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    Your bike frame is not built to stand up to that kind of punishment; I wouldn't risk it at all.
    – DavidW
    Commented Jun 1, 2023 at 14:00
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    There is a breed of lawyers called "personal injury lawyers". Normally we all hate them. But you need a lawyer to represent your rights, and this is one case in which such a lawyer may be your (future) guardian angel. No personal injury is involved, but the simple worry about your future well being is enough. Replacing your bike is most likely a given. You may have other rights in your jurisdiction. Only a lawyer will tell you.
    – Sam7919
    Commented Jun 1, 2023 at 14:07
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    For your next bike, I urge you to get a powerful rear (and front) blinking light. They are sometimes called "daylight light" to indicate they are powerful enough to be visible even during daylight. In my experience cars notice me a long time before approaching me, and they leave considerably more distance between them and me. In no way does a suggestion to use lights absolve the person who hit your bike from responsibility. It is simply that I see too many idiots staring at their phones while driving, and reducing the chance of ending up in a morgue is, obviously, also in our best interest.
    – Sam7919
    Commented Jun 1, 2023 at 14:19
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    @Willeke There is seeing and there is peripheral vision. Try it. Look down on your phone (and then your eyelids will be half-closed), and set up a distant flash light way out at the edge of your field of view.
    – Sam7919
    Commented Jun 1, 2023 at 18:24
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    @Sam no blinking light, please
    – njzk2
    Commented Jun 2, 2023 at 17:27