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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: mr sniffles]
#19148806 - 11/17/13 09:01 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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OP we're you riding with traffic or against traffic?
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Irfan] 2
#19148812 - 11/17/13 09:03 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I would have laid there for a second screaming and then got up and said "nah I'm kidding"
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: mindgnome]
#19148962 - 11/17/13 09:55 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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dude I hope you got his info..you are DEFINATLEY entitled to compensation from his insurance company,whether you said you were fine or not..alot of times you wont feel your injuries till later..you could be looking at at least 25 grand for AT LEAST!
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Doctor Sponge]
#19148970 - 11/17/13 09:57 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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too late now
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Konyap]
#19148986 - 11/17/13 10:03 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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i suspect the driver hit you while he was making a right turn on a red and you were traveling straight on a green light.if that's the case it don't matter if it you were in all black,you had the right of way..and in my state you have 2 YEARS to make a claim but the longer you wait it gets harder to win your case.if this just happened to you have plenty of time.
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Doctor Sponge]
#19149016 - 11/17/13 10:14 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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learning sponge said: dude I hope you got his info..you are DEFINATLEY entitled to compensation from his insurance company,whether you said you were fine or not..alot of times you wont feel your injuries till later..you could be looking at at least 25 grand for AT LEAST!
It depends on a lot actually. Its hard to tell exactly what happened. It sounds to my like the driver was coming out of an entryway, perhaps to a store or something. OP was riding on the street, im guessing the shoulder?
What the police/insurers would be interested to know is if the OP was riding with traffic or against. No matter which way the driver is turning onto the street his/her eyes will be naturally biased toward oncoming traffic in the nearest lane. Which is why most local and state laws require cyclists to ride in the same direction as traffic. I know it seems obvious but I cant even count how many people I see breaking this law.
My fiance was doing this several years ago and was struck by an SUV, she went under the vehicle and fractured her ankle. It was a circus, ambulances, fire trucks, police ect.. At the end of the day though my fiance got a ticket for riding her bike on the wrong side of the road and the driver was found not to be at fault.
I'm not saying that's what happened here, I just tell this story so people know to ride on the right side of the road. it really is safer.
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Irfan]
#19149042 - 11/17/13 10:23 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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if he was riding against traffic then yeah it was OP fault.where I live,its on a busy street,when I pull out of my drive way(right turn) ive been finding myself checking to my right because of dumbasses riding their bike against traffic
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Doctor Sponge]
#19149067 - 11/17/13 10:30 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I hope you have two of those light things on your bike if you're going to ride your bike at 1 am...
I don't think ANY car is expecting to see bike riders at 1 am....
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Doctor Sponge]
#19149071 - 11/17/13 10:31 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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A month or two ago this old dude on a bike came out of a driveway onto the road to go the wrong direction, right at the moment I was driving past. This was on a 60 km/h road.
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: psi]
#19149128 - 11/17/13 10:46 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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ya i dont get the riding against traffic, i dont drive but i imagine someone riding against traffic would freak me out, and id possible drive worse because of it, and potentially hit them because it made me nervous
in school we learned to drive with traffic like in elementary school, outside of school adults have told me its safer to ride against traffic, but i didnt believe it, and still dont to this day
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: hidenseek1]
#19149216 - 11/17/13 11:06 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah I believe the rule here is that you're supposed to go against traffic when you're walking and there's no sidewalk so that you can see the cars coming, but with bikes you're generally supposed to behave as a vehicle. A mirror is a pretty good idea though so you can see what's coming up behind you.
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: psi]
#19149224 - 11/17/13 11:07 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Next time make eye contact with the driver, you do have alittle more to lose than they do.
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Uzziel] 1
#19149465 - 11/17/13 12:12 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Uzziel said: I hope you have two of those light things on your bike if you're going to ride your bike at 1 am...
I don't think ANY car is expecting to see bike riders at 1 am....
that's the dumbest thing ive ever heard.unless your city has a curfew you should always keep an eye out for a bike..matterfact i could see lotsa of people riding bikes @ 1am cuz usually they have alcohol in their system and cant drive
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Doctor Sponge]
#19149716 - 11/17/13 01:12 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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learning sponge said:
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Uzziel said: I hope you have two of those light things on your bike if you're going to ride your bike at 1 am...
I don't think ANY car is expecting to see bike riders at 1 am....
that's the dumbest thing ive ever heard.unless your city has a curfew you should always keep an eye out for a bike..matterfact i could see lotsa of people riding bikes @ 1am cuz usually they have alcohol in their system and cant drive
I'm just saying people don't expect a bike to fly out in front of you at 1am. That doesn't mean the driver shouldn't be cautious, where did I say that? People in cars should always be aware of their surroundings.
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: deucedbi9]
#19149768 - 11/17/13 01:26 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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deucedbi9 said: We owe it to ourselves as riders to assume that all car drivers are blind fools and best to be avoided wherever possible. Glad you didn't get squished.
Seriously. You are invisible on a bike, so you have to watch out for yourself.
Kinda sounds like the car was pulling in to a lot from the street and OP tried to pass on the right, thus: hit in the road, ended on the sidewalk.
Be a car. Don't try to squeak by on the right, don't go straight if you're in the turn lane. Ride big and visible, pass on the left, take up space so they have to change lanes to pass you. Wear your fucking helmet.
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: Lynnch]
#19150589 - 11/17/13 04:34 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I was on the correct side of the road being a vehicle.
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Re: i just got hit by a fucking car on my bike [Re: mr sniffles]
#19150631 - 11/17/13 04:43 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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A couple years back I was riding my bicycle and I accidentally hit a parked car at 8 in the morning. I have no idea how I missed a car while I was going at a relatively slow speed, I was sober. Luckily only my tire hit the car and there was absolutely no damage to the car, or me. My ego died that day.
Edited by SkeletalSpore (11/17/13 04:44 PM)
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