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close call on thursday morning. coming over Ebury bridge just before the traffic lights, i want to go straight over and lights are red so i'm going slow. about 1m gap along inside and i check all the indicators - all off. last vehicle of 5 is an 'Etiquette' van.
lights turn green so i speed up. vehicles roll forward. and van starts moving. i have a policy of looking into the wing mirror of vehicles i'm about to overtake as well aschecking indicators. still no indication so i speed up to go over.
van starts to get closer, i slow down and just before the intersection, van turns left sharp and fast, no indication. i hit brakes but still hit van, van turns even sharper so that only 10cm between his wheels and curb. i roll along side using my hands to keep me upright until eventually van leaves me. i fall onto road, van accelerates and speeds off round the bend.
no damage to bike or self apart from graze on knee and the pedestrian who watched the whole thing on the pavement asks me how i am. i get up shaken but ok, then cycle off. when i get to un i realise i've basically been the victim of a hit and run. only caught the name of the company (symbol was a big Q)and that it was some kind of (office?) catering company.
if anyone has any info about this company get in touch. i don't think i will get anything but i don't want a driver like that to remain on the road. i didn't get the pedestrian's contact details, he was on the phone at the time and it looked important. and i had to get into uni to hand in some coursework which was far more important (grade dictates whether i go abroad next year)