Forum Rider Down and/or notification of minor incidents

26-06-2013, 115 Station Road, Hampton.

Guessing this is the place to post, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Riding with a friend when a parked minivan managed to open the driver door in between us. Collected me and spilled me across the both lanes of traffic. Luckily evening so road was empty.

Happened near 115 Station Road Hampton. Got great assistance from the near-by fish and chip shop (Marini's?). The guy initially said "I just opened the door you came out of nowhere" to which I replied "You opened the door without looking". As the people came out from the shop he did take responsibility and even apologised.

Result: me - torn ligaments left ankle; laceration left hand; bruising all over; bike front wheel, crank, frame, brakes (cables, covers, bar tape). Getting it seen to over the weekend so I can post more details.

The man did provide his details and I have filled out a police report.

I will write more details pending how he deals with bike repair costs.

Any advice and/or suggestions appreciated.

So, interesting development. I received a letter from the police saying that they will be prosecuting this driver. Reason - Opening Door Onto Danger. I'm taking that to mean my middle name is danger =). At any rate I figured it's worth sharing here. I will say that his insurance had already paid up (fixing the bike, physiotherapy and even compensation). So I was quite surprised to see more about this. I wIll post any future developments. And again big thanks to Howard and Rhowe for all the advice.