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@barber
sorry to hear that glad you're ok.
don't know whats wrong with people at this time of year, I got home last night and my housemate had just been knocked off on his way home. Going around that bend by scruffy murphies, a young guy (rude boy) just pulled out and took his bike out,
luckily because of the way it hit (the front wheel and fork), it sent the bike flying, but left my housemate pretty much just stood on his feet exactly where his bike Was, - he escaped with no injuries.
But to add insult, the prick thought he would ignore that any of this had just happened, despite traffic being brought to a halt, and drive off !
What the fuck man, since when was this acceptable.
So my housemate pursued him to the next red lights he got stopped at, and politely asked him to exit his vehicle for a chat, but when the chap declined, my housemate stood and punched his wingmirror until it fell off.
I guess my housemate see's this as justice, but i had a look at the bike and i think the forks are bent, so with hindsight it might have been better to take his reg number and collect some of the (multiple) witnesses details.
Unlikely that anything would come of it though, and he might not have been insured.