Draw your own collisions

This happened a little while ago, just out to a meeting in the west end mid morning. I roll past Ludgate Circus short climb up Fleet Street. Car traffic queuing to turn right at the lights. I am heading straight on. Then stationary car decides to pull out and turn left, no signal, no warning. I guess he was being too impatient to look around.

I am riding fixed with toe straps. I slam the front brake and somehow manage to leapfrog my handle bars and land on my feet, the bike collapses behind me. The driver stops and looks at me in awe, and the peds around break out in applause. I take a bow, pick up bike.. I asked the driver if he knew where he was heading, cos I didn't have a fricking clue.

I made it to my meeting, pretty upset though.. Okay I know there wasn't a collision.

This is what you get for riding your bike like an Egyptian hieroglyph.