crazyjoe101
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I had a collision a couple of years back by way of left hook with no indicator, dealing with the driver turned into more hassle than I'd have liked to get my £250 damages and I was still out of pocket by the time you account for the day of work I missed and the 2 months of bus fare which ended up at over £150. Should I ever be in that position again I would be sorely tempted to go through insurance because I should have claimed for my single day of lost wages and my alternative transport, the issue being that at that time it was very important I go my bike on the road fast so I needed a quick payout.
The police were not of much help to me in my case so you are already ahead there, there was a police car behind the vehicle that hit me and they promptly drove away rather than have to stop and deal with what the collision they'd witnessed. I reported the collision as required by law within 24h, they didn't show much interest because my injuries were not significant but at least I'd done things by the book.
EDIT: I see you've settled so the above is not as relevant.
My collision was almost identical to yours except that I was in a segregated cycle path when the car hit me, I'd seen him indicate just seconds earlier when he joined the road so I wasn't cautious about passing them, knowing that they had indicated the last time.
The TL;DR for both our collisions is that although we were not at fault, we could have easily avoided them with more cautious/defensive riding but those are the lessons we learn.
The police were not of much help to me in my case so you are already ahead there, there was a police car behind the vehicle that hit me and they promptly drove away rather than have to stop and deal with what the collision they'd witnessed. I reported the collision as required by law within 24h, they didn't show much interest because my injuries were not significant but at least I'd done things by the book.
EDIT: I see you've settled so the above is not as relevant.
My collision was almost identical to yours except that I was in a segregated cycle path when the car hit me, I'd seen him indicate just seconds earlier when he joined the road so I wasn't cautious about passing them, knowing that they had indicated the last time.
The TL;DR for both our collisions is that although we were not at fault, we could have easily avoided them with more cautious/defensive riding but those are the lessons we learn.
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