hit by a car tonight

Well, it finally happened, I got hit by a car tonight. I was in the bike lane and the car turned right and I had no time to stop. I fell off my bike, landed in the intersection. scrapes and bruises. I am so glad I had a helmet because I felt my head hit hard.

I haven't checked the forum history, any other stories? I know many have been doored. It is amazing the adrenaline rush and then you crash. literally.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on July 1, 2011 at 1:12pm

I'll second these recommendations and Dug's. I've been doored a couple of times, and had other crashes. The extent of your injuries may not be apparent for a few days. You may have a lot more pain today and tomorrow than you did yesterday. Allow yourself time to recover. I'm glad it wasn't worse.

wn said:

Seek medical attention no matter how OK you feel after a crash. Some injuries aren't obvious right away. Seek charity care if you don't have $/medical coverage.

Reach out to Lawyer Jim. He's a good guy.

The Crash Support group can be extremely helpful.

(And feel free to disappear this thread since notoriousDUG's #1 is very good advice!)