Hi everyone,
Earlier this week I almost got doored by a parked driver who opened his door onto my path as I was cycling by. I managed to barely dodge but was thrown off my bike and unfortunately broke a bone doing so. We called the police. Now he's saying that since there was no contact, I really just fell off on my own and is refusing to reimburse any medical fees.
Strangely, he said to contact his 自賠責保険 (mandatory vehicle liability insurance) and ask for 被害者請求 (victim's compensation) from them directly.
I googled it and it's going to take money and time to get this sorted out. I'm worried I'm just being taken advantage of due to my lack of language ability… Anybody else have any experience with this? Is this worth pursuing?
by Geluss