Hit and Run
 

I decided to edit this.

A car hit me, on purpose.

wow dude , im glad to hear your okay! thank god someone got the plate number! are you re thinking about getting a helmet yet? hows your bike (it could be a little out of alignment)? once again, im glad to hear you are okay.

get a helmet
sleep without sheets
heal up
get back on the bike soon

glad youre okay, hope they catch the driver.

that sucks! :(

dude **** cars man every time i drive to work i flip myself off

Glad you are mostly OK. Get a helmet, and get the driver.

Man, so sorry. You didn't "get in a wreck" (meaning you didn't cause it), you were ****ing attacked! I hope that dude spends at least one looong night in jail...

Jeez. I'm sure they'll catch this spineless coward since someone got the tag number. Definitely let us know what happens with this. Hope the road rash isn't too bad.

Youre lucky. Youre ok and if you play it right you can sue that dirtbag for A LOT of money. I mean A LOT of money. Want to buy a house? Youll be able to. Again, if you play it right. Maybe you dont even care. I would. That's attempted murder in some places.

wish they caught the guy that hit me.

*sigh*

not for vengeance, i just want to know... and maybe some of the bills...

sue em sue em my bakc my back and my nexck I'm gunna sue ya for a hundred thousand dollas

the kinds of people that do this are those that have nothing to lose. if you sue him for all he's got, you'll probably end up with a couple dollars.

That guy intentionally hit you with his vehicle? You filed a police report, right?

I was struck by a women (though unintentionally, it was her fault) and I didn't file a report. I regret that a great deal.

Sue him for everything.

Wrong. I know someone who got 150 grand from a hit and run. Granted he was in the hospital for awhile and ****ed up his back. The driver was drunk.

Glad you're mostly ok. Heal up, file a police report and tell them you'd like to file attempted murder charges cuz that's what it sounds like that f*cker tried to do.

No dont heal up. Call the police now, if you care. Every second counts on this if you want them to do anything. You should have went home in an ambulance to make it really happen. They wont care if you wait very long.

i hope you live in a state with a death penalty. :mad:

I was hit by a truck about a year and a half ago. Don't think he saw me, busted an arm. I'm healed pretty much and just a little spooky on my left. Whatever you do, neospor your rash, vasiline, too. And do get back on your bike as soon as you can. I wish you well in every respect. I hope your attacker is punished so he'll never hit anyone else. Yep, I'd sue -- just to teach him. Get well.

He said that 911 was called, so it's safe to assume
that the police are involved, and that a report has
been filed.

Glad you're OK.

you survived all of our collective worst nightmares. glad you're alright, and i hope your bike is too. the legal system is a cold and ****ed up place, no matter what side you're on, so i wish you luck with that.

evidence
 

Arrrgh! That SUCKS!

Be sure to take some time/date stamped pictures of your injuries while they're still raw.
Same with your bike, and get a Repair/Replace estimate.
Get signed, written statements and contact info from witnesses, if you can.
Save all medical receipts.

Best of luck and heal fast!

Wish you a quick healing.

I'm the most anti-lawsuit guy you can find... And in this case, I say try and sue the pants off that ****ing bastard. I think it's only fair that you should get a good couple of (ten) thousand $ and/or they should spend 6 months in jail.

hey guy this is the part of the thread where someone tells you to stop talking on the internet about the incident if you are going to be taking legal action

or if you do talk about it here becareful what you say

theyre listening

i told my friend that once.he was badly assaulted by a BART security f*cktard for bringing his bmx on an escalator and then he passed away 2 weeks after the incident. i regret telling him this cause he ended up deleting the lj post about it (he went in detail) and now theres not much anyone can do.

sue the ******bag, **** him up good.

Oh yeah, make sure the police get in touch with all the witnesses!!!!!!

There are quite a few bike-type lawyers out there that could offer better advice to you than 'free bikeforums legal advice' - if you seek restitution, it would behoove you to engage someone who knows the processes, your rights, and so on. Not someone who 'has this friend who saw this tv once...'

be sure to see a doctor too, if you have not already. having someone scrub day-old roadrash with an iodine sponge is awesome. If little road bits are still embedded in your flesh, getting them all out would be a good thing. if they knee is swollen, have it looked at for sure.

if you go after the driver and are awarded a financial sum above the total cost of your bills, please use the first 50-75 for a helmet. I prefer to see who technology works than how the human body can fail.

Holy crap. My condolences for having to be the victim of this jerk. Good luck with all the legal stuff, and with the healing stuff.

Helmets are more fashionable than ever right now. :)

yeah. also take pictures of all your injuries. hope you heal fast and well. that suuuucks =(

What an antisocial prick. Eye for an eye.. guy should be forced by the courts to ride a bike while you drive his own car into him yourself so he knows how awful it feels to have someone endanger your life.

You are a lucky guy to have not been hurt more.

This brings back memories of threads last summer where people around the country were getting hit and killed by drivers and the drivers were always getting off the hook. In my fury over this, I casually suggested that a driver could attack a cyclist and it wouldn't matter one bit. Of course, the 'flaw' here is that you lived to tell and you have witnesses and evidence. But it does appear, that if you were alone, and died as a result, the driver would have gotten off scott free. Unbelievable and totally scary.