This morning on the way back from the vets I hit a cyclist I cant believe it I was pulling out onto a roundabout and didnt see him luckily I was only doing about 5miles an hour. I called the police who were very nice about it, he insisted that an ambulance was called even though he said he was fine they came out checked him over said he was ok didnt need to go to hospital.
I am just so glad it could have been a lot worse.
Still shaking
Mary

My husband did this 4 years ago, same sort of situation on a roundabout, only just pulling out so hardly moving, he clipped the tyre of the bike,  my husband asked if the cyclist wanted police/ambulance, he said no he was fine, so hubby took him home with bike in boot.  Well 6 months later we got a letter from our insurance company saying he was claiming for loss of earnings due to time he had to take off work, he really milked it for what he could...........ended up, the cyclist should have been on the cycle track, which he wasn't............the claim took 3 years and 10 months and all he got was £500 for his bike!

I'm glad you involved the police etc.  my hubby was shaking for days after!

The police said they think he will make a claim even though there were no injuries and no damage to his bike, after the ambulance left he was going on about having work restricting injuries so we will see.
I am just glad it wasnt worse I have insurance so even if he makes a claim I should be covered.
Mary

it getting like the states where very one claims for the smallest thing.

God that must be scary. Same sort of thing happened to friend of mine....cyclist had broken arm but police took him to hospital/home other wise ok. 3 days later my friend had a visit from police...the chap had been rushed to bristol hospital with liver damage & died!!! it was awful.....left 3 kids & my friend who is like the most responsible careful caring person in the world ...he has never really recovered from it. Luckily his unblemished record, he wasnt jailed or anything...just some point on licence.

The same thing exactly happened to me about 15 years ago. It was early morning and i was just pulling away onto the roundabout. I actually remember looking to myright and seeing nothing. Suddenly there was a crash and the windscreen shattered and i actually honestly thought something had fallen out of an aircraft!!

I then saw this man slide off my bonnet and rushed out to see if he was OK and helped him to the side of the road. I did get a letter form his solicitor but  he didn't actually make a claim as far as i can remember. I think he was wearing dark clothing and i literally couldn't see him even though i looked :(

It was horrible.

Lindsay
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OOOOOOPPPPPPPPSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

As the wife of someone who was knocked off his bike three times by motorists can I make a plea please? A plea to both car drivers AND cyclists

!. Cyclists...wear light coloured clothes and make sure your lights WORK

2. Car drivers remember the advert? Think once, think twice, think BIKE!

:)

Hubby did have light coloured clothes AND his lights worked but this didn't stop the accidents. Luckily he wasn't too badly hurt but I did ask him to get driving lessons after the 3rd time, which he did :)

I must admit my heart is  sometimes in my mouth when my OH goes out on his bike. He used to ride a motorbike and now sometimes uses a pushbike and i am always checking he is wearing something light or red in daylight. He also has a reflective tabard thingy which is brilliant at night.

Lindsay
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I once hit a young boy whilst driving very early one Saturday morning. He was on a push bike with no brakes and came straight out onto a main road without being able to stop - I remember to this day sitting in my car, with my two daughers dressed in ballet costumes for ballet lessons in the back the car, watching this boy bounce off my bonnet and fly into the air. I honestly thought he was dead when he hit the road, as he lay motionless for what seemed an age.  He was fine, and more afraid of the fact that his parents did not know he out ( they were still asleep).

At least you know the individual is fine, but it is a shock to the system.

Id also make a plea to cyclists - GET A BELL. This helps me get my kids, dogs etc out of your way when we share a path. If a bike whispers up behind us, an accident is more likely and I will call the police if you knock my kids over! A growing number of cyclists in Edinburgh have forgotten that Rules of the Road apply to them including red lights and stopping for pedestrians. From the bus I see cyclists weaving in and out of traffic, undertaking cars and riding on shared paths without regard for any other users. Thank goodness the patron saint of cyclists is watching over em or there'd be more accidents. Taking care is a two way street.

get lights!!!!!!!
theres so many bikes around here with no lights!!!!!!even on 60mph rounds!!!! :(

This is my bugbear too.  There is an old railway line in Bristol athat is now a Cycle and Footpath, and a favourite waling plce with dog walkers.  Up until I had 3 dogs it was one of my favourite wet weather walks, but once I had more than two dogs with cyclists coming at speed wityh now warning it was almost impossible to get all 3 called in to the sdie to avoid them being run down.

I do still walk the cycle path but the poor dogs have to stay on lead, shich is sad as there is lots of interesting places for them to run sniff and play either side of the path.

Even with the dogs on short leads I get heart failure when they wizz past, luckily they are not of a supiciaous or nervous nature, but my freinds dobe is not amused at some of them, especially when we have the baby in it's pram with us.