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Butt pain huh? might I reccomend http://www.littlemoonessentials.com/...&product_id=17.
Glad to hear all is well. |
Originally Posted by Random Rider
(Post 7734623)
Also this lady that hit me was born in 1932.
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Originally Posted by Doohickie
(Post 7731606)
Report it to her insurance company. The information should be on the accident report.
... and good to hear you made it thru the accident!!! I've never done a small claims report, but sounds like the instance where it would be used. |
Originally Posted by trekker pete
(Post 7739944)
Assuming you are riding clipless, I would argue that this is a bad idea. Getting in and out of cleats is annoying and takes your attention away from surrounding cages that might take you out.
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Originally Posted by Random Rider
(Post 7731047)
this is a bit run-on...but i am pissed....and bikeless
Tuesday morning on my commute to work I got hit. I was going straight through a green light when a lady on the other side of the intersection made a left turn right into me. She was coming fast and there was nothing i could do right before impact I closed my eyes (not very manly i know) and felt my body hit her hood then get thrown to the ground. I layed there flat on the pavement for a few seconds waiting to feel lots of pain but i was fine. Completely fine. Then I saw my bike under her front tire...UGHH. This guys calls the whole nine yards...police fire and abulance even though i told him i was fine. This lady goes " seeing he is okay, can't i just leave" lol anyways the police come and talk to us and she admits it was her fault and she was running late for an appointment and didnt see me. I stand my bike up...back wheels not turning fenders destroyed and the side of the bike is worn down from being rubbed against the road. Cop drives me to work with my bike in his trunk :P . Anyways long story short there is 240$ worth of damage and labor to fix bike. At first when i called the lady she was asking if i was going to pay for the dent in her hood. I told her the accident was her fault and she can get a copy of the police report. I asked her for her insurance policy number and she said she wouldnt give it to me..WTF??? After calling her a few more times she said she would call the bike shop and get an invoice and pay it. She then started stirring crap up there saying the price was to much and shouldnt cost more the 80 dollars. My bike is now done but they wont give it to me until they are paid. I thought about paying them and having the lady pay me but she said she won't pay me. I have been commuting on my bike for 17 weeks straight. Never missed a day...even in rainstorms. I went down from 198 to 170 pounds..it brought a sense of joy to me life. This lady cut me down...broke my stride....ruined my week. If she doesnt pay by Monday what steps should i take? |
I suppose she thinks that no bike repair should cost more than $80 because you can buy a bike for that much at Wal*Mart. Tell her that no car should cost more than the crappiest one you can find, either. I can buy a car for $1000, so no car repair on any car should cost more than that. I think you have to go down to a real junker used car to have the equivalent in car terms of an $80 Wal*Mart bike.
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Originally Posted by Jonahhobbes
(Post 7734470)
If not trampoline lessons then maybe MTBing? I fallen off more off road then on the road. I reckon it teaches a few lessons on falling over, crashing etc...
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Originally Posted by jcolletteiii
(Post 7731189)
do you have a car? If so, call your insurance company. The police report will have her plate number and state. Ask your insurance company to find out who insures her vehicle. You should be able to make a direct claim to her insurance company without involving her. The police report and her own admission of fault will do it. That way she will at least be surcharged.
Other things to consider - was any of your clothing damaged? Shoes? Panniers damaged? You can get reimbursed from he rinsurance company for all of these costs. Don't undercharge your damages. |
Even though you say you feel fine you should go see a doctor. Have them check you out. You could have hurt something and won't know it until you go to use that part of your body at a later date.
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Originally Posted by Doohickie
(Post 7752306)
Stop is stop is STOP. That means STOP, as in, stop moving your wheels. If you can keep your balance, more power to you, but a foot on the ground has simply GOT to be safer and more stable.
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Glad you're ok... lawyer up baby. Every week that goes by the reward request should go up by a factor of ten. New bike time for sure, just because ....you never know how that frame was weakened by the accident. New clothes to replace all that were roaded up. 80bucks....:lol: did you tell her that'll cover a good new tire? Her insurance company should be falling over themselves to make this go away but fast. You never know when you may develop pain and suffering... don't forget the nightmares.... this could go to 280,000$ fast. hahaha
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Sue the woman.!
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Originally Posted by Mr_Christopher
(Post 7755733)
Even though you say you feel fine you should go see a doctor. Have them check you out. You could have hurt something and won't know it until you go to use that part of your body at a later date.
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Get a CAT scan/full screen and charge that to her as well.
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On feeling "fine": Whiplash can creep up on you, I've been rear ended and felt fine, but later had a host of troubles as a result.
On clueless woman: she sounds like she's completely wrapped up in herself and ignorant of traffic laws. Which is all too common. Not always cars vs. cyclists either, a friend of mine's 12 year old son was clipped by a car as he started to cross a street, bruised his arm, and broke their mirror. They turned around and came back, and demanded he pay for their mirror. Regardless of whose fault it was, they cared nothing about whether he was injured or not. Only about their mirror. Car vs. car: Another friend was rear-ended-- in a sudden traffic slowdown because of a previous accident-- by a woman on her cell phone, and when they got out to look at the damage, she noticed my friend's truck was not damaged, but the front end of her PT Cruiser was destroyed. So she said to my friend, "Look what you did to my car!" Fortunately a state trooper witnessed the accident on that one... :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by apricissimus
(Post 7755786)
Best thing about putting a foot down is that it gives motorist an unambiguous signal that you have indeed stopped. Trackstands are great and have their place, but they can confuse motorists sometimes who aren't sure if you're going to accelerate again.
I tried the trackstand thing yesterday. I came to almost a full stop and rolled out just a little. There was a car trying to make a left turn into where I was coming out of, and I intended to go straight. I rolled a little bit as if I were going to make a right hand turn to give the guy room, but he didn't know what I was going to do so he waited, which was exactly what I didn't want. Well, you all know that situation. I thought of my earlier post in the thread when that happened and at the next intersection I just put my foot down and waited. |
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