Wednesday 10th September

On a lovely sunny and warm morning I decide to take my `Claud Baby` out for a spin to Blackmore for a cuppa and then decide where to go from there. So leaving home at 09.30 I sped out to North Ockendon and then carefully rode for a couple of miles along Fen Lane which had recently had those horrible loose chipping laid. Then once through Bulphan and over the A128 I headed for Dunton. To find the roundabout over the A127 unusually quiet, so I was shocked when halfway round I suddenly found myself on the bonnet of a car! Then dumped onto the road followed my a lot of pain! Amongst the chaos that followed I heard a woman voice saying `I didn`t see him` that explains everything I was a victim of SMIDSY.
My main injuries were fractures  to my left shoulder, right heel and a few ribs also on my right side. Things could have been much worst if I hadn`t been wearing my helmet!
                                              

I came home on Nov 5th, ribs were much better, left arm in a sling to support my fracture shoulder, and I`m using one crutch to get about on because of my heel fracture. I`m now looking at Spring 2015 to get back cycling again in my Essex lanes.

Funny thing my `Claud Baby` was hardly damage, as this photo was taken after the accident!