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"about as bright as a blackout" Mint! Duly saved for repeating at an appropriate moment in the near future, thanks.
So after being involved in a high speed crash in stationary traffic you decide to sprint off again through stationary traffic?
Basic risk assessment, balance the hazard of irate drive with broken car door and upset female passenger against likelihood of encountering another angry driver with dozy passenger wanting to alight in the middle of traffic. I know which one I'd consider more risky!
OP - You did the right thing IMO.
I can see the local newspaper story now, soon to be picked up nationally by the Daily Mail
"Cyclist kills woman in hit and run"
Mrs X died of a brain haemorrhage shortly after a collision with a cyclist as she got out a car to visit granny X. The callous cyclist left the scene of what police might consider manslaughter without checking to see if the victim was unhurt.
Mrs X's husband said "he must have being going some as my car door is all bent - Even if we did find the cyclist, I bet he's not insured, they should have number plates and pay road tax"
Asked about his wife, Mr X said he was uncertain as to who would now feed the cat. He finished the news conference by adding "Why was he racing to catch a green light? we all know they jump red lights so it wouldn't have held him up at all. This vile incident has left me with a bent car door, a hungry cat and I've lost my wife"
On that basis I would have dropped the old bill a line, just in case like!
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His leg hurts and he injured someone else, so who's the end of a bell really?
No, the passenger injured [i]his[/i] leg with her door. So she's the bellend, and you've yet to shed your title it would seem...
Deffo 100% car drivers fault though as above i usually filter a bit more carefully, but i bet most people on here have done the same thing at one time or another.
I'd forget it and move on.
So the OP doing 20mph hit a door and wrecked the door, but didnt wreck themselves in the process. I'm not buying the 20mph thing. It's against the laws of physics for a start.
wouldn't bet on it. I wrote off a 4 year old polo with a closing speed (once brakes were applied) not far north of that (whilst on my bike).
There was a woman between him and the door anyway. I expect the hinges on either the door or the side of the car got stretched a little, or the hinge got moved on the bolts. Depending on the car it might be very straight forwards to remedy (hinges often have large holes for the hinge bolts to allow for alignment of the door vs the chassis)
No, the passenger injured his leg with her door. So she's the bellend, and you've yet to shed your title it would seem...
It's not my fault he was doing 20 mph while being unaware of his surroundings and being a rubbish rider, is it?
I think you have claimed back your title, ner ner ner ner-ner!
I was never called a bellend in the first place.... and it's not your fault, but it's more the drivers fault (legally and morally) than the cyclist's. The cyclist's speed was contributory, but he could've been doing 50, and there'd have been no accident if someone hadn't opened a door on top of him...
I hope someone opens a door on you, so you can show your immediate remorse for your obvious mistake and 'rubbish riding'! 🙄
i don't think the driver's on the hook for anything if it wasn't a child who opened the door. assuming it was an adult, any cost would be on her?
So after being involved in a high speed crash in stationary traffic you decide to sprint off again through stationary traffic? You sound about as bright as a blackout.
Having just been involved in an accident, I was somewhat perturbed that the bloke who was all fired up about his pride and joy (his car, not the wife/girlfriend) was going to do me a mischief. Obviously [i]you'd[/i] have cycled away at walking pace, obeying all traffic laws, and ensuring that you did a nice mirror-signal-manouvre. And you'd probably have got thumped.
Me? Maybe I shouldn't have been in the situation, but once there, I certainly wasn't sticking around to compound it.
Wun....
[i]Bugger[/i]. 😡
I woon't worry about it. If the driver started acting up, getting all aggressive, then flip him. Let him suffer.
It's only a flipping car. He shooduv bin more concerned that you were both ok, than about his precious fume-belcher.
Nah, flip him. Tosser. Shooduv kicked his wing mirror off as you rode off, just for good measure. 😀
Njee - I hope someone opens a door on you too and that you skid along the road and scuff your bottom red raw. Are we even now? I think you've just shown yourself to be the Bell to End all Ends™.
20 mph is pretty slow for a sprint.
The driver if the pasenger is under 14, can be prosecuted for the Malicious or deliberate opening of a vehicle door so as to injure or impede a fellow road user.
When i last worked as a van driver a fellow worker was a retired sergent and siad he had charged somebody once with a similar offence.
You should be able to claim compensation from the MIB, due to the driver being untraceable, unless they make a claim against you.