So sorry you were injured, but glad you're ok!

Fucking idiot driver!

Take good care of yourself.

I had a couple experiences in the same category a few decades back, when bike-riding was still in my "wheel-house." The most memorable was a car backing out into traffic and across the sidewalk I was traversing. No consideration at all dedicated to the sidewalk! It bought me a new bike, but also an extended session of rehab.

Like they say, "guns don't kill people|"

My bike is very healthy - it’s stationary😀

Hoping for a full and speedy recovery!🙏

I ride the stationary bike at home. Gave up riding on the road decades ago.

Same here😀

But I'm religious about it. Every day, weather permitting.

Stay where you are and sing something.
(There are lots of YouTube videos of wild animals enjoying people singing, so it must be true)

When out for walks I've have nearly as many near misses from adult cyclists not paying attention as I have from cars when I'm crossing a street.

Sorry you were hurt. These days the roads are so crowded and not as safe. If I can't get somewhere on just side streets I don't ride my bike. I've had enough of grown assen leaning iut their car windows trying to grab my ass or not recognizing the bike lane and bfollowing way to close especially on hills.

First thing I bought after buying the bike last year.

Both our cars have dashboard cameras.

When we rent a car, I take the packed camera out of the luggage and mount it in the rental before leaving the lot.

People that don't have one are very foolish IMHO.

I couldn't find a bandaged emoji

Maybe wait the hour or so for the dilation to wear off.

Glad you weren't hurt worse.
Engineer where I worked retired. Was an avid bike rider, so I'm retirement he rode everywhere..2 months into retirement a guy opened his car door as he was going around the parked car.
Went over the door, landed head first and died from head & neck trauma.
Only 2 weeks of retirement!
Made me buy a helmet for bike riding.

FYI, I looked up state law in NC and failure to render aid if you even suspect that the person you hit is injured is in itself an offense. He never called 911 even after I twice told him I was hurt and needed an ambulance. Law requires him to see if he can help me and he never did.

Medical sites in most states say that one can be charged with reckless driving if one has eyes dilated and causes an accident with injuries.

Makes sense, too. They were directly involved.

if a door opens I can clear it easily.

I live in a fairly docile small town.
There is seldom so much traffic that one can't give a parked car a wide berth.
It happened to that guy in a similar town. I guess it never occurred to him to create more space. A real shame.

...in the hospital, blood transfusions, collapsed lung, huge gash on my head, broken ribs.

I don't want to do one upmanship, but I will: That was my bicycle accident.

To this day, I joke that I failed the brain activity, but they decided not to take my organs lest they be poisonous.

Other than that I was OK.

After that, I moved to LA, sold my van, bicycled everywhere, for three years, my private little (failed) revolution against the internal combustion engine.

The bicycle accident was my fault, however. I was being stupid, going too fast down a hill, and couldn't stop when I hit sand in the road at the bottom. The car that hit me was totaled, (a Volkswagen bug).

There's probably nothing more stupid than a 22 year old provincial in good shape, bicycling at high speed down a hill. That was me.

Every day after my survival has been on borrowed time.

… not the bike riding.

Crashes happen, unfortunately… when walking, driving, etc. Motion creates potential hazards.

Nothing is broken and that is good but you have more than bones to repair. You may already notice other problems since the accident. Follow up with your doctor and monitor any changes. And don’t sign off with the insurance company until you know for sure that all is good. Also if their insurance person calls you, refer them to your agent. I had an agent call me the day after my bike accident. I had a concussion (even wearing my helmet) and he started asking me questions about the accident. They would love to get you on record while you are still shook up. Refuse the interview.

This is one of the reasons I won't ride on roads or main streets. It's bad enough crossing them with a stoplight. I stay in my local neighborhood or ride on the hike/bike trail I can get to in about 4 blocks or so.

I can sympathize as one who had a spill and broke a finger about 2 years ago it's no fun. The finger isn't the same and still hurts all the time.

One of the reasons I stopped riding busier streets was once as I was riding on one that is 6 lanes wide on as far right as I dared, some ass tried to sideswipe me on purpose. Too many assholes and poor drivers out there.