What to do if you crash in to a car

[flake99please]

For future reference, report the incident. A simple call to 101 will suffice. They will ask if you require police/ambulance attendance. Get the drivers details if possible, and registration number/make/model of vehicle Give these details over the phone, and make a note of the incident number.

 

[i hate hills]

I would probs go down the 101 route at the time of incident. Now however i would be leaning towards giving Ronnie Pickering a wee pm to help you get a bit of compo........All tongue firmly in cheek of course. I'm glad that you are not badly hurt, although sometimes the " badly shaken up " aspect of your experience can be hard enough to deal with in itself . All the best . Mike.

 

[Apollonius]

You might find that, by now, he is telling everyone he had one of those idiot cyclists trying to overtake him on the inside.

Glad you are OK, but be aware that this happens a lot.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Cheers for all the advice. We didn't exchange details or anything but I'll remember all this for the next time

Hopefully there won't be a next time!

 

[HLaB]

I once almost got caught like that; a merc decided to overtake into a gap in the middle of the Edinburgh Road Club. It was a dip so we were going reasonably fast but the merc had to brake and I managed to touch the back of it in the fraction longer it took my drop bar converted sirrus, the rest of the peleton avoided it. I think thats when I decided to get a proper road bike. The driver of the merc and his wife wanted me to pay for a small scratch to get repaired, given there was no damage to me or my bike (right shifter) I was a bit dubious. Whilst they insisted on getting my details they never contacted me perhaps I was right to be dubious :-/

 

[Pale Rider]

I just hope you damaged the twats car.

I hope there was no damage, because when there is a big bill about, insurance companies tend to look for someone else to pay it.

In this case the cyclist does appear to be in a strong position, not least because no details were exchanged.

Given the way the incident unfolded, the best - and most likely - outcome is he will hear no more about it.

 

[Shadow]

Like many others, I would report the incident. For future reference, getting the reg number is important as a minimum identifier - easier said than done sometimes.

Another aspect to consider by doing so: this driver may be a habitual poor driver or he may have made a uncharacteristic poor judgement. If the former, then the police have a record of the incident and if it occurs again, there is history. This could be useful to the next cyclist who has a similar incident.

In my area of the country, this reporting can be done on-line. First time offenders of an incident like this would receive a letter saying along the lines of 'you've been a naughty boy, take care in future, no further action will be taken this time'.

Glad you and the bike appear to be unhurt.