What to do if you’re hit by a car while riding your bike | Grist
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Grist senior editor Greg Hanscom gets blindsided by a Honda, yells, bleeds, and bikes off. He then visits the local PD to find out what he should have done. Featuring: Greg Hanscom Expert: Drew Fowler Video: Daniel Penner Music: "The butterfly" by Eugene C. Rose and George Rubel http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Eugene_C_Rose_and_George_Rubel/Edison_Blue_Amberol_1870/The_butterfly - CC BY-NC 2.5 CH Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/QTLd/
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my dad was hit on his bike
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As a cyclist and pedestrian I'm almost hit daily. Sometimes I count 10 times in one day. Been hit twice. Not to mention menaced by unleashed dogs at large.
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What a great policeman.Make him chief.
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ive ben hit by vehicles three times in toronto, twice in the bike lane and twice from impatient cars making left hand turns before making sure the way was clear. only once did the vehicle stop (because i was on the hood.) it was a canada post truck. i called the cops and had to deal with their risk management department which initially tried to get me to foot some of the bill (i was in a bike lane going straight.) before i finally settled on a low settlement which didn't account for the paint damage on my mint vintage frame. i feel like if i were ever hit again and the vehicle stopped, i'd try to get them to pay me directly (ie: walk them to an ATM and give me cash.) i'm the one that got hit and is losing money on the bike and from time off work.
i was really hoping this video was going to have information on what to do when you get hit by a vehicle and the driver DOESN'T stop, as this is far more common and leaves the cyclist without recourse. -
litterally just got hit by a car and i got home......my whole right side hurts like hell .i think i broke my rib or two....i didn't think about the police at all.
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Step one) don't get hit. 2) if you do, don't move a muscle, check yourself out by feeling for pain without actually moving, especially don't turn your head, flex your back, avoid coughing or any sudden violent movements. After 5minutes, gently use your hand(s) to remove helmet, without moving your neck, don't look around stay still. Examine the helmet with your eyes, if not damaged check your neck by pressing against the back of it gently. IMPORTANT, don't do anything if your helmet seems significant impact has occurred, remain perfectly still and call emergency, tell them your head was injured but don't strain to see street sings. If your head is bleeding, or if your neck or back show signs of injury, be extremely careful as any further movement could cause permanent nerve damage. People will come to you, trust strangers your life may be on the line, don't protect yourself, let others come to your aid, which is the main reason you don't get out of the road until you become fully aware you have no head neck or back injuries. Don't allow people to move you out either, inform them it is illegal to touch you if you don't want to be touched. 3) once aware HNB injuries are very minor and your able, get out if the road. Assume you are in shock, no matter what take the license plate and phone number of the vehicle you hit or got hit by,, and give them your number as well, obtain their name as well. 4) if your body has no injuries at all, inspect the bicycle starting with the frame and wheels, then check pedals, seat, and handlebars for proper fit and angles. Then check tires, accessories like water cages and lights, finally test the bike off-road for gears and brakes functionality, then no sooner than 10 minutes after a hands-down bicycle accident where your body hit the floor, take off. If you didn't hit the ground chance of head neck back injuries is extremely small. Obviously if you had complet awareness throughout the crash you can lessen the amount of body and bike examination accordingly, but still obtain the most information of the driver you can.
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Who the fuck is this incredibly personable police representative?
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ow
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I was hit by a car when I was 3 although the driver was going about 6mph
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Watch out for women drivers because they are out of kitchen.
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die
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pretty much did what is said got up emitted a few choice expletives directed at no one in particular then took myself to the side of the road and asked a passing commercial vehicle for their first aid kit all the while trying to calm down the person who hit me who was rather agitated, not aggressively but out of horror of what he had just done. Finally got another of those who had stopped to call the emergency services as I didt really have full use of my hands owing to the breaks and amputation of a digit.
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This guy might be the coolest detective ever.
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Never Ever call the Police... They'll just try to make things a court matter to make some money out of you. Just exchange insurance and contact details for any damage to you or the bike/car and let your insurance companies fight the battle. Hell, that's what you pay them to do.
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great vid. thanks Grist
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I got hit b4 that's why I have a gopro camera on my bike and a cheap key chain camera for the rear view.
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The police guy is cute! :)
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Last time i got hit i took their keys and tossed them far in the grass i went off on those fuckers
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Thanks for sharing this. Really well done and I love the humor. Keep it up!
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I've been in high speed car crashes, motorcycle crashes and bike crashes. She's not this guy's assailant and, regardless of what the law says, part of it is almost certainly his own fault. I'll bet he wasn't doing a headcheck (more fairly called a "life-saver") to make sure there wasn't anyone in his blindspots, for instance. I wouldn't be that surprised if he was riding in her blind spot either.
The laws are not designed to protect you. Fining someone for a moving violation might discourage certain types of behavior, but if you don't know what's going on within all 360 degrees of yourself then you're asking to be turned into a corpse on the road. There's also no reason to think that the police won't find you to be at fault, even if you get hit by the front of someone's car.
Situational awareness, situational awareness, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. How many of you have ever bothered to see how much time and space it takes for you to come to a sudden stop? And how many of you expect to get the upperhand on someone after your ribs pierce your lungs and your brain is torn apart by internal hemorrhaging? Maybe you'll get lucky and live for a few more decades, pissing yourself in a wheelchair and not being able to feel your cock. That'll be worth showing those stupid cagers.
The laws of nature trump the laws of man. Big m wins and little m goes crackle-snap-squelch-whimper-die. I keep hearing cyclists prattle on about how they're out there with no protection, but I don't think that any of you people actually comprehend what that means.
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