City cycling: injury
So on my commute home tonight, I had to do an evasive maneuver around a car that was pulling out as I was passing it and the maneuver ended up sending me over my bike flying maybe 10 feet and hitting the ground really hard. I am almost entirely sure that I’m not seriously injured. I’m icing, lots of ibuprofen. I know she was in the wrong because where I live in Chicago I had the right way. period.
Honestly, she was more annoyed by all of this than anything, which is incredible considering I was laying on the ground in a lot of pain.
Two questions:
Is this just part of city cycling? Do we just end up on the street every once in a while with a motorist shrugging at us annoyed, and as this woman did pretending that she was driving without a license for follow up?
What is the best course of action when this happens? What should I do next time?