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I felt a bit sorry for him, he had a really cheap bike and he hardly spoke english - i think he was from mongolia. He just said "this brake no work!".
I think i was partly to blame ... i was kind of turning right when i realized it was one way and i should have turned left, so i sort of go straight, towards the pavement and i spot him coming towards me .....i just stand there like a muppet waiting for him to stop but he had no brake blocks (wtf?). 3 secs later, SMACK.
Maybe i'm looking at this all wrong. Maybe brakeless geared bikes are the next big thing.