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Shit luck, awful to hear of your friend's injury. That's not a pedestrian crossing for which any marking requirements exist (the 'look right' is strictly optional). It's merely a kerb build-out to facilitate crossing (one of the variety of things sometimes referred to as 'courtesy crossing' with a central 'refuge'). It's a poor design that I'd never advocate. As far as I can see from the picture, all the required markings are there--for the car parking bays either side of it. Technically, you shouldn't have been riding in the parking bays but in the adjacent traffic lane. It was probably your misfortune that no cars were parked there, so it wasn't obvious enough that there were those bays. I've heard before of this sort of design catching people out--basically, for cycling you want even kerblines and any transitions should be gradual, which this design isn't.

That’s terrible. One of those has caught me out before, but in Brighton.

Oh mate that’s awful :(

Cheers Oliver. I'm not a very 'claimy' person but when teeth are involved it gets very expensive. Is it worth calling LCC and taking some advice?

Was particularly awful as it came totally out of the blue, we had no chance of preparing or bracing, just bam on the floor.

It's certainly always worth getting information, but I have no idea if you have a claim--certainly not against the design, bad though it is. The only thing I can think of is that perhaps the car parking bay markings are so worn that they are not visible at night even with good illumination (and given the poor street lighting, as you say)--it looks as if it's quite an old scheme, twenty years or more. I don't know if it's possible to show that well enough to anchor a claim, though.

Yeah sounds horrific, absolute nightmare. You might expect a pothole out in the lanes somewhere, but a curb sticking out in to the road hidden in the dark? Maybe @ojeffcott might be interested?

Hope you make a swift recovery.

Horrible.

I hope you and your chum heal up swiftly!

Two broken teeth cost me best part of 800 quid to have repaired so definitely seek advice

Awful spill, I hope you both heal up ok.

That's a horrid thing. Heal up

Top tube fucked, down tube creased shifters destroyed and rims beyond saving. Going to be expensive, and mine was better than my mates.

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Better condition you mean?

I've lost my Garmin, and am going to Corsica on a cycling holiday on Wednesday, very early in the morning.

It would be useful to have a Garmin, or similar device.

I think I'm too late to order one online, now.

What to do, hive mind?

@Dammit

I think Amazon prime still deliveries on bank holidays.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00JOWDPF2/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525557232&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=garmin+1000&dpPl=1&dpID=41HV-tG1emL&ref=plSrch

It’s showing prime delivery for Monday.

Edit - “Parcels going to residential addresses might be delivered on Sundays and some UK Bank Holidays”

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200182420

Parcels going to residential addresses might be delivered on Sundays

My ones which are delivered by Amazon in-house couriers always seem to be delivered on Sundays :)

What to do

Go to a shop? If anybody asks, just say you're being deliberately retro in an ironic way :)

e.g. Decathlon have one or more Garmin 25s and 520s in store at Surrey Quays

Borrow my Wahoo bolt if you like?

That's terrible Matt. Hope both you and your mate are OK.

Cheers pal, think I hurt myself a bit more than I thought at first, probably as Joel was obviously so much worse off. Just what I need while setting up a new workshop!

Turns out there was originally a neon yellow plastic bollard thing on the island, which was knocked off and the hole just filled, with it not being replaced. The other islands along the road do still have them, so more promising that Joel can get someone to pay for his teeth.

Clearly the council know the sign has been removed and the hole repaired. I would say that the council are liable as the absence of a bollard has caused the incident just as they are liable for a pothole with council white paint around it. Once they know about a defect they have a duty of care as far as I can see.
Have a look at https://www.blclaims.co.uk/latest-news/news/2013/01/18/highways_and_potholes/
also search google for - Highway Risks and Liability Claims

Take photos of any other islands in the same street with the bollard/s in place to prove your point when required.

Shit, hope you both heal up OK. Worth getting Slater & Gordon or similar on the case on a no-win no-fee basis?

Self driving cars?