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@Backstop
Got taken out by a left hook this morning on the way to work. Junction of Maida Vale and Carlton Vale.
We were both getting a move on for the lights when he ducks across from the right hand lane to take the left turn. Managed to get a handful of brake and lose some kinetic energy on his wing mirror before going over bonnet and landing on my head. Had time to consider the merits of helmets vs caps on the way down, bizarre how the brain works.
Bust my cycling glasses and fucked my handlebar tape but everything else seems intact.
I will be contacting his insurers when I get home and making sure his no claims bonus doesn't survive.