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@Wannabe
In particular, the driver of a black VW Sharan (the 7 seater) who stopped on the double red lines, in the bus lane, outside the Oval cricket ground, just before the pedestrian crossing.
I was heading west, went past the tube station, along the side of the ground, where the road bends right. It then bends quite sharply left, and straight up to Vauxhall.
He stopped just the other side of the blind bend. Stopping was not an option, just came round the corner and there he was, hazards on, waiting for a fare. The motorbike and scooter in front of me in the bus lane went round him. I did the same, taking care not to be hit by anything else coming up on the outside.
The pedestrian lights changed and the bikes were able to stop. I wasn't (front brake and fixed)
:(
I split my knee open on my frame, and sprained my wrist. I hit the CG125 hard enough to shunt it into the scooter. No damage to either, and they stayed upright, thank goodness.
Quick check, ride off. First bend, wobble and almost fall off when toe hits front wheel at slow speed. Strange, never had toverlap... Forks bent back in crash, clearance is now less than 1cm!
I'm so pissed off, it's because of the Addison Lee twat waiting where he shouldn't that I hit the bikes, but I hit them from behind, so any claim would be a struggle, and I can't be arsed. Frame and fork = £45, so I'm not too fussed, but it's my main method of transport / commuting.
Good excuse to buy a tasty frame though I guess!
TAXI WANKER!