Got hit by a car on my bike yesterday

[mimitabby]

It's not clear to me from what she said as to whether or not a police officer was ever at the scene.
The last accident I was in we had to threaten the lady who caused the accident because she wanted to leave. It took the police a full hour to arrive at the scene. (this was a 3 vehicle no bikes accident)

[RockyRaquel]

It's not clear to me from what she said as to whether or not a police officer was ever at the scene.
The last accident I was in we had to threaten the lady who caused the accident because she wanted to leave. It took the police a full hour to arrive at the scene. (this was a 3 vehicle no bikes accident)

Yes, a police officer was the last to come to the scene. It was on the border of two cities (Redmond and Bellevue, WA). Redmond came first then left and Bellevue police were called. She was very rude and kept saying she had other things she had to do than argue with us over what happened. It seems like police are not siding with victims anymore...Also, it is ok for a cyclist to ride their bike across the crosswalk - in our case there was no bike lane and just a side walk or the street where people go 35 miles per hour. Next time I will get off my bike and walk it across the street!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

When you get more experience cycling you might find that riding on the road proper with the cars is less dangerous and unpredictable than riding on sidewalks and crosswalks. In the meantime, yes do get off your bike and walk it across the crosswalk along with the pedestrians. The most important thing is to be safe.
Again, I'm glad you were not seriously hurt.

[jobob]

Here are a couple of websites with excellent instructions on how to ride roads safely.

http://bicyclesafe.com/

http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm