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Bullheart
I didn't have a good day in the driving seat today.
Drove over to Bewdley for a ride in the Wyre Forest with my cousin. My Dad's bike rack is towbar mounted and he hadn't taken the plate off the towbar which is where we normally hook the bungees so I had to bodge a little.
Instantly regretted this when my bike went sailing off the bike rack at 60 on a dual carriageway near Worcester.
There wasn't anywhere to pull in so it felt pretty sketchy stopping at all, but I had to go and pick the bike up. Lo and behold as I walked back to the car holding my bike I watched in slow motion (well, it felt like it) as someone crashed into the back of my Dad's car then the car behind him nearly rear ended him.
Bike is miraculously unscathed (needs a new rear derailleur hanger, some new handlebars and ideally a new saddle), as is the car because the other car crashed into the tow bar. Driver was very happy to leave it with a handshake.
I'm annoyed at myself for letting it happen.
It's fucking scary being pulled over on a two lane dual carriageway when everyone's doing 70-80+mph. Bike could easily have been run over then I would have been liable for any damage to their car too. And I would have been squashed if I'd been stood behind the car when it was hit. Lucky.