I think you should get that sorted properly - not just for your own safety. If you have any concerns that the problem might recur then you are probably riding the bike in a potentially dangerous condition.
If a motorist used a car knowing that it might suffer mechanical failure in the path of other road users he could - quite rightly - be prosecuted.
More importantly is that the bike has jettisoned you on to the road. If a motorist hits you and injures or even kills you then not knowing the state of your cycle, then it is his conscience that will suffer, possibly for the whole of his life. I say this in the aftermath of my step-son being killed in a preventable RTA, my sympathies are with the unknown driver who was not at fault, but has to live with the fact that he killed a man for the rest of his life. That can break a person.
I hit a pedestrian once; many people witnessed it and they were kind enough to wait for the police to turn up and speak on my behalf. I was in shock for weeks and physically sick, even though there were no serious consequences; I have a colleague whose wife gave up her job because she couldn't cope with driving after a potentially nasty accident. Please look after your bike, and more importantly yourself and other people.
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A 'bit of notice - hopefully' is not enough
Date: 2011-02-01 08:25 am (UTC)If a motorist used a car knowing that it might suffer mechanical failure in the path of other road users he could - quite rightly - be prosecuted.
More importantly is that the bike has jettisoned you on to the road. If a motorist hits you and injures or even kills you then not knowing the state of your cycle, then it is his conscience that will suffer, possibly for the whole of his life. I say this in the aftermath of my step-son being killed in a preventable RTA, my sympathies are with the unknown driver who was not at fault, but has to live with the fact that he killed a man for the rest of his life. That can break a person.
I hit a pedestrian once; many people witnessed it and they were kind enough to wait for the police to turn up and speak on my behalf. I was in shock for weeks and physically sick, even though there were no serious consequences; I have a colleague whose wife gave up her job because she couldn't cope with driving after a potentially nasty accident. Please look after your bike, and more importantly yourself and other people.