Head-on impact!

I'm still feeling this one - like a horse kicked me in the jaw! Numb teeth and everything :-(

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• cycle
• commute
• headcam
• Edinburgh
• Forth
• Bridge
• bike
• path
• crash

[samandaaron]

That does look like a very nasty accident.

In my own opinion both of you are at fault in different ways.

The cyclist that hit you was clearly going way to fast especially on a pavement. I slow down near bus stops just incase someone steps out from it.

I think you could of slowed down or stopped after the first person overtook the bus stop becausehe almost hit you aswell. Looking at the video you would of seen that cyclist before he came around the bus stop. Not having a go at all mate

[EdinburghFixed]

Well, I did slow down from 20mph to about walking speed!

I think my mistake was not to go for the bushes (especially since I ended up there anyway!). I just didn't expect a second rider to do the same thing so quickly after the first - what bad luck!

[MelloVEL0]

What did he have to say for himself? Is it your cloak of invisibility?

[EdinburghFixed]

I think he hit his head, he didn't have too much to say for a while (he did apologise, of course).

I got his shoulder right in my throat - the whole side of my jaw felt like it had exploded - plus his bar mangled my right hand a little.

Nevertheless I put it down to experience! Forget helmets and wear throat armour!

[thomase1]

I suppose the important question is, how is the bike :D

[EdinburghFixed]

The back wheel is a bit floppy, bizarrely! I think he must have got his front wheel dug into it somehow.

Luckily I don't run a back brake or I'd have been walking home!

[XmisterIS]

You can see his head track you into the impact - he fixated on you and so he hit you. (motor)bikers call this "fixating" - when you learn to ride a bike they teach you to look past the hazard and not at the hazard, or else you will actually ride towards the hazard! (you go where you look - an effect which is much more noticeable on a motorbike).

[goomason]

Oooyah - even looking at that is painful. It's a very poor piece of pathway design, especially if someone's going to appear around the bus-stop at that speed. Very poor judgement by the guy who hit you - not only because of the damage to you, but he didn't seem to take into account that there may have been anyone standing around waiting for a bus that he couldn't see as he flew around a blind corner.

[MrDemontrigger]

what a deek head for cycling that fast when the bus stop blocked his view.

[SPIRITintheBOTTLE]

unluck you did all you could, the rider that hit you could have missed you if he dident panic, i know this spot well, a few weeks ago i hit 43mph coming off the bridge, i think ill slow down for the busstop from now on. why is it people with helmate cams get all the drama? iv been cycling in and around edin for 6 months now and not had any real bother?

[utrapzab]

road every time, i dunno where this cycle on the pavement lark comes from, used to be th epolis would tug you for it

[litwardle]

I nearly did this is a small tunnel, I was dreaming and didn't expect an oncoming cyclist, for some reason I moved to the right in his path! Thankfully he did too! Really odd, I Always keep left but rode at the guy. Fixation is an odd one!

[HLaB75]

Ouch, I hope you've recovered now. I know vis is bad there but he seemed to have plenty of time to see you and did nothing other than veer towards you.

Just before Christmas I had a similar one at Crammond Brig, the bloke said he assumed that I'd wobble to the right but I stayed on the left side (ouch). He said he'd done it before I wonder if that was it?

[Abdelhak92izi]

lol

[fhussain44]

Hope you are recovered now. Another reason I avoid bike paths !

[downfader2]

I dont agree with you Samandaaron. EF acted accordingly and safely from this angle, the other guy was at fault.

Your reasoning for seeing the other cyclist earlier is specious as you are relying on random time events to link up and you cant predict based on what you cant see or see fully.