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I hate SUV's

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Craig

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Well after what I went through, you can't blame me for hating them.

Most people who know me know I am a keen cyclist, and yeasterday I was 47km into a 100km plus training ride (Saturdays are my long days), when some knob in a SUV comes around the roundabout which I was on, cuts me off, and giving me no chance to miss him, and crash straight into the side of him, giving me mild concussion and practiically cracking off the right hand bottom part of my helmet in which I landed in a large patch of grass.

Credit to the guy for stopping and calling an ambulance for me, but I did not appreciate being cut off that way. Even today my memory is a bit hazy of the whole event.

All I suffered was large scraps of skin taken off my right knee, hip, elbow and, and shoulder (shows you were I got hit), and my riding jersey got a bit ripped, but the helmet is gone and I have to buy a new one.

So I guess the important lession is, always wear your helmet or I may not have been here to post this thread (ie dead).
 
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League Freak™

Bench
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A bike helmet has saved my life in the past....and I wasnt one to always wear a helment up untill that point.


Glad you got out of it with a just few bumps and scratches.
 
astrogirl

astrogirl

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That's terrible Craig. Great to hear you're OK.

I got angry on the weekend when a BMW launched in front of me in a roundabout, when there was clearly not enough time. It really sh_ts me when people do stupid things like that because my car is tiny and would often come off second best e.g. my last accident (not my fault) involved 2 Pajeros. My car was almost written off.

Anyway, being on a bike must be a zillion times scarier than being in a little car.

I'm always extra careful when there are cyclists around.
 
nibbs

nibbs

Bench
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i'm almost certain i read something exacty the same somewhere else, but i can't think where? craig you didn't copy someone's comment about a terrible cycling accident, just so you could get sympathy from girls, cause that's really down right low if thats what you're doing...
 
Jimbo

Jimbo

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I've had a few close shaves myself, because of other peoples ignorance. It seems some people can't put up with a delay of 5-10 seconds on a Sunday morning.

Eventually you can train yourself to ride defensively, but in the meantime it's always safest to ride in a pack where the group can look after each other.

P.S. Nibbs, you're an idiot.
 
Chicken_Hunter

Chicken_Hunter

Coach
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Yes blame the SUV.. :roll: Cyclists on roads piss me off.. They think they own the road riding like 2m away from the gutter. All you are a friggen hazards, sometimes you have to go on the wrong side of the road to overtake some of these morons and risk a head on collision. You got what was coming to you.
 
Jimbo

Jimbo

Immortal
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It seems either Craig posts on two forums, or he has a bit of explaining to do.

Either way, Nibbs is still an idiot
 
astrogirl

astrogirl

First Grade
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Yeah, but the other post was May 2003 I think.

Which means Craig is unlikely to be injured still.
 
Martli

Martli

Coach
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I hate rich housewives who own SUVs because they're are a Fashion Accessory, and only drive them to the supermarket and to pick their kids up from school to save them the 10 mintue walk, instead of taking them off-road like they're designed to do.
 
astrogirl

astrogirl

First Grade
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Can only go by what's shown on my screen...

My apologies to Craig if I have reached the wrong conclusion...
 
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