burt_03064
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Ok, so today was the "Homes for Our Troops" ride in NH. I'm a local HOG chapter member, and volunteered to "work" the ride. My job - as usual - was to help line up the bikes as they arrived so they'd be in nice neat rows and could peel out in tandem.
We had OVER 450 bikes on the road. We had a state trooper escort part of the way, and escorts from local towns most of the rest of the way. Local police and/or firefighters blocked intersections so we could ride thru. Lots of folks waved - others cheered.
Nice ride for about 45 minutes.
Then, in Goffstown, some [deleted] decided that waiting for the bikes to pass was too time-consuming -- and decided to just make her turn ACROSS THE ROAD AND THRU THE LINE OF BIKES!
And she cut across in front of me.
I hit the brakes and slowed down REAL fast, but it was either (a) hit the car and fly over the handlebars, or (b) turn and drop the bike and slide. I dropped the bike and hit the ground.
While laying there, I shouted for someone to get the license plate before that [deleted] disappeared. I didn't know it, but two riders took off after the car and STOPPED AND HELD IT until a cop showed up.
Meanwhile, I'm laying on the ground, but I *knew* that I did this maneuver right 'cuz I wasn't hurting (at least, no more than normal). Others were asking questions, and one rider - a paramedic - did his thing. Eventually, I was helped to my feet -- with NOTHING broken, and only a couple of road rashes (size of a quarter on my elbow, and about twice that on my knee). Nothing else was hurting...
... but I was madder than [deleted]. This [deleted] cut across a column of bikes - A COLUMN - and there had to be at least 100 bikes BEHIND me!
My understanding is that the driver was sited for "failure to yield". I don't know yet - I don't have the police report and didn't speak to the officer.
Now for the question. She *caused* this accident, and then took off. Would that be considered "leaving the scene"? If so, how do I convince the cops to make that charge against her (if they haven't done so already - I won't have a copy of the report until later this week)?
Yes, I'm gonna demand that her insurance company fix the bike COMPLETELY (every little [deleted] scratch that she caused), and pay for the hospital visit (xrays of right leg and ankle - all negative - and a bit of Neosporin, gauze, and tape).
Any other advice?
(Worst part: my wife said that I'm "DONE". And this wasn't my fault!! I tried to tell her that "we wouldn't even be having this conversation if it wasn't for that [deleted]", but she didn't want to hear it...)
We had OVER 450 bikes on the road. We had a state trooper escort part of the way, and escorts from local towns most of the rest of the way. Local police and/or firefighters blocked intersections so we could ride thru. Lots of folks waved - others cheered.
Nice ride for about 45 minutes.
Then, in Goffstown, some [deleted] decided that waiting for the bikes to pass was too time-consuming -- and decided to just make her turn ACROSS THE ROAD AND THRU THE LINE OF BIKES!
And she cut across in front of me.
I hit the brakes and slowed down REAL fast, but it was either (a) hit the car and fly over the handlebars, or (b) turn and drop the bike and slide. I dropped the bike and hit the ground.
While laying there, I shouted for someone to get the license plate before that [deleted] disappeared. I didn't know it, but two riders took off after the car and STOPPED AND HELD IT until a cop showed up.
Meanwhile, I'm laying on the ground, but I *knew* that I did this maneuver right 'cuz I wasn't hurting (at least, no more than normal). Others were asking questions, and one rider - a paramedic - did his thing. Eventually, I was helped to my feet -- with NOTHING broken, and only a couple of road rashes (size of a quarter on my elbow, and about twice that on my knee). Nothing else was hurting...
... but I was madder than [deleted]. This [deleted] cut across a column of bikes - A COLUMN - and there had to be at least 100 bikes BEHIND me!
My understanding is that the driver was sited for "failure to yield". I don't know yet - I don't have the police report and didn't speak to the officer.
Now for the question. She *caused* this accident, and then took off. Would that be considered "leaving the scene"? If so, how do I convince the cops to make that charge against her (if they haven't done so already - I won't have a copy of the report until later this week)?
Yes, I'm gonna demand that her insurance company fix the bike COMPLETELY (every little [deleted] scratch that she caused), and pay for the hospital visit (xrays of right leg and ankle - all negative - and a bit of Neosporin, gauze, and tape).
Any other advice?
(Worst part: my wife said that I'm "DONE". And this wasn't my fault!! I tried to tell her that "we wouldn't even be having this conversation if it wasn't for that [deleted]", but she didn't want to hear it...)