I got one of those phone calls today that every parent dreads - from my wife saying that my son has been in an accident on his way to work on his bike (Honda CLR125). The police on the scene had called her. They said he had a leg injury and was being taken to hospital. Naturally I left work, collected my wife and went straight to the A&E dept where they had taken him. At first I was hoping it might be something relatively trivial but it turned out to be broken left femur and possible serious knee damage. They are operating this afternoon to pin the femur and investigate the knee. Apparently he was filtering along the outside of a queue of stationary traffic when someone pulled out from a side road through a gap in the queue, intending to turn right. The car pulled straight into his path so there was no chance for him to take evading action. He collided with the front of the car causing damage to both vehicles and to him. I reckon that both he and the car driver were negligent to some extent. Unfortunately his insurance is only third party so he may have to make a claim independently, which could be a hassle. On top of all that - I had spent hours over the weekend finally sorting out a dent in the tank on his bike that happened about 18 months ago when he came off on a patch of diesel. Now its dented again along with various other damage. Not that it really matters at all compared with my concerns about him but talk about sod's law...
