Bugger

[Rally]

First, the bad news: Got taken out on a roundabout this evening. Car in front decided that the exit he wanted was the one he had already missed but took it anyway despite the fact that I was already occupying that bit of road.

Good news pt1: I can still walk (though currently limping a bit)
Good news pt2: It was the trusty but knarley VFR rather than the shiney and still perfect 999S.

[kwikbitch]

Sorry to hear that...and I'm sure you got the witnesses and relevant details that you need???

I hope you aren't too badly hurt...and are back on the shiny duke soon
:)

[Rally]

Witnesses? Pah! No one stopped. Not even to see if I was ok. Let's face it, people are shite. :rolleye:

I've got a mother of lump on the side of my left thigh (think it's making a bruise the size of a dinner plate) and I think I may have broken a toe on the right foot. Still, any bike accident you can walk away from is a good one... if you see what I mean...

Despite the Viffer being smashed up, it still started and I rode it the remaining 2 miles home. Proper biker bloke me. ;)

[Rally]

Censored? What the **** is that **** about?

[Rally]

LOL, well that cheered me up at least :D Just call me Cartman

Ma! Kitty's being a dildo!

[Glyn]

glad to hear your ok (ish)
theres some bl00dy prats out there
not only is any accident that you walk away from a good one but also one you can learn from
i had a very close call recently (got hit by a car on a round about and some how stayed upright) while i was riding very sensibly.
i used to think i treated every other road user as a danger, i now treat them all as potentiel killers
if i go near um i make sure it aint for long and r/abouts i just keep to me self, either let um go first or be gone before they get there.
the only people who are going to look out for us is ourself.

[Loz]

Rally mate, sorry about that. I'm glad you're still mobile!

The no witnesses bit is a blow, did you get a reg for the criminal in the car?

[TP]

Bugger indeed! I hope you're ok mate :(

At least it was the dirty Viffer ... did the car who hit you stop at least? And you got their details etc?

I'd be interested to hear what they had to say. "You were speeding!" "You weren't watching where you were going!"

Hopefully they would have been ok but it's important seeing as there were no witnesses..

[rcgbob44]

Bet it was a woman driver, tsk!:o Not that there all bad you understand!

[Redruth]

Rally, so sorry to hear about that. Did the driver that hit you stop and give you all (her) details? They are a nightmare, roundabouts, aren't they? People just don't observe any kind of lane discipline and so rarely bother to look in their left wing mirrors when they're turning off. Car drivers ought to be taught to do lifesavers the same way as bikers are. It's a very long time since I learnt to drive, but I only remember being told to look over my right shoulder, never over my left.

Hope you mend soon. Does it B*gg*r you up for work much? :o:o

[Rally]

Thanks for the concern folks.

Yes, the driver did stop - had to as the car had left the road too. No, it wasn't a 'lady' driver :P It was father and son dropping off the daughter to Royal Holloway College for the new term – son driving dad’s car, probably for the experience as he was just a lad. They didn't know which way to go and realised too late that the exit off the roundabout they wanted was the one that they had already effectively missed... but took it anyway.

Of course, once it became apparent that they hadn’t in fact killed me, it was suddenly all my fault. Refer to previous comment about what people are.

Whilst no one stopped to offer help or witness, I did have a disposable camera with me so got shots of the scene & damage.

The last ‘incident’ I had was 67,000 bike miles ago so perhaps I was due a reminder of the truth behind the dangers that we face as bikers.

[webbyc]

Glad to hear you're ok mate and that it wasn't the 999. There are a lot of prats out there, mainly wearing trilby hats and driving immaculate Nissan Micras at 10 mph under the speed limit. If I ever see one of those I always give them a very very wide bearth!!!!

[deej]

its not the micra's or volvo's now its those bl00dy land rovers and people carriers down our way. now people can remortgage and get a new car they all go for these big silly things they dont know how to drive

[AK]

Sorry to hear of the off mate, but glad you are 'walking' wounded.
Hope you manage to sort out the viffer soon.

C:)

[guest1]

disposable camera
IMHO shouldn't leave home without one, less than a fiver and priceless for insurance details (cos it gives an idea of weather conditions as well. Avatar was from disposable)

Bet it was a woman driver, tsk!
You say it was the son...but I bet it was his mum that taught him.:lol:

Glad you're "OK" Rally even though the bruising is yet to arrive.
Get yourself off to hospital and get checked out.

[Rally]

So that pic is for real then Alan? I wasn't sure that was even possible ;) What did the driver have to say about that little incident? "Sorry mate, didn't see you" wouldn't really cut it, huh? :D