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Victor Meldrew wrote:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:46:41 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote: Well, I've had a good run. On the way to work today I was knocked off by a car driver who decided he didn't want to wait for the car in front to turn right, so he passed by on its left taking me with him. Some very kind people rang for an ambulance and I was carted off to A+E. I was given a stern lecture about my lack of helmet by the fracture guy who recorded the fact on my diagnosis sheet. After the X Ray, I was told I had a broken collar bone, so presumably a helmet would have prevented this ;-/ Good job it's the end of the season! Sounds like the usual lying cyclist ******** to me. No it's true, it is the end of the season, only hillclimbs, cyclecross and socials for the next few months |
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On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:02:46 +0100, Tim Hall
wrote: As someone else wrote elsewhere, you can'tget a 50p sized hole in apair of Assos, the smallest is a fiver at least. Like it :-) |
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On 19 Sep 2009, Ian Jackson wrote:
There's a scheme for compensating victims of uninsured drivers, and another for victims of hit-and-runs. But unless you're really seriously injured, and/or really skint, it's not worth the aggro. For my carted-in-ambulance, permanent scarring but not any permanent loss of function resulting from an uninsured hit-and-run, the payment scale was such that I decided it wasn't worth the time and stress it would take to get the medical examinations and fill the forms. I don't remember what it was, but I think it was about a tenth of what I'd probably have got from an insurance company had there been one. Plus, I was very nervous of the terms the lawyer types (CTCs ones) wanted me to agree to - if I started the claim, I could not withdraw it without paying all their costs out of my own pocket. They could require me to attend any number of examinations at any location (expenses paid, but not my time paid, so far as I could see). I'd rather be forgetting about it than travelling for medical assessments and sitting around in waiting rooms. regards, Ian SMith -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |
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On Sep 20, 1:46*am, "Simon Mason"
wrote: After the X Ray, I was told I had a broken collar bone, so presumably a helmet would have prevented this ;-/ Sorry to hear it. As others have said, please sue the driver till the pips squeak. It's not really justice, but it's the closest approximation available to you. We had our mortgage paid off by someone who crashed into us, it sounds like your accident was almost as bad but we were in the USA so don't get too excited! (And it was a v small mortgage but a lot bigger than the values mentioned in this thread.) Jules' collar bone was broken and took about 6 weeks to heal and many more months to be reasonably pain free but she was on the back on the tandem in week or two...maybe a recumbent would allow you to keep pedalling in the meantime. James |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in
. uk: Well, I've had a good run. On the way to work today I was knocked off by a car driver who decided he didn't want to wait for the car in front to turn right, so he passed by on its left taking me with him. Some very kind people rang for an ambulance and I was carted off to A+E. I was given a stern lecture about my lack of helmet by the fracture guy who recorded the fact on my diagnosis sheet. After the X Ray, I was told I had a broken collar bone, so presumably a helmet would have prevented this ;-/ Good job it's the end of the season! Sorry to hear that you were injured Simon and I hope you recover soon. Were you trying to pass the car on the left of it or were you in front of the car? You were lucky to avoid a head injury however. Be thankful it was only your collar bone. |
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Marc wrote:
Victor Meldrew wrote: On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:46:41 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote: Well, I've had a good run. On the way to work today I was knocked off by a car driver who decided he didn't want to wait for the car in front to turn right, so he passed by on its left taking me with him. Some very kind people rang for an ambulance and I was carted off to A+E. I was given a stern lecture about my lack of helmet by the fracture guy who recorded the fact on my diagnosis sheet. After the X Ray, I was told I had a broken collar bone, so presumably a helmet would have prevented this ;-/ Good job it's the end of the season! Sounds like the usual lying cyclist ******** to me. No it's true, it is the end of the season, only hillclimbs, cyclecross and socials for the next few months Since when has there been a "season" for cycling? |
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On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:46:41 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote: Well, I've had a good run. On the way to work today I was knocked off by a car driver who decided he didn't want to wait for the car in front to turn right, so he passed by on its left taking me with him. Some very kind people rang for an ambulance and I was carted off to A+E. I was given a stern lecture about my lack of helmet by the fracture guy who recorded the fact on my diagnosis sheet. After the X Ray, I was told I had a broken collar bone, so presumably a helmet would have prevented this ;-/ Good job it's the end of the season! Sorry to hear about your injury Simon, all the best for a quick recovery. -- Pete |
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On 20 Sep, 10:16, "Brimstone" wrote:
Marc wrote: Victor Meldrew wrote: On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:46:41 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote: Well, I've had a good run. On the way to work today I was knocked off by a car driver who decided he didn't want to wait for the car in front to turn right, so he passed by on its left taking me with him. Some very kind people rang for an ambulance and I was carted off to A+E. I was given a stern lecture about my lack of helmet by the fracture guy who recorded the fact on my diagnosis sheet. After the X Ray, I was told I had a broken collar bone, so presumably a helmet would have prevented this ;-/ Good job it's the end of the season! Sounds like the usual lying cyclist ******** to me. No it's true, it is the end of the season, only hillclimbs, cyclecross and socials for the next few months Since when has there been a "season" for cyclin I think time trials and races tend to be in the spring and summer, although I could be wrong. |
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BrianW wrote:
On 20 Sep, 10:16, "Brimstone" wrote: Marc wrote: Victor Meldrew wrote: On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:46:41 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote: Well, I've had a good run. On the way to work today I was knocked off by a car driver who decided he didn't want to wait for the car in front to turn right, so he passed by on its left taking me with him. Some very kind people rang for an ambulance and I was carted off to A+E. I was given a stern lecture about my lack of helmet by the fracture guy who recorded the fact on my diagnosis sheet. After the X Ray, I was told I had a broken collar bone, so presumably a helmet would have prevented this ;-/ Good job it's the end of the season! Sounds like the usual lying cyclist ******** to me. No it's true, it is the end of the season, only hillclimbs, cyclecross and socials for the next few months Since when has there been a "season" for cyclin I think time trials and races tend to be in the spring and summer, although I could be wrong. Ah, if it's competitive cycling then I can understand. |
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"Peter Grange" wrote in message
... On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:46:41 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote: Well, I've had a good run. On the way to work today I was knocked off by a car driver who decided he didn't want to wait for the car in front to turn right, so he passed by on its left taking me with him. Some very kind people rang for an ambulance and I was carted off to A+E. I was given a stern lecture about my lack of helmet by the fracture guy who recorded the fact on my diagnosis sheet. After the X Ray, I was told I had a broken collar bone, so presumably a helmet would have prevented this ;-/ Good job it's the end of the season! Sorry to hear about your injury Simon, all the best for a quick recovery. -- Pete Same from here, get well soon Simon, hope you're back to yourself and the experience doesn't change you |
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