Dd hit car whilst riding her bike

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Dd 17 has collided with a car tonight whilst riding her bike, she was crossing the road and from what I can make out didn’t see the car turning, she hit the car with her wheel leaving a dent and was thrown over the handle bars banging her head on the window, the driver got out, asked if she was ok, took her name and phone number, then said he was late for work and drove of!
Dd has since had a text saying she will be sent a bill and bank details for the damage to the car! WWYD?

This. The number of grifters and weasels trying to somehow make this the driver's fault are astounding. No wonder the world is so full of rage.

You’re wrong. Look at OP’s diagram and read her words.

Firstly, I hope your DD is ok. That is the most important thing over any money dispute.

Having said that you said she hit the car - sadly if she's the one that's negligent it'd be fair to offer to pay. Might be worth checking with your public liability insurance. Also, the driver of the car, would need her details in case she refuses to pay and wants to claim on his own insurance.

Block him and report the incident to the police, he committed a crime by not reporting it at the time, and leaving the scene of an accident.

DD needs to be seen by a Dr.

I don't understand why you're dithering.

If the dint required an expansive new panel they would pursue it. Someone crashed into the side of me a few years ago and I need a new side panel it was over £1,000!

Do you think the car turned into a crab?

Road collisions and incidents | Police.uk (www.police.uk)

"You must report the collision to the police if you were unable to exchange details at the scene, if anyone was injured, or if you suspect that the other person may have committed a driving offence. "

Accepting a childs insistence they're ok when they went over the handlebars and hit your window isn't 'no-one was injured'

I don’t agree with this but even so why would a stranger arrange for a 17 year old to be seen by a doctor. The man whose car she hit didn’t need to sort this out.

Spot on. And being mumsnet I'm surprised no one has yet to blame the government for not providing free stuff like helmets to all cyclists or some such.

Hope OP does the right thing and pays the bill AND apologises.

I doubt she actually went over the handlebars in the way that sentence usually describes. It sounds more like she went “splat” against the car, her front wheel hitting the passenger door, and then herself splatting against it. She didn’t break the window or anything so I doubt she actually flipped up over the handlebars and her full body tumbled against the car. More like, she was sent forward a little and pancaked against the car whilst still having her legs on her bike.

MY mum had someone ride into the side of her car (not mums fault) My friend collided with a cyclist, it was dark, no lights or reflectives. (questionable who was at fault.)

Both called the police/ contacted insurance both told it is not the cyclists fault. Basically the cyclist is right.

I'd just block him or message back "I'm. a minor, no inssurance, ask your insurance to contact me."

neither, take his number down and give it to the police when you report the accident

It can still cause injury.

I've witnessed a young teen get concussion after misjudging a car braking at a crossing and piling into the back of it and doing just what you described.

I don't understand why everyone is saying the driver should have to fix his car when it clearly wasn't his fault....

Wide?
I would have taken dd to hospital for check over.
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When the person text I would ha e thanked fir texting and tell him I need his reg umber as we are oolong at claiming on our insurance and we also need it to report the incident to the police.
I would stand back and see what happens next.

because he has pulled out of a junction to turn into a road without checking it was safe to do so.

Its the responsibility of a driver when turning out of a junction to check the road and the pavement and that it is safe to proceed, they're the bigger more dangerous vehicle. While the OP's kid is also to blame for not checking it was safe to cross, in insurance terms/legal terms, the OP's child is the more vulnerable road user and therefore the onus of responsibility here is on the driver of the car.

But she cycling on the pavement, so presumably travelling much faster than a "normal" pedestrian and due to the hedge more difficult to see than someone in the road. I'm from a family of cyclists but really don't see how it's the drivers fault? He was also probably quite shocked to be honest, so maybe should have contacted someone on her behalf, but realistically we don't all do the right thing at the right time when under stress.

All of which is entirely immaterial even if true (it’s not) because she hit the side of the car.

would you say the same had it been a child running into the road?

Not rtft, but why is this she hit him, not he hit her with his car? He's in the bigger vehicle that can do more damage.

A child wouldn’t have been able to go at that speed to get out from behind the hedge and over to the other side of the road before the car had cleared it. And yes, when children sprint out, drivers aren’t always found to be at fault. Sometimes it is the child’s (well, the parent who let them run off) fault.

But in this scenario the child would have run into the side of the car not been knocked over - so probably yes if the driver couldn't see them.

Because she literally hit him. It isn’t hard to understand.

Regardless of who was at fault…

the man collided with a child, who while uninjured has suffered bruising to her face, then prioritized getting to work over making sure she was at least with a trusted adult before leaving the scene. He doesn’t deserve another second of your time. Delete and block his number. That is not how claims work anyway.