you're OK... did anyone get his number? Reading that sounds like it was deliberate

No, no number taken - he had driven off by the time i had realised any damage had been done - my mind was on getting the bike going and not holding up the beeping masses of traffic behind me. Maybe i should have had more presence of mind, but i was just relieved the bike started and moved off.

Originally Posted by Balky001

Doubt it was a Royal Mail van - he would have carried on going and listening to his music - is it just in London or are they all complete nutters when they ghet given a van??

Glad you are OK Helen!

Yep I'm not a Posty but I play Football with a load of them and there all nutters.

That said if I got up at 4am every morning I would be too