Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Cycling Incident
I was cycling (not in Harringay) late last week on a narrow road, I was out of my seat going uphill. A white van went past me as and came too close as another car came down the hill. The van clipped me with his wing mirror. Thank fully he only bruised me elbow and scared the s**t out of me. Amazingly I was not knocked off- visions of broken limbs!. The driver kept going, slowed 50m ahead of me and an arm came out to readjust the wing mirror that my elbow had moved. He then just carried on, no apology, no checking to make sure I was ok, nothing.
Question- I want to find the git and have him make some form of apology, what is the best way of doing this, can I make a complaint to the police? I have his reg number etc!
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Permalink Reply by Ed Gorman on
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if you have his reg number then certainly speak to the police, however it's your word against his and there doesn't seem to be any permanent damage to you, so not sure what they would do....
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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I am hoping that his employer will not be best impressed...
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well if i were you and i had his employer's details i'd go straight to them
a couple of years ago i was nearly run off the road by an enfield council lorry out by tesco in edmonton (i was in a freelander with my wife and 3-year-old son in the back, so not on a bike but even so!). fortunately the company i worked for was a publisher of company information so i emailed the chief executive with the details of my grievance (time, date, offence, etc), and i received a very apologetice email back from the "head of logistics" or some such, saying they would investigate and come back to me.
two weeks later i got another email saying that the offender had been identified (obviously the lorry had to be signed out to someone) and they had been suitably disciplined.
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To be honest, I am hoping to find out who his employer is. As you might imagine I did not relaly catch anything as he went past, and there was nothing on the back of the van, I did get his number though and have just reported it via the SMIDSY link from linka, below.
I just had a look at the Met web site, and (as my wife indicated) they want you to go to a cop-shop, so as to make it as hard as possible to actually report anything. I might have to make a trip tomorrow.
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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Prepare for a long wait. Doesnt matter what time of day or night either.
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Permalink Reply by linka on
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It's always so much more useful if the van has a company livery painted on the side...
Anyway, I've used this in the past. http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=5309
I'm not sure how effective it is. But I do think near misses like this should be registered somewhere, then if the driver later seriously injures someone, there's a record of previous careless or dangerous driving.
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Permalink Reply by Gerry Platt on
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Yes, go to the police. By law he should have reported the incident to the police within 24 hours. They regard a 'hit & run' as very serious. There may be a problem if there are no witnesses & if he denies it but the very fact that he gets a visit from plod may make him more careful in future.
Whilst you are in no way to blame I advise that in a similar situation you ride further away from the curb; in doing so you will discourage such a dangerous overtake &, if the driver still tries you have more space on the road to your left if you need to get out of the way.
I recommend "Advanced cycling, how to be a better cyclist" published by the institute of advanced motorists.
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This was an accident, he failed to stop and failed to report it. By stopping to adjust his mirror he showed that he knew he had hit you. Police should take it seriously. Often when they don't stop it's because they are uninsured, drunk, or in some other way illegal, so this could cost him big time.
NB If you have visible bruises, photograph them. If you want accredited photos that you can show in court, message me as I can do 'official'.
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Permalink Reply by Eilidh on
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I found this after a cycling near-miss on Wightman, where the young driver and passenger were really aggressive to me...didn't end up using it, but worth knowing about....https://secure.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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Legally, I think you should have reported it to the police as soon as reasonably possible after the incident. " Last week " is stretching it a bit. But good luck.
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Permalink Reply by EMC2 on
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You can also apply to the DVLA for the Vehicle Keeper details. You will then have the owner's details if not the driver's but it's a start. Of course you will be considering claiming against his insurance for the shock and distress.
You use form V888 ‘Request by an individual for information about a vehicle’.
More info here http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg...
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Permalink Reply by Lou on
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Did you see this in the Guardian? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2012/feb/22/youtube...
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