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Incident with taxi

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  1. chdot
    Admin

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    (@deckard112)
    06/08/2013 22:08
    @neilquinney @nicewaycode Shame taxi tonight hasn't seen the NWC. Right hooked me, driving wrong side of road, bike f****d, I'm f*****d!

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    (@deckard112)
    07/08/2013 09:35
    @neilquinney @nicewaycode thanks mate. Yeh he stopped, been charged as well. Police were superb....which was nice.

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    (@deckard112)
    07/08/2013 09:53
    @CyclingEdin @neilquinney @nicewaycode In Edinburgh, I'm regular poster to CCE so will update soon. Don't want to say too much just now.

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    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Crap.
    Glad you're alright.
    Glad that Police are taking action.
    Hope you and the bike back in running order soon.

    There's nothing in the nicewaycode about not right hooking (despite left/right hooks accounting for the majority of all bicycle KSIs). Another massive flaw in this campaign, not targetting advice where it's needed.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. deckard112
    Member

    Just back from ERI, broken metacarpal in left hand. No cycling for around 4 weeks which is about the time I'm doing London to Paris. Oh well, indoor trainer it is then!!!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. deckard112
    Member

    Can anyone point me in the direction of the posts dealing with legal advice? Or make a recommendation?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. amir
    Member

    That's not good - shame about missing the London to Paris as well. No other injuries? How's the bike?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  6. gibbo
    Member

    Glad to hear it's not too bad (though being stuck indoors - cyclingwise - for pretty much all of August sucks big time).

    Posted 11 years ago #

  7. Minerva
    Member

    If you are thinking of making a civil claim, check your household insurance to see if you are covered. Otherwise, go to http://www.lawscot.org and navigate to the Find a Solicitor tab. Put in your details and you will find a selection of firms in your location which deal with insurance type reparation claims for personal injuries.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  8. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    You could try Cycle Law Scotland.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  9. MeepMeep
    Member

    Oooft, best wishes for a speedy recovery, deckard.

    WC posted this which you may find of use?
    http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8628

    From personal experience, get absolutely everything checked and claim for everything involved or impacted, no matter whether you're told it's minor or not. Aim to have/get everything returned to the state it was before or better.

    Glad the Polis are taking it seriously and are taking action. I got a dismissive 'this type of thing happens everyday' attitude.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  10. Uberuce
    Member

    Seconds for what's been said above. Get well soon, get well compensated soon.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  11. Try Cycle
    Member

    Get well soon, shame to miss out London-Paris this year

    Posted 11 years ago #

  12. deckard112
    Member

    Thanks for the sentiments folks, much appreciated.

    Spoke with Cycle Law Scotland, very impressive so far so will see what comes of it.

    Oh...and won't be missing L2P...will cycle one handed if I have to!! Four weeks to recover and a lot of indoor training ahead!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  13. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Broken metacarpal will be bloody painful for a while, and should produce a lovely big (temporary) lump on the back of your hand as it heals. A month should be enough time that you could ride a recumbent bike ok; you won't want to put pressure on it before it's healed properly, especially something like L2P. Be careful!

    Handlebars might feel ok, until you have to grab your brake lever in a hurry.

    Posted 11 years ago #

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