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@rodabod
No other motorists involved. I'd finished nightshifts at 8am, riding from White City. It had just started raining when I took a left corner as I was going down Charlotte Street (Fitzroy Tavern on my left). Front wheel started to wash out underneath me. This made me oversteer, and I smashed my head into a parked transit van on my left.
Laceration under my eyebrow, front teeth went all the way through above my top lip, and worst of all, I've badly broken my left wrist. I had the break pulled open and reset twice (agonising) but they think I may need surgery to set it straight.
Oh, and I know probably half of you will disagree, but wear a fucking helmet. This could have been quite a lot worse without one.
Safe riding!
Roddy