Originally Posted by Slodo
Is there any recourse a biker can take when an idiot motorist opens up his door and almost kills you? I took a bad hit yesterday from some @$$hole in a Lexus when he swung his door out in front of me. Damaged my right arm pretty bad as well as destroyed one of my pedals. I started screaming and cursing at the guy (who was casually apologetic) but it seemed like even if I called the cops I wouldn't of had much of a case. I had no majopr injuries but I lost a day of work and skool to get x-rays. I just wanna show drivers like him to be more careful. I know this is probably a tired topic for some of you but please let me know how you deal with these kind of minor but jarring incidents. Thanks!
I received over $1,500.00 for the same injury around 1991! You will have to take this motorist to small claims court for the money. If you didn't call the police, there's no one to blame but yourself. Too many cyclists walk away bleading from accidents that would compensate them thousands of dollars.