Riding the overgrown "shoulder" of the A4130 - Nettlebed to Henley - I hit a thick windfallen branch which wobbled me and then launched me straight into the road - right into the path of very fast traffic coming up from behind. I was lying face down trying to get unclipped and get up, and waiting to become roadkill. I thought "This is it... this is how it ends..."
By some miracle I launched into a gap in the traffic... I just got out of the way before a horse transporter whistled by inches from my head with its horns blasting.
The thing is... I can't shake it, I can't stop thinking about it, didn't sleep last night, adrenalin is still pumping nearly 24 hours later - I feel like I've had a bowl of amphetamine, can't concentrate on my job. What's going on? I feel like I am going mad.
