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Collision with motor vehicle at 2298 P St NW
reported by Steve Powell
Date:
2010-07-16
Crash type:
Collision with motor vehicle
Geometry:
Vehicle turned after passing bike
Vehicle type:
Car
Description:
A gray Volvo sedan pulled up to me and crowded me as I was headed west on P Street at 4:50pm on Friday, July 16, 2010. I was on the far right side of the road. The vehicle pushed me towards the curb, blared its horn and then abruptly pulled ahead and made a sharp right turn directly in front of me onto the northbound entrance to Rock Creek Parkway. The car did not use its directional signal to indicate this turn even though there were cars (and me) directly behind.
The car hit my bike, I went down at this intersection and was sprawled on the pavement. The car stopped about 30 feet ahead of me for approximately five seconds even though there were no cars directly in front of it on the entrance ramp. The car then left the scene. I was able to get a description of the car and the license plate number. The DC police responded to my 911 call within 90 seconds or so. They determined that the car is registered to an owner in Maryland. The Police said the registered owner would be interviewed by someone in that jurisdiction and that I'd be contacted by the DC Hit and Run Division. There was a witness to the accident (a cyclist riding directly behind me) and we both told the police that we thought the driver deliberately hit me. The witness took photographs of my injuries with my cell phone camera. She also gave her statement to the Police. I later picked up the Traffic Crash Report, which lists the type of accident as "Hit & Run". I went to the Emergency Room at GW Medical Center with abrasions to my arm, hip and knee. My knee and wrist were both sprained and I was advised to stay off my feet until these injuries healed. My road bike was damaged only slightly, since I was the one who hit the pavement and took the full force of the fall. Add note to this report
Factors & Lessons
Factor:
Road Rage by Driver
Factor:
Driver Did Not Signal Turn
Factor:
Driver Fled Scene
Factor:
Driver Deliberately Hit Cyclist
Lesson:
Beware of Road Rage towards cyclists
Lesson:
Always carry ID, cell phone, paper and pencil
Conditions
Weather:
Clear
Lighting:
Daytime
Visibility:
Good
Using bike lights:
Yes
Wearing helmet:
Yes
Road conditions:
Dry
Traffic:
Heavy
Cyclist
Cyclist age:
59
Cyclist gender:
M
Cyclist experience:
Expert
Bicycle type:
Road
Injuries:
Serious
Location
Location type:
Arterial
Location:
2298 P St NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Lat/Lng:
38.9096357436712, -77.0495304465294
Crash ID:
424
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