Riding yesterday with a teammate. Van pulls along side us, slows a bit a then intentionally swerves into us and speeds off. Hit me square on the shouler and fractured the distal end of my left clavicle. Boy does this suck. Hate being hurt. Just recovered fully from the last run in 3 months ago. Now 4-6 weeks recovery.
Have my new PX Stealth being built up and won’t even be able to ride it. Just have to sit like lump and look at it for 6 weeks. I’m bummed. Want to kill the driver. ARRG WANT TO RIDE MY NEW BIKE! Thanks for letting me rant. Feels better.
Is there any innocent explanation for why the person in the van might have swerved, e.g., trying to avoid another vehicle or something in the road? If the person in fact swerved into you with the intent to try to hit you, then that probably constitutes assault with a deadly weapon. You should definitely contact the police.
Have you got any insult or rude message on the back of your jersey? No really I’m sorry to hear what happened to you. I commute everyday on my bike and I have a ‘close shave’ with a car, lorry of bus roughly twice a week. Some drivers just have fun squeezing us. Can you add something to your bike to fill the time, wait for an ultra ultra special component?