Rider Down (me) Vauxhall Bridge Road

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but these look completely fine to me (as road markings go). I'd be extremely surprised if it was this paint that caused your fall (but I'm not an expert). I've certainly seen paint markings that I think could have caused falls, but they were raised up much higher than these (sometimes caused by several stages of re-painting them).

I imagine you've probably thought about this possibility, but could there have been some kind of object in the carriageway that might have been caromed away by you hitting it, so that you didn't notice it when inspecting the spot a little later? Apologies if that was definitely not the case.

Thanks for the reply, I'm just trying to workout what happened but I guess I'll never know, it's baffling!

5 1/2 weeks on and i'm out of the splints, and beginning to use both hands properly again, wrists are slightly stiff and sore from a lack of movement, and my elbow is straightening out, I start physio next week.

All I can say is the helmet I broke probably saved me a serious head injury, I will always wear one.

Good news is I'm finally back on the bicycle although taking things easy, and a little scared at the moment, I will get back to where I was before, wrists are still week and still going through physio, but all is beginning to be well again!

Good to hear you are back on the bike. Keep going, you will get back there.

Good news! Small steps..