Got knocked off by an oncoming, overtaking car on the B3128 just by Long Ashton golf club at 6pm today. Probably doing 20mph down a small incline when one of a small group of oncoming cars pulls out sharply to overtake straight into my path. We both braked, he skidded a little , we both swerved to our lefts and I thought I had just made past but he clipped the back end of the bike and all of a sudden I am astride the bike but lying on my side on the verge (soft and grassy
). Nobody stopped. I can just about believe that the overtaken cars might have missed it. Two or three cars stopped a few minutes later and one offered me a lift to my destination.
Luckily I have only a small cut and a few abrasions from the bike and a bit shaken by a few seconds of high speed oncoming headlights
. The rear rack is bent and both pannier fixings are damaged plus the top of my phone screen is rather more cracked than before. Will need to check the rear triangle in the tomorrow. I've reported it online and filled out a STATS19 but barring a guilty conscience self report by the driver that's about it. If anyone knows Ian Hudson from Portishead, tell him thanks very much for the lift.