Hi all,
did my last reply - sent Friday - get swallowed up??
alan
On 22 Sep 2015, at 10:30, Simon P J Batterbury wrote:
> here is my account https://simonbatterbury.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/saved-by-a-laptop-bike-meets-truck-on-alexandra-parade-melbourne/
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> Dr. Simon Batterbury | Associate Professor, Environmental Studies| Dept. of Geography | 221 Bouverie St (rm L2.33) | University of Melbourne, 3010 VIC,
> +61 (0)3 8344 9319 | simonpjb @ unimelb.edu.au | http://www.simonbatterbury.net
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> ________________________________________
> From: Simon P J Batterbury
> Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2015 8:21 AM
> To: Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list
> Subject: RE: / HGV fatals
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> This is slightly raw since I am hospital after being hit on wednesday by an HGV doing 60km/h. Miraculously, after spinning through the air (the bike was destroyed under the wheels), I came out with broken ribs, delated lung, concussion and a broken leg. The accident circumstances were different ( I was at 90 degrees to the truck) and what saved me was wearing a backpack
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