Nearly killed and had a shower

Motorcycling Rideouts & Touring
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I wanted to go back to Sharpness Docks and with the weather cool enough for a ride off I went. Within the first five minutes a van decided to try and wipe me out :grimacing:

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Onwards to Sharpness and had a lovely ride. What I didn’t expect and I can’t remember it being there last time, sprinklers had been added across the access bridge to Dock Road. As it was a warm day it was a pleasant surprise and I soon dried off.

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The docks appear to be slowly emptying out all the wrecks.

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Same sprinklers on the way back and onwards to The Black Shed at Slimbridge for a bacon sandwich and a coffee.

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It looks better in a video and apologies for the swearing.

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No apologies necessary bud. I wasn’t so lucky last year.

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Worth sending to the constabulary?

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Struggling to read the registration number. It might be worth a go to see what happens.

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Definitely a WTF moment. Language entirely justified.

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I definitely would have sworn under those circumstances!!

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If you have a date / time / location and at least a partial plate, which you do, it’s worth a shot I’d say.

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All the form completed and dispatched. Avon & Somerset police state they will respond in 28 days.

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Bit of a result. Worth the effort.

The contents of the email I received from Avon & Somerset Police.

Submission Reference: IOR - EM559

Thank you for making an online Incident on the Road submission this has now been processed.

As a result of this report I can confirm a positive outcome in that the driver(s) identified in the submission(s) will receive either a warning letter, a fixed penalty or a prosecution.

We appreciate your time in making the submission and we review each one individually, thank you for helping to keep our roads safer.

Please note I am unable to provide any future information on the outcome of this submission.

Regards

Nick Genge

Reviewing Officer (DashCam)

Road Safety | Avon and Somerset Police

Police & Fire HQ, Valley Road, Portishead, North Somerset, BS20 8QJ

Email: nick.genge@avonandsomerset.police.uk

Phone: 101

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Good to hear that common sense is still in existence!

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Well worth the effort, good to have a positive outcome.

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