Dog versus cyclist :(

[ny biker]

Actually, your health insurance company will probably go after her. It's pretty standard for them to make you fill out a form with all the details if you say your injuries are due to an accident, so they can determine what other parties are involved and if they should go after the other parties' insurance companies to pay for everything. It would be good to sit down with your BF now and take notes on all the details - what happened, when, where, etc. so you can provide the information when they ask for it.

Good luck.

[kacie tri-ing]

I am so sorry that happened to you. Take care of yourself and your sweet bf who is helping you!

[MM_QFC!]

Actually, your health insurance company will probably go after her. It's pretty standard for them to make you fill out a form with all the details if you say your injuries are due to an accident, so they can determine what other parties are involved and if they should go after the other parties' insurance companies to pay for everything. It would be good to sit down with your BF now and take notes on all the details - what happened, when, where, etc. so you can provide the information when they ask for it.

Good luck.

+1...also, (as a rider who was knocked off my bike by a car last year, I'm still in the midst of recovery, retained an attorney, etc), I'll relay my attorney's suggestion of getting pictures of everything you can, as soon as possible...pictures of the "scene"...approaching it, maybe with that gate open...be sure to have pictures taken of all of your injuries and damages to your bike...keep taking injury pics even as bruises go through technicolor stages, video of how your movements, work, daily activities are restricted or prevented by your injuries...it's a pain to add atop all of the other pains, but pictures do tell the story, and any journal, plus logs of mileage, costs, all help too...best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Mary

[redrhodie]

{{{{arielmoon}}}}

I'm so sorry this happened to you. I can't imagine the pain you must be in! Can you walk?

[AnnieBikes]

So sorry that this happened to you. A local rider was "hit" by a dog at Christmas time and sustained bad injuries...broken pelvis, collarbone, shoulder, wrist, and scapula. The big thing was as noted above....be sure to make a police report! The dog must be reported as a menace and the owner cited, depending on your local laws.

Best wishes for an uneventful recovery.

[bluebug32]

How scary! I wish you all the best. Hopefully there will be some kind of silver lining in all of this.

[OakLeaf]

((((((((Ariel))))))))

So sorry that happened to you. +1 to what everyone else has said, especially Mary. Sending healing thoughts. Your health insurance company will go after the dog owner for THEIR medical expenses only, so you need an attorney of your own if you have lost wages and your obvious pain and dis-ability.

I hate to even say it, but knowing you're vegan, you are going to need LOTS of protein during the healing process, so be very careful with your diet okay?

Hang in there.

[Fredwina]

+1...also, (as a rider who was knocked off my bike by a car last year, I'm still in the midst of recovery, retained an attorney, etc), I'll relay my attorney's suggestion of getting pictures of everything you can, as soon as possible...pictures of the "scene"...approaching it, maybe with that gate open...be sure to have pictures taken of all of your injuries and damages to your bike...keep taking injury pics even as bruises go through technicolor stages, video of how your movements, work, daily activities are restricted or prevented by your injuries...it's a pain to add atop all of the other pains, but pictures do tell the story, and any journal, plus logs of mileage, costs, all help too...best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Mary

++1 {being a geek }
document everything, and try and aviod fixing/ throwing away stuff. I was actually not to wash the clothing I was wearing

[txred9876]

First off.... I am sorry this happend and I sure hope you start to feel better soon.

I just had a horrible day getting chased by dogs and falling off my bike but my injuries are a scratch compared to yours!

I am a dog owner as well and if someone hit my St Bernard they would be in a world of hurt. He is very good about staying around the house, but he really likes it IN THE HOUSE>>> IN MY BED!!

tina

[Aint Doody]

I, too, am of the get a lawyer contingency. I had a similar accident because of a dog and spent 2 days in ICU with 7 places that bled in my brain. I shudder to think how I'd be without having had on a helmet. No lasting effects--just had to stay home for a week and only watch television. Then 6 weeks with nothing to increase my heart rate.

The dog owner placed all the blame on me because, "my dog wouldn't have hurt you." I mainly wanted an apology--got none. I wish I'd have made him more responsible for his dog--who stills comes to the edge of their property and barks his head off at cyclists. He at least now is behind an electric fence. My only recourse after the fact was to report it to the sheriff's office for there to be a record in case another accident happened. BE SMARTER THAN I WAS.

[jesvetmed]

Good healing wishes to you, Ariel. Sounds like you have some great advice from everyone here.

Reading this makes me a bit more leery of dogs in a whole new way, while I'm out riding. (I love them and understand them in almost all other circumstances!).

Take good care of yourself.

[Skierchickie]

Wow! How awful! Heal fast, Ariel.

Some people really shouldn't be allowed to have pets - I think you just met one of them. The thing that really gets me is that you mentioned she actually has a GATE and doesn't use it! How simple - it never should have happened. Even if she doesn't give a cr@p about bikers (even ones with broken bones due to her irresponsible behavior), apparently she believes it's kinder for the dog to be allowed to run around in the road and get run over by a car . I love my doggie - the invisible fence is the best thing we ever bought.

How could that woman possibly try to blame you??! Grrr.

I do have to admit, I grew up on a farm, and our dogs were never confined when I was a kid, except at night. That was a long, long time ago. We all know better now. I also must divulge that our German Shepherd bit a biker. And so did our other dog. The same guy. A guy my Mom worked with when she used to teach, before I was born. This was all before I was born. Apparently, dog #1 was confined for two weeks afterward, and then the police came to the door the first day she was let out - only it was the other dog that time, and then HE had to be kept indoors for two weeks. There - we all have our shameful secrets.