Kind of had an accident on friday, was going down a hill in the cycle lane next to a line of traffic. Some bloke was going the other way and went through the traffic to turn right (he was going up the hill). I was doing around 30mph (cycle computer says i peaked at 44mph but i think its wrong!). Didnt see him until a second before i hit him and he didnt see me until i hit him! Went into his front wing (he had stopped as he shat himself). I smashed into his front lights and bounced off his windscreen/bonnet onto the road on the other side. 6 or 7 people stopped to help and an ambulance was called. Saw my knee cap which was quite cool.

A and E was painless, considering what i assumed i had done i wasnt in any pain, but it turns out that the 4inch wide gash and inch deep gash was all that it was a gash and there was no actual damage to anything! Would of been out in a few hours but i didn't know i was allergic to penicillin which i now know i am! Had an operation on my knee yesterday evening to clean it up and stitch it up from the inside.

The only actual damage i can see to my beloved cannodale is that the handlebars are broken in two.

I'm very lucky to be alive and with such little damage, on codine and 1000mg of paracetamol every few hours! So lala land for me. Thank fuck i was wearing a helmet.

I have pics of my injuries if anyone is interested but its rather bad and i wont post if people dont want to see

oopsie/owie!

very lucky indeed not to have been any worse off, and esp. for wearing a helmet! my friend got clipped by a truck as it drove past him, and knocked off his bike at high speed...he kind of grazed off most the skin of his upper body as a result, but the helmet had cracked in half...so could've been his head!

i want to see the pics, but then I am a bit morbid like that lol - if they're phone pics you could even stick them up at mobmms

Only click if you want to see the injury!

http://img453.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00094jx5.jpg

http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00095qr1.jpg

I see what you mean about being able to see your knee cap now!! Bet it was a bit of a shock to see after landing?!

You able to walk on it (can't imagine the skin wanting to stretch as you bend your knee lol) or giving it time to heal?

i was quite calm straight after and have been since, im not one who enjoys a fuss being made. I can walk and put weight on it but im on crutches to stop it being bent. Im seeing a consultant tomorrow evening who should be able to give me some more information about how long im going to not be able to play football for!

ewww! yet lucky