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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
I crashed into a car once and that one was definitely my fault, so the guy asked if I was okay (I was) and he just drove away. I wouldn't have been so lucky this time, doing 30 clicks into the broad side of a Saturn.
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I've nailed cars at high speed on my bike before as well, and one was definitely my fault, I wasn't paying attention. The other wasn't my fault, someone stopped well beyond the white line at a stop sign and I went over their hood.
In both cases, the drivers were more concerned about my being OK, I guess because they would be terrified to have the cops and ambulance show up and have to try and explain it all. I guess it helped both were driving clunkers too.
As a cyclist, I fully expect and demand my rights as a motor vehicle, as described in the highway traffic act. I think that door swings both ways though - if I damage someone's car, I expect to pay up as well.