ahnalyst

As you say, "He did freely give his name and number," this isn't a
hit-and-run job, and you don't even need his license plate if he stopped
and talked to you.

The fact that you... "don’t really care about getting him in trouble. He was
a young kid, running late for school" is quite a measure of grace and
maturity on your part. Do you HAVE to report it? No. I think there's even a
clause in the Oregon Code that says if the damage exceeds some value, you
do, but it sounds like it didn't.

You were lucky, and so was he not to bump into a more anti-car vilifying
cyclist.

-Dale

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Josh Townsley wrote:

> So on my ride to work this morning, I was riding across a cross walk,
> with a full walk signal, not even blinking, when a guy turned right across
> my path. I was at a walking pace.
>
> Just a bruised leg for me, and a very small wobble in my front wheel.
>
> It’s the crosswalk on Naito, going across Market. Cars are coming off of
> I-5 here, so they always seem to be ready to turn right as quickly as
> possible.
>
>
>
> Besides the verbal attack he got from me right after, is there anything
> else I should be doing? I don’t really care about getting him in trouble. He
> was a young kid, running late for school. I imagine after hitting a
> bicyclist, he’ll always double check the crosswalk is open from now on. He
> did freely give his name and number.
>
> Is there somebody this should be reported to just for statistics? Should I
> care about that?
>
> Thanks all-
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