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The other night I was riding home from work at 4 in the morning. I guess at some point, someone hit me. I don't remember the accident, because I landed on my face and lost about an hour of memory. Next thing I knew after the accident I was on my bike again, disoriented, confused, and having a really hard time finding my way home. Didn't even know I had been hurt til my girlfriend freaked out when I got home.
Ended up going to the hospital, turned out I had a concussion and two small skull fractures(sinus and orbital wall). I have some air leaking into my brain case or whatever, but I guess its stable for now. Have to go back in about a week and get another round of ct scans to figure out if I need surgery. Really wish I had been wearing a helmet, but if you ride a bike, you seriously should. You post on ACF so you probably look like a dork anyway so there's really nothing to lose.



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Ouch dude, glad you are ok.

 

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Yeah, me too. I also hope that the person that hit me and didn't stop thinks I'm dead and it haunts them for the rest of their life.

 

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Where was the impact? I mean I know you said you face planted but did it look like you bounced around or got drug or bit a curb or was it just one big freaking whack to the pavement? Looks like you took it to one cheek mostly in the pics.

 

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Where was the impact? I mean I know you said you face planted but did it look like you bounced around or got drug or bit a curb or was it just one big freaking whack to the pavement? Looks like you took it to one cheek mostly in the pics.


I don't really know. I don't remember the accident, my right wrist is pretty jacked up too but other than that and an abrasion on my left hand all of the damage is to my face.

 

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too soon?

 

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Damn man! Glad you aren't dead and stuff. You took a serious head plant, hope ya heal up fast.

 

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Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

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Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

shock


read the OP?!?!

 

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Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

shock


I would file a report, but there's really nothing to tell them. I don't know who hit me, where I was, what kind of car it was, or anything like that. I did go to the hospital, spent a night in the ER. Have 2 follow up appointments this week and another ct scan on friday.

 

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Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

shock


And say what?

He blacked out and woke up on the pavement?

He's only assuming that he got hit.

 

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Well, just in case...cover your bases. If someone comes forward out of guilt....

 

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AlsoFaromir posted:
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Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

shock


I would file a report, but there's really nothing to tell them. I don't know who hit me, where I was, what kind of car it was, or anything like that. I did go to the hospital, spent a night in the ER. Have 2 follow up appointments this week and another ct scan on friday.


You might as well report it, if you know the general route you took. There could be some security footage somewhere on the route that might show something. This is a pretty serious crime, so the cops might be inclined to spend the time to investigate it.

Of course it could also mean that you lost control of your bike and fell off, and dont remember that either.

 

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Chogram posted:
AkagiyamaMissile posted:
Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

shock


And say what?

He blacked out and woke up on the pavement?

He's only assuming that he got hit.


I'm 95% sure that I did get hit judging by how serious the crash was. I wasn't drunk, and I'm a pretty good cyclist and can't imagine how else I would end up in an accident that ends with me landing directly on my face.

 

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Glad to hear you're alive, i'll cross my fingers that all the tests etc come out ok for you...

 

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AlsoFaromir posted:
Chogram posted:
AkagiyamaMissile posted:
Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

shock


And say what?

He blacked out and woke up on the pavement?

He's only assuming that he got hit.


I'm 95% sure that I did get hit judging by how serious the crash was. I wasn't drunk, and I'm a pretty good cyclist and can't imagine how else I would end up in an accident that ends with me landing directly on my face.



Yes... but that kind of damage from a car while still able to ride your bike afterwards?

I've seen bikes hit a curb and bend the crap out of the wheels.

 

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Listen to Jesus Christ!

 

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Chogram posted:
AlsoFaromir posted:
Chogram posted:
[quote=AkagiyamaMissile]Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

shock


And say what?

He blacked out and woke up on the pavement?

He's only assuming that he got hit.


I'm 95% sure that I did get hit judging by how serious the crash was. I wasn't drunk, and I'm a pretty good cyclist and can't imagine how else I would end up in an accident that ends with me landing directly on my face.



Yes... but that kind of damage from a car while still able to ride your bike afterwards?

I've seen bikes hit a curb and bend the crap out of the wheels.[/quote]

My front wheel is pretty bent up and my derailleur hanger is bent to hell, but it looks like its still ride-able. I could possibly have been doored or something too, I don't really know. My bikes a pretty sturdy cro-moly frame so its not surprising that the frame isn't really messed up.

I guess I never will know exactly what happened, but getting hit is the only thing that really makes sense to me.

 

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sorry i didn't see you, i dropped my beer, can i assume your will pay for the damages to my truck?

 

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AkagiyamaMissile posted:
Well, just in case...cover your bases. If someone comes forward out of guilt....


what if he hit a pole in the dark? or face planted because of a pothole?

I once saw a drunk kid hit a 4x4 metal bus stop sign on his bike, he just sorta stopped moving, and tipped over in one piece. It would have been comical if not for him falling into the street.

 

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Well, just in case...cover your bases. If someone comes forward out of guilt....


what if he hit a pole in the dark? or face planted because of a pothole?

I once saw a drunk kid hit a 4x4 metal bus stop sign on his bike, he just sorta stopped moving, and tipped over in one piece. It would have been comical if not for him falling into the street.


I mean, yeah, maybe that could've happened, but I was sober at the time. I take the road I assume I was on when it happened every day and know where all the potholes are, and never ride on the sidewalk so I can't imagine I hit a pole.
I guess it doesn't really matter what happened. Noone is going to come forward out of guilt, hit and runs are pretty much the norm in Philly when someone hits a biker.

 

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There is another possible explanation for your missing hour alien_2

 

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AlsoFaromir posted:
Jezza_Belle posted:
AkagiyamaMissile posted:
Well, just in case...cover your bases. If someone comes forward out of guilt....


what if he hit a pole in the dark? or face planted because of a pothole?

I once saw a drunk kid hit a 4x4 metal bus stop sign on his bike, he just sorta stopped moving, and tipped over in one piece. It would have been comical if not for him falling into the street.


I mean, yeah, maybe that could've happened, but I was sober at the time. I take the road I assume I was on when it happened every day and know where all the potholes are, and never ride on the sidewalk so I can't imagine I hit a pole.
I guess it doesn't really matter what happened. Noone is going to come forward out of guilt, hit and runs are pretty much the norm in Philly when someone hits a biker.


well if you know you were in the street, chances are it was a car. and probably a drunk driver given the time. You have lights and crap on your bike?

 

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Funny I almost always wear a helmet. Today halfway home I realized I had left it at work

 

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sounds like your were high on cheap drugs and swerved to avoid a magic green leprechaun trying to steal your lucky charms and smacked your head


i've seen this sort of thing before

 

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Damn man, hope everything turns out good for you. Glad to hear you're doing well (or as well as possible) now, lucky you didn't sustain more damage.

 

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Jezza_Belle posted:
AlsoFaromir posted:
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[quote=AkagiyamaMissile]Well, just in case...cover your bases. If someone comes forward out of guilt....


what if he hit a pole in the dark? or face planted because of a pothole?

I once saw a drunk kid hit a 4x4 metal bus stop sign on his bike, he just sorta stopped moving, and tipped over in one piece. It would have been comical if not for him falling into the street.


I mean, yeah, maybe that could've happened, but I was sober at the time. I take the road I assume I was on when it happened every day and know where all the potholes are, and never ride on the sidewalk so I can't imagine I hit a pole.
I guess it doesn't really matter what happened. Noone is going to come forward out of guilt, hit and runs are pretty much the norm in Philly when someone hits a biker.


well if you know you were in the street, chances are it was a car. and probably a drunk driver given the time. You have lights and crap on your bike?[/quote]

I have a light on my bag and reflectors on my bike, should have more though.

 

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sounds like your were high on cheap drugs and swerved to avoid a magic green leprechaun trying to steal your lucky charms and smacked your head


i've seen this sort of thing before



pfft, im vegan as heck, i don't eat lucky charms.

 

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in your honest opinion should the driver have seen you?

if yes, than file a report

maybe they nailed a DUI around where you got hurt

take care of yourself

concussions aren't anything to mess with


hope you don't have more than a concussion to deal with

 

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sounds like your were high on cheap drugs and swerved to avoid a magic green leprechaun trying to steal your lucky charms and smacked your head


i've seen this sort of thing before



pfft, im vegan as heck, i don't eat lucky charms.




there you go, you passed out from the lack of life giving meat protein

oh, and i thought you were ugly before, take care and WEAR A FKING HELMET


in my city you get a large fine for not wearing a helmet

 

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Yikes!! Glad you're ok for the most part, so far at least.

Bike helmets nowadays are pretty slick, imo, and don't make people look doofy at all- at least not compared to the egghead helmet my parents tried to make me wear when I was in the seventh/eighth grade riding my bike to school. Seriously, I would ride with that thing on till I was out of sight of the house, take it off, stuff it in my backpack and continue on my way. I knew it was more dangerous but at that age I would have rather died than been seen wearing that thing. With that helmet on I looked even dumber than this guy:



So I make sure I get my kids helmets that they like and want to wear!

 

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you are a lucky lucky man. im very glad you are ok. dont miss those follow up appts.


and if the only thing that makes sense is you got hit, then file a report.

maybe nothing will come if it, but it is on record.

 

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Bummer, just found out I have to get surgery next tuesday. They have to open up the sinus and make sure nothing is building up against my brain, and also make sure that the dura(spelling?) isn't torn. They said they can probably go in through my nose, but if anything is wrong that they need to fix they're probably going to have to go in transcranially.

 

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Holy ****, you fell on a piece of metal? Can the doctors remove that?

 

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Bummer, just found out I have to get surgery next tuesday. They have to open up the sinus and make sure nothing is building up against my brain, and also make sure that the dura(spelling?) isn't torn. They said they can probably go in through my nose, but if anything is wrong that they need to fix they're probably going to have to go in transcranially.





good luck man


seriously

 

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so this is how the zombie apocalypse starts.

congrats you jerk grin








seriously though good luck

 

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well hopefully it'll just be a quick peak up the nose.

 

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Should be able to just put your finger on one side and blow through your nose to clear it... tongue

No seriously do everything the docs say and good luck man.

 

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Subject: PSA: If you ride a bike, please wear a helmet. (Warning, gory pics inside)

When I was cycling at night (8 months of stupid shifts so I was on the road at 2-3am) I had a helmet, a blinky rear light, wide reflector on the saddlebag, a blinky front light and the normal reflectors on the bike.

Both times I got hit were daytime, once on a clear sunny afternoon. (Neither were serious but both were hit and run of course.)

 

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Ouch dude, glad you are ok.

 

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Ah-Schoo posted:

When I was cycling at night (8 months of stupid shifts so I was on the road at 2-3am) I had a helmet, a blinky rear light, wide reflector on the saddlebag, a blinky front light and the normal reflectors on the bike.

Both times I got hit were daytime, once on a clear sunny afternoon. (Neither were serious but both were hit and run of course.)


haha fat nerd

 

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Subject: PSA: If you ride a bike, please wear a helmet. (Warning, gory pics inside)
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AkagiyamaMissile posted:
Jesus, did you go to the hospital/doctor??

File a report with the police??

shock


I would file a report, but there's really nothing to tell them. I don't know who hit me, where I was, what kind of car it was, or anything like that. I did go to the hospital, spent a night in the ER. Have 2 follow up appointments this week and another ct scan on friday.
You know the route you typically take home... finding a blood splat should be easy enough... if there's surveillance anywhere they should be able to look into it.

Report it.

edit: I should always check dates

 

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If ONLY to see if you can get someone to help pay for your upcoming medical bills... REPORT it, man.

Glad you're at least sort of doing ok. sad

 

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Glad you're ok and I hope they find the asshole.

 

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aon_mixed posted:
Ah-Schoo posted:

When I was cycling at night (8 months of stupid shifts so I was on the road at 2-3am) I had a helmet, a blinky rear light, wide reflector on the saddlebag, a blinky front light and the normal reflectors on the bike.

Both times I got hit were daytime, once on a clear sunny afternoon. (Neither were serious but both were hit and run of course.)


haha fat nerd
I was fit nerd then.

 

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Why wouldn't you report it or care about finding out who hit you? Is there more to the story you aren't sharing?

 

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i just realized you're going to have to take your piercing out. sad they probably won't even let you keep bioplast in. doctors are assholes like that. i woke up once and they had removed my bioplast stuff before the operation started. plain i refused to do it and they finally relented so i thought i won. plain

 

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Jesus Christ, dude.

You might check to see if there are cams on your route, maybe something got picked up as to who hit you

Lawsuit lottery!

 

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What's the condition of your bike?

 

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i just realized you're going to have to take your piercing out. sad they probably won't even let you keep bioplast in. doctors are assholes like that. i woke up once and they had removed my bioplast stuff before the operation started. plain i refused to do it and they finally relented so i thought i won. plain


Yeah, had to take my bridge out for the ct scan, and lost my septum retainer in the crash as well. Kinda a bummer.

 

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Unlucky mate, glad you're relatively okay though.

 

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Ouch sad

Yeah, helmets are a big deal. I recently bought myself a small motorcycle for commuting (got sick of train issues). Before I bought the bike I went to a big motorcycle show in January. One of the big reasons I wanted to hit that show was to listen to various professionals. One of them was Bruce Porter of Arai Helmets, what he had to say was very educational. You can find him on Youtube.

I hope you heal up okay Faromir. hugs

 

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myxomatosis8 posted:
If ONLY to see if you can get someone to help pay for your upcoming medical bills... REPORT it, man.

Glad you're at least sort of doing ok. sad


I agree...if someone DID hit you, this could be your chance to find who was responsible and make them pay for your surgery and associated treatment.

Good luck and hope everything will be ok.

 

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that is what car ins is for.

ad i hope all goes well

 

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