Got hit by a ... taxi

Caroline_ie

On my way into work this morning ... I got hit by a car ... no wait: a taxi.
I was on the roundabout going to take the 3rd exit and a car entered the 2 'exit' and hit me right on the front wheel. I slid, bike hit the roundabout curb, I am not sure how I managed to get unharmed because the impact was quite brutal... I stood up ... all shook up. Both my wheels are very buckled, I am scratched, bruised, shocked ... the frame seems ok.
The cab said he didn't see me on time and didn't expect me to be riding that fast. He offered to give me a lift to work ... when i got in the car, I took a photo of his cab reg and ... he said' let's just go to the police station.
I am glad I am ok, I am a bit sore but I am fine. I am taking the bike into cyclelogical so they can tell me the damage. The taxi driver said, he'd be happier paying for the damage to the bike than going through his insurance. He was very nice and sorry and embarassed ...

My poor fixie ... I a still a bit shocked...

Anyway, I was wearing my helmet - thk god for that. I think I am getting better at falling

Be vigilant out there!

dub_skav

That sounds a bit rough. Good that you're okay.

Roundabouts really are a lottery in this country

DirkVoodoo

Glad you are ok.

Roundabouts are particularly tough, people just don't look,or indicate, or do anything.

kona

Caroline_ie wrote: »

On my way into work this morning ... I got hit by a car ... no wait: a taxi.
I was on the roundabout going to take the 3rd exit and a car entered the 2 'exit' and hit me right on the front wheel. I slid, bike hit the roundabout curb, I am not sure how I managed to get unharmed because the impact was quite brutal... I stood up ... all shook up. Both my wheels are very buckled, I am scratched, bruised, shocked ... the frame seems ok.
The cab said he didn't see me on time and didn't expect me to be riding that fast. He offered to give me a lift to work ... when i got in the car, I took a photo of his cab reg and ... he said' let's just go to the police station.
I am glad I am ok, I am a bit sore but I am fine. I am taking the bike into cyclelogical so they can tell me the damage. The taxi driver said, he'd be happier paying for the damage to the bike than going through his insurance. He was very nice and sorry and embarassed ...

My poor fixie ... I a still a bit shocked...

Anyway, I was wearing my helmet - thk god for that. I think I am getting better at falling

Be vigilant out there!

Glad your Okay, Roundabouts are nasty in cars nevermind bikes.

LastGasp

Hi Caroline, Sorry to hear about your trouble, but I suppose the main thing is that you're OK. By the sound of it, had the potential to be a major injury situation !

Raam

Caroline_ie wrote: »

The cab said he didn't see me on time and didn't expect me to be riding that fast.

People always seem to under estimate how fast we can go.

Hope you are OK!

Dravokivich

dub_skav wrote: »

Roundabouts really are a lottery in this country

I rarley cycle through roundabouts myself. I'd much prefer to walk along them... even if i am just going straight through.

- Drav!

AstraMonti

Glad you are ok! Sounds like a nasty alright! Did you check the frame for cracks or anything?

markpb

Dravokivich wrote: »

I rarley cycle through roundabouts myself. I'd much prefer to walk along them... even if i am just going straight through.

There's a large roundabout (motorway overpass, 4 lanes on each arm) beside my place and I will only take 1st or 2nd exit, never the 3rd because it's far too dangerous. Call me a wuss but it's just too big for a driver to spot a cyclist going round.

alfalad

Glad your ok and hope the bruises heal soon!

DirkVoodoo

Actually, just remembering this now, but when I was coming back from my thursday spin I was taking the 3rd exit at the sandyford roundabout (closer to M50 side of Bewleys) and I got the traffic coming off the M50 at the second exit. Some muppet in a Volvo S80 pretty much merged as I was passing, so I ended up getting pinned in the outside lane as I was coming off. Managed to cross once the traffic had passed thankfully as he was taking the same exit as me.

marko91

make him buy u a shiny new bike or threaten to call the insurance;)

Chips Lovell

Sorry to hear that. Nice to see he owned up and took responsibility. Did you go to the Garda station in the end?

kenmc

Sorry to hear you were taken out of it, get well soon and hopefully there's no residual damage going to crop up in a day or two.
I can't believe you had the guts to get into the car with him then afterwards, having just seen how 'good' his driving was, there's no way in hell I would have. I hope he didn't charge you either!

LDB

oh no!
hope you are ok chick!

Ghost Rider

Sorry to hear of your accident. I know the taxi driver said he'd prefer to settle directly, but get your Garda statement anyway. What people say at the scene of accidents and what they do afterwards can be two different things, as I learnt.

Caroline_ie wrote: »

On my way into work this morning ... I got hit by a car ... no wait: a taxi.
I was on the roundabout going to take the 3rd exit and a car entered the 2 'exit' and hit me right on the front wheel. I slid, bike hit the roundabout curb, I am not sure how I managed to get unharmed because the impact was quite brutal... I stood up ... all shook up. Both my wheels are very buckled, I am scratched, bruised, shocked ... the frame seems ok.
The cab said he didn't see me on time and didn't expect me to be riding that fast. He offered to give me a lift to work ... when i got in the car, I took a photo of his cab reg and ... he said' let's just go to the police station.
I am glad I am ok, I am a bit sore but I am fine. I am taking the bike into cyclelogical so they can tell me the damage. The taxi driver said, he'd be happier paying for the damage to the bike than going through his insurance. He was very nice and sorry and embarassed ...

My poor fixie ... I a still a bit shocked...

Anyway, I was wearing my helmet - thk god for that. I think I am getting better at falling

Be vigilant out there!

Lumen

Bad luck Caroline.

Hope you're OK - sometimes it takes a day or two before injuries become obvious.

Captain Havoc

Hope you're OK

FrankGrimes

Glad it didn't turn out bad like it sounds like it could've done and great to hear that you're feeling OK at the moment, but I echo Lumen's comments that it might take a while to really understand the impact, at least until the adrenaline wears off.

My sister was hit by a taxi years back and the damage to her back only became apparent a couple of days later. Not scaremongering, just suggesting that you get checked out by a doc if you feel even the slightest twinge. Good luck!

72hundred

Unfortunate accident. Probably best, as you've outlined, to handle it by logging it with gardai and then let him pay for a replacement bike. As long as you're not injuried eveyone's happy.

rughdh

Sorry to hear that, Caroline, but glad you're alright, and +1 on what GhostRider and Lumen said.

lukester

Quel connard de conducteur de taxi.

Scary business, hope you heal up soon.

blorg

Do go to the doctor and get yourself checked out just in case.

If he is being decent about it then that is good and no need to screw him over, just let him pay for the damages.

Do not however under any circumstance sign anything about it being in full settlement as injuries may manifest themselves later.

eightyfish

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Anyway, I was wearing my helmet - thk god for that. I think I am getting better at falling

If I had 10c for every time somebody's said this on this forum I'd have... well, about 50c.

Close call, thanks for posting!

i57dwun4yb1pt8

hope you are ok !

Vélo

Glad you're ok.

I'd give him/her a chance to pay for it themselves. If they don't answer calls or you think they're avoiding you get on to the Insurance Company. I've seen it so many times where they have the best intentions and own up to it but later they speak to family or friends and all of a sudden you can't get in contact with them.

You can report it to the Insurance company and if he/she pays the claim themselves it doesn't affect their insurance in any way.


Best of luck.

tomc

el tonto wrote: »

Sorry to hear that. Nice to see he owned up and took responsibility.

+1

....pity you were not using your (cracked) Zipps......;)

Chips Lovell

I would get checked out by a doctor. I've heard from a fair few people in accidents who said they felt fine at the scene but only experienced pain later. Shock can mean that you don't feel anything initially.

TinyExplosions

You poor thing!

Hope you're ok hon... mind yourself!

thebouldwhacker

Hope your ok, straight to the doc if the pains start coming over the next day or two....

tomc wrote: »

+1

....pity you were not using your (cracked) Zipps......;)

Fixing that for you...

....very fortunate you were not using your (cracked) Zipps......;)

unionman

el tonto wrote: »

I would get checked out by a doctor. I've heard from a fair few people in accidents who said they felt fine at the scene but only experienced pain later. Shock can mean that you don't feel anything initially.

+ 1, good advice.

Good to hear you are OK, sorry to hear about the accident. Speedy recovery and hope everything else with the driver goes OK. Take no sh1t.

Gavin

Rough luck ! Hope you are ok and not too shocked!

Ouch, sorry to hear that Caroline. Heal up soon!

ROK ON

Caroline. Hope you are ok.
Good to hear that the driver has taken responsibility.

+1 on the medical exam just do it.

Re the shock, once you settle down, you should get back on the bike asap.

Have been here a few months back and it is not nice.

Stay safe.

Caroline_ie

Thanks all
I am not sore, just painful road rash. If i am sore in the morning, i will go to the doc.

I took the bike to cyclelogical, and they had a good look at it. The frame is fine, both wheels are buckled beyond repair, so I got a quote for a new pairs of wheels .. and new bar tape. 275Euro. That could have cost the cab much more if i have been on my road bike.
Now I just need to get on to him and we'll see. There is a record at the garda station and I know where he lives.

I have never had problems at roundabouts before, I cycle them as i would when i drive ... and I always always signal and look behind.

karlog

Good thing the taxi driver was sound:)

eggie

replace them with Zipps, then put them on your road bike.

Typical car dirvers, dont realise people can cycle at 30km+, they drive out thinking they wont get hurt cause its only a cyclist. If it was a forty foot lorry going at the same speed he wouldnt drive out as quick.

scottreynolds

Sorry to hear about that. Hope your fine -- move to Sutton / Howth ... safer commuting me thinks. Southside / westy commuting seems tough..

Raam

scottreynolds wrote: »

Sorry to hear about that. Hope your fine -- move to Sutton / Howth ... safer commuting me thinks. Southside / westy commuting seems tough..

yeah, the coastal track rocks!

bigeasyeah

Hope youre OK.
BTW how much did they charge you?

Saruman

Roundabouts... hard enough for cars but for bikes they are pretty dangerous.

Not just because car drivers can not use them but cyclists also. I was in Tullamore yesterday and approached a roundabout with 4 exits (5 including mine) its a decent enough roundabout and its single lane so not like walkinstown. Anyway the car in front me me moves off and takes the 2nd exit (not straight through in this case) when a cyclist bombs past me on the left (I am now at the line) and proceeds to try and overtake (undertake) on the roundabout (going straight through so 3rd exit in this case) only to be almost creamed by the car as he exits! It was madness. Nothing to do with the original poster, I am just pointing out how crazy roundabouts are for drivers and cyclists alike as few people actually know how to use them. the cyclist should have stayed behind the car in front of him.

Vélo

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Thanks all
I am not sore, just painful road rash. If i am sore in the morning, i will go to the doc.

I took the bike to cyclelogical, and they had a good look at it. The frame is fine, both wheels are buckled beyond repair, so I got a quote for a new pairs of wheels .. and new bar tape. 275Euro. That could have cost the cab much more if i have been on my road bike.
Now I just need to get on to him and we'll see. There is a record at the garda station and I know where he lives.

I have never had problems at roundabouts before, I cycle them as i would when i drive ... and I always always signal and look behind.

I bet when you walked in you had to hold back from asking for a lend of a pump!

vektarman

Sorry to hear about your accident, hope you're okay, and as you've said, no harm in seeing a doctor if you're not 100% to-morrow, from my own experience after a motorcycle accident it might take a day or two to feel the soreness.

Trojan

Glad you're ok, I'd say it was quite a shock at the time. How soon can you get the wheels? Last I heard there was a 2 week delay on the Cyclelogical workshop (popular despite their zero tolerance approach )!

There should be more public education on to cycle and how to drive around cyclists, especially that they can be moving very fast in traffic.

kona

Vélo wrote: »

I bet when you walked in you had to hold back from asking for a lend of a pump!

I was waiting for that, I was almost going to post it myself, I couldnt wait:D

lyders

Wow sounds like it could have been so much worse, hope you have a speedy recovery!

Kind of glad I don't have a job to commute to...cycling near cars scares me!

StudentC

Just to echo everybody else, that sounds nasty, hope you're ok in the morning.

Esroh

Glad to hear your ok But do get yourself checked out.Better to be sure.

Hungrycol

Glad you're Ok Caroline_ie. Roundabouts are a mare esp when drivers go all the way around them on the outside that happens to me all the time. I do think most drivers think cyclist = 3mph.

Planet X

Get well soon. You were lucky. It's not nice coming off the bike.

The_Claw

Sorry to hear that Caroline. But glad it wasn't worse. Roundabouts do seem to be a total free-for-all for some people. They freak me out even when I'm driving. Get well soon, and buy yourself a treat.