Hit a bicycle with my car - what do i do??

Oli.s

But he wasn't ok, he had scrapes and cuts thus was injured, hence the need to report to the police.

Quentin

Velcro_Hotdog wrote: »

Yes, what point are you trying to make???

In post #14 in answer to your question you were told.:

when injury is involved

Your extract included this also.

Do you get the point now?

Aretnap

A minor injury is still an injury. Cuts and bruises are injuries... and that's before we get onto whether he's actually more badly injured than he thought. I've twice come off my bike, declared myself to be fine, just a bit bruised, then gone to hospital a few hours later and come home with an arm in plaster.

The requirement to report doesn't apply though if the OP showed his/her insurance certificate (not the same as giving the name of the insurance company) at the scene (actual law). It's possible (in theory, not in practice) to have a fatal RTA without involving the police.

Velcro_Hotdog

Quentin wrote: »

In post #14 in answer to your question you were told.:


Your extract included this also.

Do you get the point now?

The cyclist agreed he was fine and they both left. To me that means he was fine and I wouldn't report it.

rs65

I read the OP that the cyclist was OK enough for the OP to leave him - not that he was uninjured. He had cuts and scrapes - he was injured. The accident should be reported.

geri1965_2

Velcro_Hotdog wrote: »

The cyclist agreed he was fine and they both left. To me that means he was fine and I wouldn't report it.

He may have felt fine, that doesn't mean he wasn't injured.

Quentin

Velcro_Hotdog wrote: »

The cyclist agreed he was fine and they both left. To me that means he was fine and I wouldn't report it.

Your call. (You would be breaking the law)

But considering you didn't know about the requirement to report in these circs, and people have pointed out that bad advice, you shouldn't really try to contradict the correct advice to the OP!

This RTA needs reporting (in person) ASAP!

Velcro_Hotdog

geri1965 wrote: »

He may have felt fine, that doesn't mean he wasn't injured.

I'm not a doctor, if he says he's fine then I will take his word for it. Unless it's clear that his leg is falling off and he clearly isn't fine.

Prothet_of_Doom

Mr_K wrote: »

The cost of the bike while be miniscule compared to a personal injury claim if he makes one. However that's your insurances problem, not yours.

As a cyclist, motorcyclist and car driver, who has been knocked off a motorbike whilst stationary, I can tell you that, you should think yourself lucky that he's alive and kicking, and not lying on a slab.

BUT We all make mistakes, and i would think that the cyclist will be getting a new bike and a decent holiday, from yours.

I guess that he'll get home tonight, and complain to his wife about the pain he's in, and then they'll be off to A&E for a check up. You SHOULD have offered to take him to A&E anyway, because internal injuries can make themselves known a few hours later.

Prothet_of_Doom

Velcro_Hotdog wrote: »

The cyclist agreed he was fine and they both left. To me that means he was fine and I wouldn't report it.

Head injury ? About 6 hours before the pressure builds up.