porq

Right - 20k is not striking it rich. Picking pieces of glass out of my arm from her windshield; 20 stitches and all the lovely scarring; 3 months healing up a torn rotator cuff; 3 months with nerve damage that left tingling in 3 of my fingers; not being able to do a single push up for all that time; having my neck hurt every time I shoulder check ... even today 6 months later; riding in constant fear of it happening again - priceless. Yeah it's a dream come true.

Give me a break.

And to the other poster who insinuated I was a scam artist, don't assume you know everything. Don't you think I should be given some sort of compensation for the trouble I've had to go through? If I had the choice of money versus getting the last 6 months of pain free time and my bike back, do you think I would take the money? NO! But I don't have that choice and the only compensation I can get is some money and the fact that my kids still have a father that still comes home every night.

porq

I'm glad you're doing ok, but it's a good idea to give it time. I didn't realize how serious my whiplash was until at least a week later. My neck hurt at first, but it didn't go away .... for a long time.

In Canada, you have 2 years to close a claim and I'm assuming it's similar where you are, so don't rush it. Just make sure you are ok.

twiz

I just took some pictures and there is definitely frame damage:

why2not

I wasnt' commenting on your accident. It sounds like you had some serious injuries & personally I think $20k isn't enough for the injuries you describe. I was commenting on the advice that the OP should get a lawyer after clearly stating in thier OP that they were not hurt.

why2not

How do you know that this person was either lazy or selfish? Is it simply because they were driving? I ride my bike 10k+ miles per year. I also drive sometimes. I suppose that makes me lazy & selfish.
Clearly, you have no idea what assault is. There are on-line dictionaries in which you can find the legal meaning of the word.
Again, how do you know that the driver was either selfish or arrogant?
Since there were clearly no phyisical scars, I presume you're referring to mental scars? I agree that we should get bit bucks for unpleasent memories. Just think of the money I could be rolling in for things such as failing a school test, striking out at a big moment in a baseball game, being spanked as a punishment as a child, all the times schoolmates picked on me, the time my girlfriend broke up with me. Holy cow, now that I start thinking about all the unpleasent memories I should be paid for having to endure, I might be the richest man on the planet.

Paul L.

Actually they do but you have to go to a custom builder. That tank of a frame would cost 1500-2000 dollars to replace these days since it is no longer a mainstream item. You might get a quote from a custom framebuilder for repairs feasibly.