Hit by car in Batu Pahat

Hit by car in Batu Pahat

It happened in the 3rd day of my cycling from Singapore to Penang in Batu Pahat. Before turning to the Route 5, a passenger car stopped at the T-function and intended to turn right. The driver might concentrate on the traffic from the left or didn’t realize that I was travelling at higher speed than ordinary bike, she turned when I just passed the car. It hit my left rear pannier and sent me a few meter away with my bike. The whole incident was captured in a video. I was shocked and took a few deep breathes checking whether I had body injury or bone fractures. I was escaped with only a few cuts and bruises. The female driver was very apologetic and tried to compensate me but I declined. I found only the rear mirror was broken which was later fixed with two cable ties and other than that the bike and the accessories were intact. Later on, I was very cautious when crossing any junctions and would slow down until I was sure I had eye contact with the drivers.