I got hit by a car on my bike?

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mattsimpson742

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Okay, this is really weird to write about, but today I was riding my bike on my way to school, I forgot to get into the left turn lane in an intersection, tried to cut across, and as I did, a car slammed into the back of my bike, it went under the car, and i went onto the ground, landing on my knee. As soon as I realized I wasn't injured, I told the hysterical driver I was fine, grabbed my bike from under the car, and dragged it off the street and two blocks away.

When I was two blocks away, I realized that although I was fine, my bike was terrible, the handlebars were all out of alignment with the wheel, the real brake was torn open, but most of all my back wheel was all bent. I sort of dragged/rode it the remaining few blocks to school, locked it on the bike rack, and after school walked home.

I told my parents I just left it at a friends house overnight, and would pick it up tomorrow.

But my questions are, should I tell my parents? I am perfectly fine, the car only hit me at about 10 mph, and I landed on my knee, so I just have the bruise. Plus I sort of let my bike take most of the blow, which I now realized wasn't that smart.

And should I try to find the driver and maybe go to the police, or have her pay for the damage? Though this would involve me telling my parents SOMETHING, and it was sort of my fault (trying to cut across the intersection), and I COULD pay for it. I did some research, a new bike wheel is $40-60, and the bike shop could install one for $10-12.

Please tell me!!!!! I'm freaking out!!
 
First of all, chill out. :) You're OK after what could have been a bad deal. That's always a good thing.

Since you say it was sort of your fault, you should just let it go and fix the bike yourself. Even if it wasn't your fault, at this point it would be very difficult and probably not worth the effort to try and track down that driver and then somehow convince them to cover the cost of your bike repairs. Had you been injured, the police would have been involved and things would have been handled that way.

As for your parents, tell them what happened, or at least don't hide it. If you lie about it, you'll dig yourself into a hole that may be hard to get out of and they may figure/find out the truth anyway. They will respect your honesty and may be less upset at you for it. At least you will feel better knowing you're not hiding anything from them. And then you can work on getting (the money to have) the bike repaired without having to sneak around.

Also being honest with your parents may cause them to help you with the costs of repairs.
 
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