mtnbiker1185
Active Member
I was recently in a relatively low-speed crash last week (we had just made a turn so maybe 15-20mph) that involved an impact with a car. Basically, she turned right into a parking lot from the left-hand lane but was doing so while turning right onto the road from another road, so essentially took the turn like a semi-truck even though she was in a mini-cooper. I had come up beside her while she was in the middle of this thinking she was just fading out into the left-hand lane (it was a 4-lane road) like people do when they are turning right but want in the left lane of the road they are turning on to. She came across the front of me at an angle so I didn't really hit her directly but more at an angle that resulted in me glancing/riding down the front part of her car and then falling over onto my left side once I cleared the front of it. The bike slid enough to scratch up the plastics and Barkbuster, but nothing seems bent (maybe the handlebars, but it is hard to tell). Unfortunately, I landed on my left shoulder and did not slide which resulted in me breaking my collarbone. So while the damage looks cosmetic and the bike looks rideable, I am unable to really tell because I can't actually ride it to see if anything feels off.
Her insurance company sent me the estimate for the damages today. Normally, if I could ride the bike I would make a judgment call on if it felt OK and if so, just pocket the money because the scratches aren't that bad. However, since I can't ride it I am debating on having them tow it to a shop to get fixed and ensure nothing is more seriously wrong with it. Given that the speed wasn't that high and it wasn't really a direct/high impact I'm not sure if it is going to be worth the hassle of getting it to a shop and back though.
Her insurance company sent me the estimate for the damages today. Normally, if I could ride the bike I would make a judgment call on if it felt OK and if so, just pocket the money because the scratches aren't that bad. However, since I can't ride it I am debating on having them tow it to a shop to get fixed and ensure nothing is more seriously wrong with it. Given that the speed wasn't that high and it wasn't really a direct/high impact I'm not sure if it is going to be worth the hassle of getting it to a shop and back though.