Originally Posted by K'Tesh

Never! NEVER!! NEVER!!! take payment on the spot... Get their information, call the cops, and insist on getting the motorist a citation issued for the failure to yield to a bicyclist in a bike lane.

Too many times, people have dismissed the "accident" as minor, then find out that they were hurt (took my EX-doctor only 3 weeks to figure out that I had two broken bones and a torn ligament in a left cross collision (I was X-Rayed the same night of the crash)). Had I taken the payment up front, I'd have been out about $17,000 in medical bills, legal expenses, lost wages, as well as pain and suffering.

Since then, I've been hit again (right hook, similar to the OP's situation), and I'm glad that I insisted on the driver being cited. He was found guilty, and it's one less thing that I'll have to argue with the insurance company when it comes time to go to court or settle.

My method for avoiding right hooks now? I'm using a NR MiNewt 600 Cordless in its flash mode during my daylight rides. I can't be sure it'll work, but it's one more thing that I can use in my defense if I'm hit again.

You DID report the hit and run didn't you?