Irn-Bru? Scottish Blethering Thread

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Scoosh

Velocouchiste
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Location
Edinburgh
Narrow 'escape' by the sounds of it, Chris.

Take it easy and 'get healed up real quick' :thumbsup:.
 

Pat "5mph"

A kilogrammicaly challenged woman
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Location
Glasgow
Yeah something like that. Remember car appearing from nearside street, a bang and then lying on my back! :ohmy::unsure:
Sh*t happens unfortunately but at least i'm able to tell the tale...;)
And i've got lots of drugs to eat:tongue:
Chris, hope you are not too sore. :hugs:
This is really bad news: makes me want to :cry: a wee bit ...
I think we CC Ecosse peeps should take you out to dinner when you feel a bit better ^_^
 

Telemark

Cycling is fun ...
Location
Edinburgh
:eek: Very glad you are still in one piece, more or less anyway! Good to hear that A&E were happy to let you go home rather than keeping you in for observation, looks like you were relatively lucky as these things go, phew ...
'bouncing well' - at least you don't seem to have lost your sense of humour! :rolleyes:

Hopefully the bumps & bruises will heal quickly, and that the bike is either salvageable, with the culprit buying you some new parts, or a whole new bike if it's too far gone ... I've been told that the best you can do (when you feel a bit better) is to take it to a trusted LBS for assessment before agreeing anything (driver's insurance should cough up, especially if there are witnesses, sounds like the police have got the evidence they need).

You might want to phone or e-mail Brenda and/or Rod Mitchell at Cycle Law Scotland to get some free advice (they are also cycle campaigners) before agreeing to anything at all with the driver or his insurance.
Sending you a very careful :hugs:and some virtual cake ...

T
 

Telemark

Cycling is fun ...
Location
Edinburgh
Please do investigate, in most cases I've heard of, the insurance will try to screw the injured party over and add insult to injury :headshake:, so best to get an expert on your side, at least for initial advice. Most of these specialist lawyers operate on a no win no fee basis if you need to fight and decide to go get some help. Alternatively, you can join the CTC for an annual fee, they include legal help with their insurance (even if you join after an incident, from what I've heard)...

You might also want to take some photos of any bruises while they are at their most colourful :rolleyes:, sadly evidence is sometimes needed ...

If Pat's food idea is taking off, can Easties come and join in, too? :hungry:

T
 

Pat "5mph"

A kilogrammicaly challenged woman
Moderator
Location
Glasgow
If Pat's food idea is taking off, can Easties come and join in, too? :hungry:

T
Absolutely: the more the merrier! :hungry: :cheers:
We must celebrate the victory against all odds of our "road warrior" :bicycle::B)
 

Scoosh

Velocouchiste
Moderator
Location
Edinburgh
I think we CC Ecosse peeps should take you out to dinner when you feel a bit better ^_^
Careful :stop: - we mustn't be seen to be setting a precedent :headshake: ... otherwise any and every hard-up CC Ecosse member will be throwing themselves over the bonnets :wacko:/under the wheels :crazy: of cars and trying to claim 'their' 'free' feed :hungry:.

This might not be a good thing ... :thumbsdown:
 
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