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Just a salutory word of advice to be very careful passing parked cars after my experience yesterday.
Just starting my commute home passing a minicab parked on double yellows and bang door opens just as I am coming into line with the car and I hit the door neck first. How my neck hit the door I do not know I can only assume my instinctive swerve put my body in the wrong position. Gory before and after photo below. Skin split down to neck muscles apparently but very little blood fortunately. Half an inch more and it would have been my jugular according to the medics! I just feel very lucky if a little sore :))
Police and ambulance on scene and carted off to A&E. Need to get the bike checked for damage. Brake caliper arms are somehow slightly twisted but am more concerned about are carbon fork and wheels. Should add I was only doing between 12-15mph according to strava. 48 seconds into the commute!
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