GMoser85

I wear a bright orange safety shirt and lights to help be visable

10 Wheels

Had my First Crash in a Construction Zone. WARNING It Ain't What you Think It Is.

GlennR

I hate to be the one that points out you are VERY lucky they are accepting any liability. You were riding illegally on the wrong side.Also doing so at 20.6mph is very foolish. While the driver should look to the right before turning, they don't expect a bicycle coming from the wrong direction.

Glad you're not seriously hurt, but if your side was closed, you should of found a detour.

MattTheHat 

Geeze, that's creepy! Glad to hear you're pretty much unscathed. I'll keep out of the insurance vs. wrongdoing discussion that will ensue. Other than to say that in my area, one half of a road is often closed for maintenance with no provision of a detour or another way around short of stopping and reversing course. Sometimes you can't avoid such a situation.

shelbyfv

Bummer but riding salmon was wrong. You are lucky driver's insurance is paying.

GlennR

Lucky his insurance doesn't want the OP to pay for the damage to his car.

There's a difference between a pedestrian crossing a street than a cyclist riding in the road.

indyfabz

Your lane? BTW...If you end up in court this post will be discoverable.

Bmach

Delete this ASAP. Now not later, but it might be to late!
****If You've Been Hit By A Motor Vehicle: ALL MEMBERS READ****

GMoser85

Great point, how do I delete the post?

GlennR

It's already been cached by search engines so it might already be too late.

GMoser85

I didn't intend to go after the guy, just get health and get a new bike. Curious if others have been in accidents and how long their recovery time was and any advice on healing.

veganbikes

Best advice for healing is take it easy don't try and go back at it too fast. Also follow doctors orders and do all of your exercises and such that they recommend. Eat healthy food and drink plenty of fluids

Also some other really important advice that you hopefully already figured out DON'T BE A SALMON.

GlennR

Also get plenty of sleep. Your body heals while sleeping so try to get 8 hours.

veganbikes

+100000000000000000000000000000000000000 on sleep! Both the act and the band!

Korina

Damn the OP is lucky. Just last week a local cyclist was killed in the exact same situation. Of course, the cops are blaming the cyclist, even though there's plenty of blame to go around; cyclist, driver, and a complete lack of bike infrastructure on that road.

cycler56

Damn!

Maelochs

Cyclists have the same rights and Responsibilities as drivers. Imagine if the OP were driving a car the wrong way and hit another car head-on?

Going at high speed the wrong way and obviously not looking---obviously operating in an unsafe manner ..... (because if the OP had been operating safely the accident would have been avoided .... ) OP is lucky not to end up in court, in jail, in the hospital, or in a grave.

@GMoser85, you got your educational freebie. Don't waste it.

GMoser85

Yes I feel very lucky all the way around. My speed is a rough estimate from the time the call came in and how far I was in the section. No real measurement I have. My speed is coming down a hill, I crest and let it roll down; being in Seattle area, we have hills all over. I should have taken the extra 3 miles around this roughly 1 mile section. Sleep, rest are what I have been doing as suggested by primary care and chiropractor. I will defiantly take the longer route and avoid these situations in the future. This has not been a fun experience an something I wouldn't wish on anyone.

GlennR

Yes.

rsbob 

I see people riding against traffic on the wrong side of the road, absolutions clueless that drivers making a right turn seldom look to the right since they are looking for an opening on the left. Just like cyclists dressed completely in black, I call the Darwin’s riders.

indyfabz

If you do end up in litigation you can still be asked about social media posts you made, even if you subsequently deleted them.

GlennR

You'd think "survival of the fittest" would take of this but they keep breeding. Someone needs to put some bleach in that gene pool.

rsbob 

Of course if you hit your noggin enough times, you may not know which side is which. Just cutting them some imaginary slack.

GlennR

Once saw a delivery guy riding the wrong way and go over the hood of a BMW X5. No helmet and bleeding from his head. The driver was a 22 year old guy and was inconsolable. I stayed till his parents came.

The problem is riding the wrong way affects others.

rsbob 

Not exactly the same deal. No BMWs were hurt. Was riding a MUP in Seattle near the University of Wa. The posted limit on the MUP is 15 but most ride either much slower or a little above. Was entering an area where several cross streets crossed the MUP with Stop signs on the MUP. I am doing about 18 when a wanabe racer punk blows by me going 24+ heading the same way. He blows through three Stops in a row but at the 4th, at the end of a hedge a car with the right of way doesn’t see him and clips his rear wheel sending him down. The driver is a 16 year old girl who stops and gets out of the car to check on the guy when I arrive. The punk gets up, with a little road rash, and starts cussing her out, who is now in tears. I tell the punk to piss off and he tells me to go f myself and continues on with the girl. I told him he better leave now, or he won’t be riding away. He gets the message and rides away after a stream of profanity at me and the now hysterical girl. I stay with her to calm her down and convince her a police report will do nothing. Fifteen minutes later I am on my way. Never saw the sorry punk again.

now back to wrong way riders, already in progress...