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@Cornish_Bike
Well that was not supposed to happen...where to start.
Riding up through Eltham high street, i get to the junction of westmount road. I have a green light so power on through down towards blackfen / bexley (home)
I get half way across the junction and am hit full on by a blue toyota yaris turning right at the lights (into westmount road). I am pinged from the front of her car into a bollard and into the road. Found myself lying in the road with multiple cuts and swellings all over.
Bike is totalled, a Gangsta track, sugino 75's and phils / brooks swallow Ti......by some miracle my Panerai watch (wedding present from my wife) is unscathed (totally, not a mark).
Ambulance and Police were called, the driver admitted that she did not see me, we both had a green light but i had right of way. In her statement to the police she admitted fault and her story was a mirror of mine, so happy with that.
Trip to A&E to get checked over, nothing broken just soft tissue damage and cuts.
She hit me on my right in the middle of the bike (my right leg took the impact). The Cranks have sheered off the BB and the BB / drive side stay / seat tube / downtube have all shifted right about 1"....can't quite believe that i have been so lucky, If it was anything bigger than a yaris my leg would have been shattered, saddle has a big scratch in the top but apart from that I think its okay (it was taken home by a fellow cyclist who lived local)
Thank god I was wearing a helmet, nothing i could have done to avoid the impact. I was in primary and travelling at about 20mph, she must have been doing the same speed approaching the corner and the first I knew of it was about 3 secs prior to impact.
Shit Happens....first accident in 4 years, lucky I have another bike in the garage so use while I sort this one out.