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That really sucks. I wouldn't have imagined a person in a smart car with an attitude like that. Plate in can be a good thing. I had delayed reunion on my collar bone and it took 14 weeks to knit together. Also if you have continued pain with it after you've been discharged from ortho, follow it up with gp and keep it up with them until it resolves. I got fobbed off on my ankle, waited a few years, as was recommended, and had to have it all taken out, with permanent tendon damage.
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So I don't know where I should post this but I would like to share and vent here.
Yesterday during a long ride I was passing clapham common. I was cycling in the middle of the road where there is also a cycle path. I chose to keep to the road because the cycle path was congested and I was less than 100 yards from a right turn I needed to take.
A driver behind me started to agressively beep out of frustration that he couldn't speed so I remained central in the lane to assert myself. This obviously pissed him off so as I signalled right he accelerated, colliding with the back of me as I started to turn.
Despite slamming quite hard, I was fine and was on my feet right away. With adrenaline, shock and disbelief at what just happened, I proceeded to get him to pull over in a somewhat aggressive way. He tried to drive off but I continued to block him until he eventually turned into a road to 'pull over'. I believe he didnt realise it was a dead end due to a construction site.
He then tried to reverse out whilst pushing me with the back of his car. While this is happening, there are atleast 20 witnesses. None of whom came to help or be witness. A lot of arguing with the driver while I was on the phone to the police. A lot of unhelpful comments being thrown my way by college kids too young to understand kindness and compassion for someone who nearly went under the front of a car. Apparently if you say sorry it is ok to ram someone.
Eventually the guy drove off after realising that his argument that cameras would prove he was in the right was a pretty wild claim.
I waited 40 minutes for the police to show up who couldn't come in the end. While I was waiting I was being heckled by college kids which really helped. When I smiled back they soon got bored though. At some point, one came up to me and asked if I was ok. That one act of kindness was actually pretty cool and huge respect for that young man.
Fortunately I had an old workplace less than a 2 minute walk away so I went there and used the space to check the bike and realign every thing. There looked to be no damage so I straightened everything out and thought I had fixed the bike as far as I could tell.
I cycled for 20km with no issues. After popping in to see some friends, I made my way home. Then after flooring it at some green lights on camden road, my stem twisted, my front has locked up and I flipped over the bars, propelling myself vertically downwards in to tarmac where my left shoulder has taken the impact.
As I lay on the ground with cars driving around me and continuing on their way, one does pull over and 2 pedestrians stop to help me. They were a huge help and I thank them massively. I was in pretty bad shock but they made sure I was ok until I was safe and on my way to hospital. At this point I was almost certain I had a dislocated shoulder aswell as a cut to my knee. After a phone call to 999 they said they couldnt book an ambulance and then a very long call to 111 resulted in the same so I made my own way to a and e in an uber.
After xrays it turns out I have a broken collar bone right by the shoulder joint. Today they will decide if it needs a plate or just setting.
Anyways, I just wanted to share. I was pretty shaken up yesterday but today I'm just a bit sore and tired.