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Old 21-03-06, 02:04 PM   #1
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Yep, joined the broken bike crew this morning (well more broken than normal anyway).

Had set off for work, turning right on Tibbets Corner Roundabout on the A3 (going towards central london), had noticed a queue of cars coming from Putney, didn't think much more about it, continued on and suddenly there is a Vauxhall Corsa which had pulled out right in front of me (having not seen the bright yellow bike and high vis jacket), with nowhere for me to go. The SV proceeds to make a sizeable dent in the front wing, somewhere at the back makes a fair old dent in the rear passenger door and then I get deposited on the road, along with the bike.

Only bruises, thumb about 3 times its normal size, ache a bit, not too bad considering. Bike has lots of broken plastics, dented tank (probably caused by my thumb), possibly bent forks and the indicators don't work anymore. Still, it was only 500m from my house and ridable enough to get it home before a trip to hospital.

Big big thanks to the guy on the red Aprilia Futura (which then had loads of difficulty starting) who stopped and helped, the guy from Wandsworth council who helped, the couple of witnesses who stopped and the ambulance crew who got possibly the easiest job of the morning.

A slightly shaky MT
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Old 21-03-06, 02:07 PM   #2
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Write off!

Injury claim!

Start looking for a new bike!

Seriously, glad you are reasonably ok.
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Old 21-03-06, 02:13 PM   #3
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Cripes! Glad you're OK-ish. Now you've kissed tarmac you can get on with some riding.

Let us know if there's any help needed to put things right (and I'll send someone useful along)

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Old 21-03-06, 02:18 PM   #4
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Ouch!! That smarts!! get well soon...
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Old 21-03-06, 02:20 PM   #5
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I second that, Ouch!!

Glad your ok mate, so what bike you gonna get now?

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Old 21-03-06, 02:23 PM   #6
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Glad you're ok. How was the driver?
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Old 21-03-06, 02:26 PM   #7
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Bugger sounds painfull, glad you ok and witnesses are always a good thing.
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Old 21-03-06, 02:30 PM   #8
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Driver was fine, shaken up but no injuries there.

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Sorry to hear about this, but glad you're OK.
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Old 21-03-06, 02:41 PM   #10
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Glad you're OK Mark

Hope you get some new wheels before summer
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