Please could I pick the collective brains here?
Whilst jogging into work the other day, I was absolutely clobbered by a motorbike turning left as I crossed a side road. He was blatantly in the wrong (s.170 of the Highway Code for anyone who cares) and I was thrown about 30 feet down the side road onto my back - he was travelling when he hit me. I was carted off in an ambulance but (mercifully) there's nothing seriously wrong with me - some nasty cuts and bruises and (genuinely) whiplash.
As I was laying in a ball in the gutter, the motorcyclist started remonstrating that the accident was my fault and pointing out the state of the front of his bike, which was badly damaged. I responded to this with a fluent stream of invective, telling him that it was 'his fucking fault' and sarcastically observing 'yes, it's the state of your bike that matters here, you utter cunt' (or words to that effect).
Whilst I was waiting for the ambulance, I was helped to my feet by a passer by. Motorcyclist marches towards me from the other side of the road, despite my protestations to 'stay away from me', aggressively suggesting the accident was my fault. In retrospect I think he may have been trying to entice me to hit him, so as to muddy the waters. When he reached around a foot away from me, I gently pushed him in the chest away from me as I felt physically threatened.
After the police arrived (who confirmed that the accident was ostensibly the cyclist's fault, and that he had a helmet camera so there would be footage) I gave him another mouthful (including a nasty word) because he was clearly smirking at me.
I don't care what happens to the cyclist - he's beneath me. And I've no real interest in claiming for compensation - I'm not desperate for the money, and accidents happen.
My real concern at the moment is that I am going to get done (ie prosecuted) for mouthing off and giving this slimeball a gentle push in the chest. My OH says this is a ridiculous concern - I'd just been run over and was very, very shaken up, and my reactions were reasonable in the circumstances. But I'm also aware that the other guy seemed very canny - not admitting fault, having a camera on his helment, taking pictures of the scene afterwards. I'm worried that he's going to make a complaint against me as a counterattacking move.
AIBU/absurd? For the sake of full disclosure, I'm a feller.
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Knocked over by motorbike - AIBU
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thedancingbear · 11/12/2014 17:42
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