Got hit today.....

Thatperson

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I'm fine and the bike is fine. I was riding down the road toward the ferry docks when this lady in a Toyota Camery pulled out and tried to turn left right infront of me. I locked up the rear brakes and pulled the front as hard as I dared, (didn't want to lock it up too), and slid my right side across the front of her car.

After I came to a stop, I looked at her through the windshield and sure enough, she was on a cellphone.... :rolleyes: She jumped out of the car in a panic and wanted to know if I was ok and my bike was ok. I told her I was fine and the bike looked good too, but her car took some damage. When I hit, I lifted my right leg to get it out of the way and my pedal hit her front license plate and ripped it and the holder off the bumper. It also tore the plastic on the bumper where the mount was. Probably the only time a MBer was hit by a car and the car was the only thing with damage! lol

She gave me her info just incase I was hurt or there was damage to my bike. I told her that she should pay more attention to whats going on around her and to get off the dang phone.

And the day started off so good......
 
First of all, thank goodness you are fine, as well as your bike.

But I wonder if she will learn from this VERY DIRECT lesson?

Even if you don't need medical attention or bike repairs, I say-- call her insurance company and at least let them know that she's done something so reckless.

Accidents happen-- patches of black ice, hydroplaning, loose gravel, animals running out into the road. But hitting someone because you were talking on the phone is not an "accident", it's blatant negligence.

I have gotten so very tired of the "multi-tasking" attitude here in the United States. When will people realize that you really CAN'T do more than one thing at a time? And if you try to do two things at once, your performance is going to suffer greatly-- possibly enough to cause someone else a great deal of harm.
 
These people are the worst. One guy did that too me once and I ran right into the side of his car. And he took off!
 
Well she has to call the insurance company anyway because of the damage to her bumper.

And she also couldn't drive off after hitting me or she would of had to go over me.
 
Well she has to call the insurance company anyway because of the damage to her bumper.

And she also couldn't drive off after hitting me or she would of had to go over me.

She doesn't have to contact her insurance company, and never leave the scene of a accident. Make a report. Should something turn up wrong with you, you may have no recourse...Glad all is well.
 
I got rear-ended in my car a few years back, and even though we swapped info, I'm kicking myself for not simply calling the police... the other driver didn't actually have insurance. I only have liability (and I didn't know that's all I had...) and I've been attempting to collect from that dunder-head for two years now...
 
She doesn't have to contact her insurance company, and never leave the scene of a accident. Make a report. Should something turn up wrong with you, you may have no recourse...Glad all is well.

Yes, make that insurance report. Ya never know until a few days later, when your body starts aching.

Don't forget to mention that the driver was on her cellphone. It's against the law here to drive and cellphone.
 
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I know I'm not hurt because the car never touched me. It was those cat like reflexes! :giggle: The cops know about the hit since the chief lives across the street from me and I was talking to him when I got back.
 
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