Christ...

Rob W · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Karma :

Well, last night I had my scariest biking incident.

Was just popping up the shops, and I'd literally just pulled out of my turning. There doing roadworks along my road so there's always a load of traffic that I filter past. Anyway, just filtering past this traffic probably a 100 yards from my house doing about 15-20mph when I got next to a big 4x4. Well, next thing I just see some kid about 2 foot in front of me. He'd just run out through the cars without having a look. I slammed the brakes on and just clipped his leg, probably doing about 5mph. He just ran off and I didn't get to see who it was, cos I might of known. Suffice to say it scared the shit out of me, cant believe how close I was to mowing him down, and if it wasn't for the fact that I always ride covering my brakes it could of been a lot worse.

Shocked

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Rob W · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Karma :

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

If it happens again. Your next stop should be the police station to report it. It is a legal requirement if you have an accident with a pedestrian.

The kid might not have reported it but the world is full of interfering busybodies who would jump at the oppertunity to phone the police with your registration number and report a hit and run. The police will then gleefully take up the chance to nip round to your house arrest you for failure to stop and report and take a big dump on your driving licence.

I speak from experience. There were two coppers actually sat in my folks kitchen (which was the address the bike was registered to) by the time I got home from the police station. They had driven ten mles to get there after a 'concerned member of the public' had reported a hit and run. I was able to send them packing by reading them the incident report number down the phone to them.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I have actually knocked someone down on my bike, in a similar situation.

Was the worst thing I've ever been through.

Police said it wasn't my fault and the woman was OK, but she tried to get across the road before I went past, rather than after and quite seriously misjudged it.

Still, I didn't stop shaking for about three days afterward.
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