As the messenger, a few things come to mind -
1) If you can't see him in his mirror, he can't see you.
2) If you didn't leave "an out" you commited yourself "all in".
3) SEE - search, evaluate, execute (didn't, didn't, couldn't)

The important thing is that you are OK. Lessons learned!

 

Not trying to be thick, why did you stay so close to a truck?

Mom bought a brand new Mercedes c300 last year, same thing happened to her. She was so close to a truck and she was honking until the 5 tons truck destroyed half of the front end. DAMN!

 

I try to leave myself lots of room and options around any trucks. After seeing this I'll leave myself even more.

 

About one month after buying my Road Glide I had a similar situation. I was at a stop sign behind an SUV when the *** decided to back up. I am beeping while trying to walk backwards faster then he is driving backward when he finally overtakes me and starts pushing me. I kept the bike in neutral while he pushed me backwards. The cop shows up and starts giving me crap saying I was too close to the guy! He refused to write the guy up because my bike had no visible damage, other then a small scratch above the headlight. BTW - The reason he did not see me was due to the four bikes he had strapped to a bike rack. It is definitely a crazy situation when someone is backing in to you because you are almost helpless....

 

Guys your jumping to conclusions, I've been riding over 40 years and know to make sure someone can see you in their mirrors. I could see him in his mirror that's how I know he was on the phone.

 

I agree that too many people want to try to tell you what they "think" you did wrong, when the reality is that they just weren't there!! Nothing like the "Monday morning quarterbacks."

 

The one that gets me are the people who back up because they pulled up to far and then forget to put the car in drive. Has happened 3 times while I was in my car and once while I was on a bike. On the bike I moved to the side but in the car I was stuck. Lucky for me I leave a good amount of room no matter what I am driving so I haven't been hit yet.

 

Wow! I'm glad you got off in time. I hope it all (insurance) works out well for you.

 

Sucks man. Glad you are ok. Sometimes this stuff happens and just can't be avoided by defensive driving alone on our parts.

 

Your front wheel is lodged between his two rear wheels. I don't see how you could see him in his right side rear view mirror unless you leaned to your right to do that. Or, if you were far enough back. I'm certain he could not see you in his left side rear view mirror. In the case of you being far enough back to see him through his mirror, then I'd have to ask why did you wait so long for him to run over you like that? It seems like you should have had the room to drive around him before he hit you. I wasn't there, just thinking what I would have attempted according to what I see in that pic.

I make it an intentional effort to be seen behind other vehicles, because I know most drivers do not understand how to utilize their mirrors correctly. I am not casting blame on you, simply saying you should have taken better precautions. Now you know why.