Forum Rider Down and/or notification of minor incidents

Thanks folks. Even if I don't find out what happened I am counting my blessings and being thankful for being alive and without a brain injury. It is a shame about the frame but it has been through its fair share of crashes.

what's the damage to the bike? ie. any indicators of how the impact occurred? i've had a couple of instances along mildmay grove n/s with drivers getting aggy when riding in primary.

Christ, that's awful. Waking up with an injury after a hit-and-run is the worst feeling ever. Hope you heal up soon, and glad you didn't come out of it worse than you did.

According to Hackney Peddler the rear of the frame is too displaced. The rest of the bicycle is fine so I am hoping I am just get a replacement to the frame and turn it into a beater.

That sounds very worrying, Mat. Glad you're posting. Were you going northbound and turning right off Mildmay Park into Mildmay Grove South? It could be that someone going southbound caught your rear triangle (judging by your description of the damage) as you were turning and sent you down. That right turn is problematic because of the bridge immediately north of there, bad road surface, and southbound drivers' tendency to speed up at that point (seeing the straightness and openness of the street down to the junction with Ball's Pond Road and Southgate Road). I'm sure you've been told this, but it sounds like the sort of injury that needs monitoring for a while. Heal up soon!

Was going north bound towards Stoke Newington Church St but accordingly to Strava only made it up to the junction with Mildmay Grove South https://www.strava.com/activities/1519079320

Then that sounds as if you may have been hit (assuming you were hit) by a driver going eastbound coming out of Mildmay Grove South west of Mildmay Park. Only speculation, obviously, but in cases of memory loss that can be useful.

Unfortunately the only Islington council owned cameras around there are on the Newington Green or Balls Pond Rd ends of Mildmay Park whilst my accident appears to be have been somewhere in between

Oh, and @spotter may be worth talking to:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/311859/

You could also start a thread about your own crash. Perhaps someone saw something who hasn't come forward yet.

A friend saw the aftermath of this incident today

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/euston-road-crash-female-pedestrian-seriously-injured-after-being-trapped-under-lorry-a3829981.html

Hope she makes a full recovery

Two incidents in 24hrs round our neck of the woods. My girlfriend assisted a chap who'd been involved in a cyclist on cyclist incident in Richmond Park last night. Junction at the top of the hill by Ham gate. Sounded nasty with lots of lost skin and quite a bit of discomfort. Other cyclist was feeling pretty down about his role in the incident too.

Then this morning in Kingston, someone sat in a car getting attention having clearly ploughed into something/possible the car he was now sat in, at the junction of Kings Road and Richmond Road. Front wheel properly pringled with multiple broken spokes. Fancy carbon bike too, so likely an expensive morning for someone.

Hope everyone heels up. Try and stay safe all!

Someone went arse over tip into the back of another rider who'd stopped at one of the ped crossings on the bike lane between Southwark tube and Blackfriars. Black carbon trek.

Do you have to give way at crossings where the lines are painted on the road, but there are no lights like a "genuine" zebra crossing?

Do you have to give way at crossings where the lines are painted on the road, but there are no lights like a "genuine" zebra crossing?

The presence of absence of lights don't change whether you have to give way or not. It's the lines on the road that mean you have to 'accord precedence' to pedestrians who are crossing. Technically if they aren't on some part of the crossing (i.e. they haven't yet started to cross) you don't need to give way.

Do you have to give way at crossings where the lines are painted on the road, but there are no lights like a "genuine" zebra crossing?

Don't understand your question. Do you have to give way at a zebra crossing if there's no lights?
Yes if there's someone crossing

I'd guess he means something like this crossing.

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5052095,-0.1046725,3a,75y,47.96h,82.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srfHPPC-UnbswWcwTlhO36A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Rather than something like this crossing.

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.504515,-0.1044956,3a,75y,319.94h,82.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swWDqpAvA7UwFiSUmgvUq2Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I think he means like the second one, but without the lights.

Aint no one stopping for anyone at the first crossing. Guaranteed pile up if you jam the anchors on there.

You should. Highway Code rule 170:

Take extra care at junctions. You should ... watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning. If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way

This: https://aseasyasridingabike.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/the-problem-with-british-zebra-crossings/

seems to say that beacons are a requirement in the UK.

I think it's about doing things people expect. If someone steps out course I'm going to stop or at least try everything to avoid them. If someone is waiting at the side the road then no, as no one will expect me to stop.

In urban areas on busy roads you need to constantly risk assess.

I'll regularly roll through a zebra crossing i would normally stop at if i think some chump is on my wheel and could plough through me. Particularly on fixed as the not freewheeling seems to catch people out when you brake.

Same goes for cars on your wheel when the light turns amber.

Cycling in London is a constant risk assessment based on the specific circumstances of each situation. No hard and fast rules.

Yep - basically was asking do you have to stop, if the crossing has no amber lights? I think there are two or three locations where there are lines on the road like those seen at a zebra crossing, but with no lights, and one where it has the lights too. @scrabble has it right. I can't link to streetview as they don't seem to exist on there, but this one is the "full version" where obv you're meant to stop https://goo.gl/maps/dKHYT355Srw

It's confusing, and it actually makes that bike lane dangerous a la the crash I saw yesterday.

Something something shit fixie skidders say

Apologies, amended.

Particularly on fixed as the not freewheeling seems to catch people out when you brake lay down a huuuge whipskid.

Yep, lights are required to make it a zebra crossing

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2400/schedule/1/made

braking going down a hill and my front fork bent back and my tire touched my frame. The result was fast, violent, and had a typical result. Lots more scans than I was expecting i guess to check if I need surgery or something. Also hurts much more than I would have thought. Those hardmen who finish TDF stages with a clipped wing are harder hardmen than I had thought. Also they cut through my shirt so now I have like a weird toga situation.

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Ouch; heal up soon...

Don't forget to draw your own collision. Not enough posts in that thread any more.