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[Simba]

am not in the CTCJust got back from hospital, broken collar bone and plenty of gashes all over. I am not in the CTC, only reason I came here before going is I was waiting for a lift.

 

[Spinney]

am not in the CTCJust got back from hospital, broken collar bone and plenty of gashes all over. I am not in the CTC, only reason I came here before going is I was waiting for a lift.

I understand you can join the CTC just after an accident and still get their legal help. Phone them in the morning.
Sorry about the collar bone, but glad it wasn't worse!

 

[dan_bo]

Ouch that's stiff. Get well soon and do your best to get your dues from the driver.

 

[fossyant]

Argh, that's a few weeks off the bike.....ouch.

 

[magnatom]

Ouch And Grrrr at the driver!

For his attitude, you need to throw everything you can at him. Make sure you claim for all your injuries and follow ups.

Good luck with the recovery and the insurance claims.

 

[Simba]

Argh, that's a few weeks off the bike.....ouch.

The doctors said 6-8 weeks to heal, its a complete break.

 

[fossyant]

The doctors said 6-8 weeks to heal, its a complete break.

Was going to say 6 weeks............bugger.....got a turbo ?

 

[Simba]

Im just really fed up at the moment, it could have been a lot worse if there was any traffic behind me, luckily there wasn't.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Have the police been in touch? It is an Injury Road Traffic Collision, they are duty bound to act as there are injuries.

 

[400bhp]

Bugger.

At least you're here to tell the tale.

I think I'm right in thinking that opening a door into a cyclist is an instant 3 points?

 

[Crankarm]

Sorry to hear of your off and injuries. There are a fair few cyclists getting taken down at the moment. Did some one post a sticky about what to do in the event of being taken down by a moton? As yet again there will be 10 pages of repitition of what to do. Nothing against this but it would be easier if there was a page for those offed wanting to know what they should do and what happens next a few pages where everything is succinctly explained.

If that happened to me I would be dialling 999 for police and ambulance. I would be taking pics of the git and his car providing of course I was able to ie not unconscious or very seriously injured. Yet another reason to have several head cams facing front and rear.

I hope the moton gets done and your injuries heal quickly and you suffer no permanent symptoms. You will need to sue him and to do this you will need a solicitor who specialises in persomal injury work ideally a cycling orientated one eg CycleAid or Alyson France.

In the mean time your injuries are your first priority. Get down to your GP asap to get everything assessed, documented and any necessary treatment started. Take pics or get gf or family member to take them. Use a 50/20/5/2/1p adjacent to any bruising or cuts to give an idea of scale.

Good luck.

 

[Svendo]

Sorry to hear that Fluffy. write down all the details NOW, you'd be suprised how the memory fades without you realising it, and having a full detailed account, even of seemingly unimportant details will add to your credibility should it come to that.
Be aware that injuries can be worse than they initially seem, as they swell etc, especially complicated joints like wrists and shoulders, so don't rule anything out now. When I was run over I went back to work and finished my night shift (albeit in a lot of pain by the end of the night), in the end I got £3000 for the injuries.
Where was it by the way, what with me being a fellow Rochdalian?
Others have made recommendations about legal advice, but I can also recommend my friend who did my case, she's a legal rottweiller! PM me if you need to.

 

[primalgeek]

Sorry to hear that!

Is this not a time where you could genuinely phone 999 and say "Hello, I'd like to report a hit and run and can you ensure an ambulance is called to the scene". (I'm assuming that after he failed to give his details he left you?)

... pretty sure that'd kick the police into taking some immediate action.

 

[potsy]

Get well soon fluffy,follow the great advice given earlier in the thread and hope it gets sorted soon.

 

[Simba]

Sorry to hear that Fluffy. write down all the details NOW, you'd be suprised how the memory fades without you realising it, and having a full detailed account, even of seemingly unimportant details will add to your credibility should it come to that.
Be aware that injuries can be worse than they initially seem, as they swell etc, especially complicated joints like wrists and shoulders, so don't rule anything out now. When I was run over I went back to work and finished my night shift (albeit in a lot of pain by the end of the night), in the end I got £3000 for the injuries.
Where was it by the way, what with me being a fellow Rochdalian?
Others have made recommendations about legal advice, but I can also recommend my friend who did my case, she's a legal rottweiller! PM me if you need to.

It was on Oldham Road opposite the Prince Albert pub and near the Lincoln Inn

I have a claim on the go, waiting to hear back.