Not really after any advice or anything, just thought I'd share!
Was turning right out of my road this morning onto a busy road, the traffic going left had stopped and someone had sensibly left a gap for me to get out. A van coming from the right saw me waiting and that the pedestrian crossing just ahead was going red, so slowed down and waved me out.
So I edged out slowly through the stopped traffic, checked to make sure it was clear on the left and pulled out - was literally crawling along as the crossing was red anyway. As I pull out, I hear a bang and a body flies across my bonnet and onto the floor.
He picked himself straight up and I pulled over to see if he was ok - fortunately he was fine and I was a lot more shaken up than him! He even joked that my bonnet was quite soft, said he didn't need any medical attention, didn't want my details, I even offered to chuck his bike in the boot and give him a lift to work but he wad adamant it wasn't necessary.
After talking to him and the van driver (the one who let me out), turns out he was flying down the slow traffic on the inside. On seeing that he couldn't get past the van on the inside, he swerved out behind it to pass it on the outside - which explains why I didn't see him coming. He was pretty apologetic and said it was his fault, which I'm inclined to agree with. Wasn't tempted to try and pursue any damage claims as obviously there's no insurance.
Damage to my car is minimal, cracked the bottom of the bumper and scuffed the wing a bit, will probably just tidy it up a bit rather than going for a full repair.
So if you're on a bike, be careful and wear a helmet (he wasn't) - I'm still a bit shaken by a situation that could have been a million times worse, like if the traffic had been moving faster.
Anyone else had a similar experience?
Was turning right out of my road this morning onto a busy road, the traffic going left had stopped and someone had sensibly left a gap for me to get out. A van coming from the right saw me waiting and that the pedestrian crossing just ahead was going red, so slowed down and waved me out.
So I edged out slowly through the stopped traffic, checked to make sure it was clear on the left and pulled out - was literally crawling along as the crossing was red anyway. As I pull out, I hear a bang and a body flies across my bonnet and onto the floor.
He picked himself straight up and I pulled over to see if he was ok - fortunately he was fine and I was a lot more shaken up than him! He even joked that my bonnet was quite soft, said he didn't need any medical attention, didn't want my details, I even offered to chuck his bike in the boot and give him a lift to work but he wad adamant it wasn't necessary.
After talking to him and the van driver (the one who let me out), turns out he was flying down the slow traffic on the inside. On seeing that he couldn't get past the van on the inside, he swerved out behind it to pass it on the outside - which explains why I didn't see him coming. He was pretty apologetic and said it was his fault, which I'm inclined to agree with. Wasn't tempted to try and pursue any damage claims as obviously there's no insurance.
Damage to my car is minimal, cracked the bottom of the bumper and scuffed the wing a bit, will probably just tidy it up a bit rather than going for a full repair.
So if you're on a bike, be careful and wear a helmet (he wasn't) - I'm still a bit shaken by a situation that could have been a million times worse, like if the traffic had been moving faster.
Anyone else had a similar experience?
