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I had three crashes in a week once.
Some cunt in a car run into the back of me when I was stopped at the lights on Camberwell Green. I toppled left, landed on some poor girl on a bike and took a chunk out of my left leg on her rear cassette. Cunt in the car laughed which incensed me so much that i kicked the fuck out of the front of his car. I sped off before he could retaliate.
Was cycling up Blackfriars Road when a guy coming the opposite way turned right into the Cut and didn't see me (it was a bright, sunny summer morning). He hit me sideways on and I ended up on his bonnet but it all seemed to happen in slow motion so damage was minimal. A guy walking past went nuts at the driver whilst I removed myself from the andy shaped dent in his bonnet. Front wheel was taco'd but the guy had extricated £100 from the very startled driver to replace it (Condor trued the wheel for me for nowt!). I think the guy must have been either uninsured or up to no good as he left in a hurry.
Was 100 yards from home when a guy walked out from behind a van and I was sent sprawling across the road. He was very apologetic but I didn't take his details. I should have as I damaged my neck/shoulder and still have restricted movement in it some 8 years later.
Since then, and this was 8 years ago, I've had nothing other than minor bumps. crosses fingers