6 years ago, i was hit by a bus that rolled through a stop sign and t-boned me (i had ROW). it was relatively low speed, but given the gargantuan mass imbalance between the bus and me on my bike, i was still punted across the pavement a pretty fair distance.

my bike was killed, but my guardian angel was on the ball that morning because i escaped with only bruises, gashes, and a couple minor fractures in my hand/wrist. my helmet did its job as well, cracking on impact when my head smacked into the pavement. i didn't even have so much as a minor concussion. i was back on the bike within 3 weeks.

it took a couple of years, but i eventually got a fair settlement from the CTA.