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@Hyper_Allah
Heal up gav and pst88.
I got knocked off my bike last week on the Pershore road near the cricket ground.
I was riding to work on the right-hand side of gridlocked traffic when out of nowhere some ignorant prick pulls a 'U' without checking his mirrors, indicating or really checking to see if there was oncoming traffic, I say this last part because as I passed he smashed into my left hand side, which lifted me over his bonnet throught the air and skidding on my face, shoulder, forearm, and hip into oncoming traffic (scars to prove it).
The first car coming managed to stop about 3m away from me (so definitly would have had to brake for him if he'd made his u turn), which shook up driver.
First thing the guy does is check his car, the he comes over to ask me what I thought I was doing?
I was a bit stunned/concussed but not that stupid so i replied;
"I was riding my bike what's your excuse?"
he; "Well you should be riding on the left mate..." etc, he knew he was 100% in the wrong.
I was shocked to hear that (motor) insurance companies tell drivers not to apologise, as it implies fault and responsibility. So if you don't it makes it easier to dismiss a claim by the other party!!!
Didn't even get his reg. The lady who stopped to help me on the other hand tried to hide my bike in a dentist so that I wouldn't go to work as she wanted to take me to a+e.