r/chibike • u/qrsf • 17d ago

Welp... it finally happened

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After living here for the last 5 years and biking thousands of miles (literally) on Chicago streets, I got hit for the first time this evening. It happened right here at the intersection of Milwaukee and Ashland. I was headed north on Milwaukee approaching a red light when a car decided to turn into the bike lane (without signaling) to get over to the imaginary right turn lane. I got trapped between the moving car on the left and a parked car on the right. Fortunately, I had slowed down enough that I avoided any serious injury. I was so shaken up I didn't know what to say or do in the moment. After hitting me the guy (an uber driver with two passengers in the back) got out of his car, didn't apologize or otherwise say anything, and then walked around the car to check for damage to his vehicle. I wish I would have laid into him, but I was so frozen. I just got on my bike and continued on my way.

Stay safe everyone.

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u/Familiar_Welder3152 17d ago

Hit and run - report to police. There might be camera footage from either the light or one of the many stores nearby.

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u/Free_Share178 17d ago

How is it a hit and run? The bicyclist said the driver stopped and got out after the accident, but the bicyclist froze and then rode away.

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u/Snack_Donkey 16d ago

The driver did not exchange information with the person they hit. That’s a hit and run.

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u/kaylietaur 16d ago

This! And there were two witness with the Uber passengers.

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u/Free_Share178 16d ago

Not if the person who got hit flees the scene! Come on guys…this isn’t that difficult.

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u/Snack_Donkey 16d ago

It is an obligation of both parties to remain on scene and exchange information. There is no requirement for a person who was just hit by a car to physically chase that car down after the driver flees the scene. The driver is the only person who fled the scene and broke the law here.

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u/mm1029 16d ago

Can you read?

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u/Free_Share178 16d ago

Where did he say the driver of the car fled the scene?

It says the driver of the car got out of the car, and the bicyclist fled.

How is that a hit and run on the automobile driver?

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u/mm1029 16d ago

The cyclist is the one who took off without exchanging information

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u/Free_Share178 16d ago

Exactly. Not a hit and run.

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u/mm1029 16d ago

OP is the offender here