Originally Posted by
ckaspar
So...As the title says. I was just hit and I am OK. I'll leave the details out until the matter is resolved with the driver. My real question is what do I do about my wife? I am concerned that if I tell her then she will put a veto on the riding to work. That would suck. What have you all done?
I've never been hit so can't speak from experience. That said if you were driving to work and were involved in a collision with another vehicle would she put a veto on you driving to work? It's easy to focus on confirming preconceived ideas (cycling is dangerous, you got hit, which proves cycling is dangerous) where an all-but identical situation confirms equally preconceived ideas (driving is safe, you got hit, unlucky dude, get back in the car and be more careful).
Just one comment that seems to be a recurring theme where collisions with cars are concerned, and that's to make sure you really are OK. You don't want to be too quick to sign statements saying you're perfectly OK and then find a couple of months down the line your hands don't quite work as they should or some such.
It's a good call not to go into all the details, so if it's 100% clear you haven't taken any personal injuries you may feel comfortable making a formal declaration to that effect.