Just got hit by a biker while running and now I'm limping around

Go to urgent care and get it looked at.

I was hit by a cyclist in Boulder, on the creek path. His helmet hit me square in the sternum and a pedal hit me in the knee. It knocked me unconscious. I came to with a lady asking me if I wanted her to call an ambulance. I thought that I had been in a car wreck and didn't want my insurance rates to go up. She should have called an ambulance! ;-) My knee started hurting on the way home and was stiff and sore for a few days.

If the biker fleed the scene without your permission then I recommend suing him and pressing assault charges. Bikers want to be treated as if they are cars so they must obey the laws. If you don’t know his name just sit out by the bike trail and take a picture when he comes back.

sbeefyk2 wrote:

If the biker fleed the scene without your permission then I recommend suing him and pressing assault charges. Bikers want to be treated as if they are cars so they must obey the laws. If you don’t know his name just sit out by the bike trail and take a picture when he comes back.

+1

Try to identify this chump. Then make a police report. Then contact a personal injury attorney - if you've sustained an injury as the result of his negligence talk to an attorney and see if you have a case.

You need to be more careful! Bikes can't just stop on a dime like joggers (which is why we're allowed to run stop signs and red lights).

BikerBob wrote:

You need to be more careful! Bikes can't just stop on a dime like joggers (which is why we're allowed to run stop signs and red lights).

OP has literally been called a hobbyjogger

XCalex wrote:

So pretty much today on my run I was rounding a corner when a bicyclist came out of nowhere and crashed into me. I wasn't banged up too bad or anything, except his wheel hit my knee really hard. This wouldn't be a problem for most of you, but in the past I've had some issues with my inner knee being very weak and prone to painful contact. Now I'm limping around my house not knowing what to do to fix the issue. Any suggestions?

Suggestions? Yes. Pay more attention when jogging and don't crash into cyclists. They are going much faster and can be seriously imjured by your negligence.

Voice of Reason wrote:

sbeefyk2 wrote:

If the biker fleed the scene without your permission then I recommend suing him and pressing assault charges. Bikers want to be treated as if they are cars so they must obey the laws. If you don’t know his name just sit out by the bike trail and take a picture when he comes back.

+1

Try to identify this chump. Then make a police report. Then contact a personal injury attorney - if you've sustained an injury as the result of his negligence talk to an attorney and see if you have a case.

This happened really close to where I lived, a cyclist fled the scene, and strava was used to track him down and press charges. Look into your flybys if you use strava, and get on him!

XCalex wrote:

So pretty much today on my run I was rounding a corner when a bicyclist came out of nowhere and crashed into me. I wasn't banged up too bad or anything, except his wheel hit my knee really hard. This wouldn't be a problem for most of you, but in the past I've had some issues with my inner knee being very weak and prone to painful contact. Now I'm limping around my house not knowing what to do to fix the issue. Any suggestions?

Hard to tell who is at fault as there's not enough info. Did you round the corner too wide? Were you on a street, sidewalk, multi-use trail, etc?

Americans, always looking to sue because nothing is ever their fault.

XCalex wrote:

So pretty much today on my run I was rounding a corner when a bicyclist came out of nowhere and crashed into me.

came out of nowhere = you weren't paying attention to your surroundings

Some f$ckin jogger ran into me while I was on a leisurely bike ride. He hurt my knee and he just took off. If anyone can locate the lil pansie, your help would be appreciated.

Don't defend the bicyclist.

Bicycles must follow the same law as any driver, and therefore they are viewed as vehicles. While they are not cars, per se, they are capable of causing bodily damage and even death when a collision occurs.

Basically, if bicycles want their own lane, they should be treated to the same rules and regulations as CARS.

If the pedestrian is first, and a bicyclist is slowly riding behind them, the bicyclist is more in fault of the accident because they had the option of slowing down and yielding to pedestrians. This may be viewed as reckless driving. In the law, reckless driving is the same as reckless bicycling. What in fact remains is that the pedestrian had no way of knowing a bicyclist was behind them, whereas a bicyclist could have made adjustments to slow down in case of a pedestrian was crossing or bending a corner.

I was in a real life collision in the Boston Commonwealth Avenue. Specifically, around the entire area of the park it says NO BIKES ALLOWED. So I was running inside and turning a corner around a big statue and then I RAN INTO THE BICYCLIST. We both collided, his bike flew 10 meters away, and I was wearing compression gear with anti-abrasive material and I slid on the concrete about 5 meters.

The sad fact was, was that he had a puppy in his backpack and his paw broke.

Now this teenage punk threatened to hurt me. (I never told him I was a black belt because I was just as shocked as being in the collision). He kept yelling and I kept apologizing until a police officer came. I even went to that teenage punk and offered him my number in case he needs a veterinary bill. His bike was also smashed too.

Now if I had sustained a leg injury, I would be in the right to sue him. However, since I do squats, I am lucky none of my bones were shattered.

I was doing my sprint drills and that bicyclist was riding fast enough such that a collision caused us to fall to the ground, and both of us were bleeding. His face had scrapes, and my right leg and hip were bruised purple a few hours after I noticed.

I was listening to music too.

Who do you think is right? I am still pissed. I have a passive aggressive friend who hates my guts and always tries to argue against me. He sides with the bicyclist and says: "No one cares for that law."

A police officer came to the scene and told me to leave the premise.

As of now, I'm always traumatized of running. And whenever I'm driving, even though there's a green light, I always look both ways in case of some rogue cyclist. Piece of chit.

You broke a puppies paw? You are a piece of sh$t.

Was he on the sidewalk? Then you may have a case.

No. The bicyclist put his puppy in his backpack.

And I lied.

The puppy didn't break his paw. He was fine. Initially I thought the puppy broke his paw but in reality, he was too afraid to move when the owner (the bicyclist asked the puppy to move his paw). There was an older lady in her late 20s that checked up on the puppy and said that the puppy is just scared.

Anyways, the whole Boston Commonwealth Avenue is a park that is only for people. The whole place is a sidewalk with statues in the middle of it.

To the person who defends the bicyclist because he has a puppy, fight me!

You can try to fight me but I'm a black belt (10 years training). If you think I'm gonna let you hit me because I pity the puppy, think about your priorities.

I'm still sour about this whole thing.

I was sprinting on the left side around the statue, and the bicyclist was approaching from the right. I ran in front of him, which caused the collision. But I remember the bicyclist telling the police officer that he "saw me running [like this]" as he was pumping and swinging his arms trying to imitate me. So the bicyclist had clear vision of me beforehand and I believe he expected me to run alongside him instead of appear in front of him as we both pass the statue.

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Ouchey wrote:

Some f$ckin jogger ran into me while I was on a leisurely bike ride. He hurt my knee and he just took off. If anyone can locate the lil pansie, your help would be appreciated.

How about you show up tomorrow, same time to receive your wood shampoo?