mikaleno
Member
Well my accident of a year and a half ago with a car has finally settled.
I was commuting to work in the bike lane, the traffic was jammed and stopped. I came to a cross street with a gap in the stopped traffic and a car shot out in front of me without looking. I didn't know what had happened until I was flying over the top of this guy's car and landed in the street, (no I wasn't wearing helmet). I got a nice cut by my eye and on the palm of my hand. When the ambulance showed up I passed out and they put me on a gurney and took me to U.C.L.A. medical. I was cut and bruised but OK, nothing broken.
So got a bicycle lawyer and away we went. His insurance wouldn't settle the case right away so it finally went to meditation and settled yesterday. Some insurance co.'s settle right away with a case like this and some don't, namely the big three. So I got a few quid out of it, and I'm glad it's finally over.
Morel of the story: Be very careful around heavy traffic, go slow and keep your eye's pealed. Watch out for cross streets, people are always doing fast hair brained moves.........Oh yeah, and always wear your "DOT" approved Helmet, (they made me promise at the Hospital).
I was commuting to work in the bike lane, the traffic was jammed and stopped. I came to a cross street with a gap in the stopped traffic and a car shot out in front of me without looking. I didn't know what had happened until I was flying over the top of this guy's car and landed in the street, (no I wasn't wearing helmet). I got a nice cut by my eye and on the palm of my hand. When the ambulance showed up I passed out and they put me on a gurney and took me to U.C.L.A. medical. I was cut and bruised but OK, nothing broken.
So got a bicycle lawyer and away we went. His insurance wouldn't settle the case right away so it finally went to meditation and settled yesterday. Some insurance co.'s settle right away with a case like this and some don't, namely the big three. So I got a few quid out of it, and I'm glad it's finally over.
Morel of the story: Be very careful around heavy traffic, go slow and keep your eye's pealed. Watch out for cross streets, people are always doing fast hair brained moves.........Oh yeah, and always wear your "DOT" approved Helmet, (they made me promise at the Hospital).