Important Items that you may be wondering:
I am ok, Vespa is moderately ok, other guy was at fault, and it was a subway melt on 9 grain honey wheat toasted.
The story:
I was in a hurry between service men appointments (just moved into a house and all has been going wrong) when I decided to snack on some subway. I grab the scoot and head over to the local subway for a tasty sub. I goto leave, I was in a rush and only a few blocks from home so I had my jacket and helmet on, but left my gloves off (jixned it right there).
I was behind a kid in a SUV pulling out of the parking lot, but he was taking for ever to pull out (looked like he was more worried about a SMS on his phone than the road). He realized he was blocking the sidewalks and throws it into reverse, and I hammer my little tweet tweet factory horn like a mother... Well he kept coming so I tried to swerve out of the way, but unfortunatly the gap was closing fast and I was not fully out of the way when he hit me with his SUV, I and the Vespa bounced off the corner of his rear bumper like ragged dolls, some how I was able to keep it up, and stable even though when he hit me I ripped on the throttle like evil kanevil (amazing how you don't think of that emergency engine cut off switch until after the fact).
He gets out, admits fault, gives me all his info, asks me to let him pay for it instead of filing a claim with insurance.
I was ok, and vespa only had some minor scratchings on the front, no dents. Seeing as no one was really hurt (later my ankle kinda felt sore, and my back a little sore from twisting and fighting the weight of a tipped over gt back up with out dropping it). I didn't call the cops because it was so minor (damage wise) and because I was in such a bloody hurry for the washing machine repair man.
What would you guys have done? I kinda wish now in hindsight I did call the cops because he was 19 and who knows who else he might hurt so maybe this should go on his record.
Oh well.
But yeah... is it bad karma to ride a bike that has been hit?