Biker down (this time it's me!)

[maggot]

First big crash, about two hours ago, a SMIDSY pulled out in front of me while I was hopping home at fifty kph, hit the front and side of his car, landed on my ass and elbow and rolled some, lay on the road thinking what the fuck. Lots of people to help, ambos and police there in minutes. Bike written off, whole front of it disintegrated, forks at very odd angles. Bits missing all over. Was heart breaking to see her driving off on the back of the tow truck. :bye:
Checked over by the ambos, nothing evidently wrong, just a sprained thumb, bruised ass. I'm bloody thankful for my gear or else I'm sure I'd have a shattered elbow and a lot less skin. The police took statements, the guy admitted fault. I felt bad for him, he was in a right state, had to give him a hug to calm him down. He's fully insured, I'm fully insured, all is alright.
Off to the docs tomorrow to get another check out and some painkillers (on ACC of course). Back to busses until insurance pays out and I can pick up something new.

First big accident, not one I'd like to repeat. Moral of the story, ATGATT.

[jaffaonajappa]

First big crash, about two hours ago, a SMIDSY pulled out in front of me while I was hopping home at fifty kph, hit the front and side of his car, landed on my ass and elbow and rolled some, lay on the road thinking what the fuck. Lots of people to help, ambos and police there in minutes. Bike written off, whole front of it disintegrated, forks at very odd angles. Bits missing all over. Was heart breaking to see her driving off on the back of the tow truck. :bye:
Checked over by the ambos, nothing evidently wrong, just a sprained thumb, bruised ass. I'm bloody thankful for my gear or else I'm sure I'd have a shattered elbow and a lot less skin. The police took statements, the guy admitted fault. I felt bad for him, he was in a right state, had to give him a hug to calm him down. He's fully insured, I'm fully insured, all is alright.
Off to the docs tomorrow to get another check out and some painkillers (on ACC of course). Back to busses until insurance pays out and I can pick up something new.

First big accident, not one I'd like to repeat. Moral of the story, ATGATT.

Ahhh man, sorry to hear this. Glad to hear you had gear / walked away tho!
Remember to also claim for the new gear on your insurance!

[\m/]

The police took statements, the guy admitted fault.
I'm sure katman will be in soon to tell you it was your fault.

[maggot]

I'm sure katman will be in soon to tell you it was your fault.

No doubt, despite the reflective gear, headlights on full and horn going.

[superman]

You hugged a guy who SMIDSY'd you?! Fuck, don't know if I could ever do that. Though obviously he was really remorseful about it, good that you're allright! Be glad the bike is written off, dodgy repairs are the last thing you want to worry about after having a crash, better to get on something that hasn't been in a wreck before. Even if you have to see your baby go bye bye. :yes:

[baptist]

No doubt, despite the reflective gear, headlights on full and horn going.

:facepalm: At least you are ok and walking, sorry about the bike.

And well done for your reaction mate, the guy might have caused the accident that hurt you, but sometimes people really do feel remorse and you probably helped the driver out more than you know :clap::clap:. Most people don't mean it when they try to kill us.

[maggot]

:facepalm: At least you are ok and walking, sorry about the bike.

And well done for your reaction mate, the guy might have caused the accident that hurt you, but sometimes people really do feel remorse and you probably helped the driver out more than you know :clap::clap:. Most people don't mean it when they try to kill us.

Cheers mate. He needed some reassurance as well, nobodies perfect and nobody likes to be shat on when they get shocked into realising it. He was a nice enough bloke.

[DrunkenMistake]

Good to hear your all good man, sounds like you were pretty controlled about the whole thing, I think I would get pretty angry (depending on the attitude of the other driver i think) if that happend and the other guy was a dick. ..

[Paul in NZ]

Glad you are OK and I like your attitude man...

Well done...

[marty]

No doubt, despite the reflective gear, headlights on full and horn going.


Why did you have your headlight on full?

And I would have kicked him in the nuts, not hugged him.

[unstuck]

Glad your ok, I would of been going for the brake rather than the horn though.:yes:

[oneofsix]

:niceone: for your attitude.
:crybaby: about the crash and losing your bike. Now you get all the enjoyment of shopping for a replacement :shutup:
:confused: Lights on full? I hope that was a flippant remark. I have noticed lights on full just hides you and confuses people as to where you really are. There was even a bike coming towards me that his lights on full made him appear to be the 4wd that was behind him, i.e. making it appear there was a gap in the traffic :shit: lucky I wasn't in a rush or distracted and looked again. :facepalm:
ATGATT even at 50Kph :yes:
Hopefully you don't need painkillers for long and are riding again soon. :scooter:

[Luckylegs]

...horn going.

He will now!

[Chancebmx25]

Good to hear ur safe, poor fxr that would have being guttering. Oh well you can look forward to a new bike and gear. Awesome. Thank god ur alive tho.

[willytheekid]

First big crash, about two hours ago..... ATGATT.

Christ! :shit:
Glad to read your ok Maggot.....sorry to hear the bikes not :crybaby:
Always sucks to lose your ride, but always good to get back up again afterwards...ATGATT! Good man!:niceone:
All the best, hope the bruising isnt to bad :pinch:

PS: if Katman gives ya shit...ask for the video footage of him doing everything perfectly! lol :killingme: <(Lets see if the guy can actualy ride a bike....as well as his keyboard!)

[maggot]

:confused: Lights on full? I hope that was a flippant remark. I have noticed lights on full just hides you and confuses people as to where you really are. There was even a bike coming towards me that his lights on full made him appear to be the 4wd that was behind him, i.e. making it appear there was a gap in the traffic :shit: lucky I wasn't in a rush or distracted and looked again. :facepalm:



Why did you have your headlight on full?



Glad your ok, I would of been going for the brake rather than the horn though.:yes:

Totally flippant remark yes. Lights were on dip, and I didn't have time to hit anything, horn or brakes (except the other car of course...)

[Luckylegs]

...and horn going.


Totally flippant remark yes. Lights were on dip, and I didn't have time to hit anything, horn or brakes (except the other car of course...)

Question Mark (suck on that 10 char limit)

[maggot]

Question Mark (suck on that 10 char limit)

The first post was a dig at Katman, not reality :yes:

[Maha]

PS: if Katman gives ya shit...ask for the video footage of him doing everything perfectly! lol :killingme: <(Lets see if the guy can actualy ride a bike....as well as his keyboard!)

You wont see him in here, of late he has been trying to help not hinder.
Probably best suited to post in the 'One Hit Wonder' thread..:corn:

i stand to be corrected in 5...4...3...

[Ender EnZed]

You wont see him in here

Who on earth could you be talking about?

Oh wait...


I'm sure katman...


PS: Katman


Katman

[Katman]

First big accident, not one I'd like to repeat.

Try harder then.

[Maha]

Who on earth could you be talking about?

Oh wait...

My countdown was close..well two hours but...you know what I mean.

[DrunkenMistake]

Try harder then.


Expected more from you to be honest, im highly disappointed .

[maggot]

Try harder then.

Could you be more specific? I'm genuinely not sure what I should be trying harder to do.

[chasio]

Glad to hear you have survived it and congratulations on your very decent response to the driver's distress. I'm impressed by that.

Assuming that it's not an experience that you'd want to repeat, what would you do differently next time you were approaching the same or a similar junction?

I'll try to offer a constructive example. If I can see someone waiting to turn out of a side road, I usually do a 'please notice me' swerve out of line and back again so as to make my headlight "pop out" in their line of vision. I also cover the front brake and think about my road position i.e. am I visible from the driver's perspective? Am I in the best position to evade impact if necessary? And then assume that I may be about to test my braking or evasion skills.

If the scenario is an oncoming vehicle waiting to turn right across in front of my path into a side road (or for any vehicle that is giving off "I'm in a hurry" signs like wheels edging forward, driver looking stressed out, etc.) it's all of the above plus ease off & probably drop a gear. In daylight I may even stand up on the pegs (for helmet "pop out", provided there is time to do it and sit down again well before any braking may be required.

Now one day I may do my little dance and still get SMIDSY'd to smithereens. Meanwhile I am trying hard to avoid it.

And you may have done all of this and more. If not, it may be worth thinking about. HTH.

Chasio

[maggot]

Glad to hear you have survived it and congratulations on your very decent response to the driver's distress. I'm impressed by that.

Assuming that it's not an experience that you'd want to repeat, what would you do differently next time you were approaching the same or a similar junction?

I'll try to offer a constructive example. If I can see someone waiting to turn out of a side road, I usually do a 'please notice me' swerve out of line and back again so as to make my headlight "pop out" in their line of vision. I also cover the front brake and think about my road position i.e. am I visible from the driver's perspective? Am I in the best position to evade impact if necessary? And then assume that I may be about to test my braking or evasion skills.

If the scenario is an oncoming vehicle waiting to turn right across in front of my path into a side road (or for any vehicle that is giving off "I'm in a hurry" signs like wheels edging forward, driver looking stressed out, etc.) it's all of the above plus ease off & probably drop a gear. In daylight I may even stand up on the pegs (for helmet "pop out", provided there is time to do it and sit down again well before any braking may be required.

Now one day I may do my little dance and still get SMIDSY'd to smithereens. Meanwhile I am trying hard to avoid it.

And you may have done all of this and more. If not, it may be worth thinking about. HTH.

Chasio

Cheers for the response, I appreciate the feedback.
As the other driver told me, he was wondering what the guy in the Holden ahead of me was doing, in regards to the side road, and was focussed on him. When the Holden gave way he just assumed all was clear without checking the other lane, which I was in. He was preoccupied with the bigger issue on the road I guess.
To clarify, it was a four-laned main road, with a median strip in the middle. Car was waiting on the median to turn into the side street that the Holden was heading into also.
I fully expected him to give way, but as he said, he just didn't see me.
As I said to him, these things happen, they're called accidents for a reason, and he won't make that same mistake again (hopefully)

[Mom]

Good to hear ur safe, poor fxr that would have being guttering. Oh well you can look forward to a new bike and gear. Awesome. Thank god ur alive tho.

Apologies in advance but there is something really wrong with what you just said. It is not guttering at all. There is no guttering. There is a gutter, either along the edges of your roof, or the side of the road, and then there is gutted. The word you want to use here is GUTTED!

Personal, pet hate word of mine.

To the OP, sorry to hear of your bin. Glad you are not too badly banged up, bikes are replaceable. For the future try to find somewhere else to go if something happens like this again. Always have a plan B in mind, be scanning for an escape route at all times.

[Chancebmx25]

Apologies in advance but there is something really wrong with what you just said. It is not guttering at all. There is no guttering. There is a gutter, either along the edges of your roof, or the side of the road, and then there is gutted. The word you want to use here is GUTTED!

Personal, pet hate word of mine.

To the OP, sorry to hear of your bin. Glad you are not too badly banged up, bikes are replaceable. For the future try to find somewhere else to go if something happens like this again. Always have a plan B in mind, be scanning for an escape route at all times.

wat the hell are you on about lol?

[unstuck]

wat the hell are you on about lol?

She,s not keen on guttering,unless its on the house dude.:innocent:

[Mom]

wat the hell are you on about lol?

I fear I am banging my head on a brick wall...

You said...


poor fxr that would have being guttering

I just pointed out to you there is no such thing as guttering, you are using the wrong word. It is GUTTING, you would be GUTTED.

Still, if you prefer to come across as completely ignorant, forgive me for pointing it out to you.

EDIT: Oh and it is What, not wat :sunny:

[Chancebmx25]

I fear I am banging my head on a brick wall...

You said...



I just pointed out to you there is no such thing as guttering, you are using the wrong word. It is GUTTING, you would be GUTTED.

Still, if you prefer to come across as completely ignorant, forgive me for pointing it out to you.

oh right i didnt know there was a law to what words i could use

[unstuck]

:corn::corn::corn::rockon:

[Latte]

oh right i didnt know there was a law to what words i could use

You haven't been here long eh :D

Don't worry, you get used to it ...

[Mom]

oh right i didnt know there was a law to what words i could use

No worries sport, as I said...


Still, if you prefer to come across as completely ignorant, forgive me for pointing it out to you.

[Chancebmx25]

No worries sport, as I said...

oh nah didnt mean it like that.. lolz apologies. just yer..dunno... im not fussed. too sick with the flu to worry at the moment. :) :)

[Chancebmx25]

You haven't been here long eh :D

Don't worry, you get used to it ...

hehe sahweet. whats ur nsr like?

[Ender EnZed]

oh right i didnt know there was a law to what words i could use

Well now you do.

[Chancebmx25]

Well now you do.
:yes::yes::yes::yes::yes::yes:

[Latte]

hehe sahweet. whats ur nsr like?

Had lowside at the track on it so not the best right now. Keeping an eye out for some cheap fairings, and will get the suspension done when I can justify the cost (have to buy a new rear tire, chain and sprocks, and a service for my other bike 1st).

It's guttering having it just sit there at the moment. (teehee sorry Mom)

[Chancebmx25]

Had lowside at the track on it so not the best right now. Keeping an eye out for some cheap fairings, and will get the suspension done when I can justify the cost (have to buy a new rear tire, chain and sprocks, and a service for my other bike 1st).

It's guttering having it just sit there at the moment. (teehee sorry Mom)

hehehe nice... so you race it.... good to hear. must be nuts. i wanna put my rgv to the track but just cant afford it. i need another 2smoke. i want a nsr so bad. if not that then a RVF. eitherway its all just money. ebay fairings are pretty decent man from cycleplus88. i got em to cut me up a decent replica set. and the guy speaks english. for 600 to ur door cant complain. painted and what not.

[chasio]

Cheers for the response, I appreciate the feedback.
As the other driver told me, he was wondering what the guy in the Holden ahead of me was doing, in regards to the side road, and was focussed on him. When the Holden gave way he just assumed all was clear without checking the other lane, which I was in. He was preoccupied with the bigger issue on the road I guess.
To clarify, it was a four-laned main road, with a median strip in the middle. Car was waiting on the median to turn into the side street that the Holden was heading into also.
I fully expected him to give way, but as he said, he just didn't see me.
As I said to him, these things happen, they're called accidents for a reason, and he won't make that same mistake again (hopefully)

Ah, sounds like you were a statistic supporting the change to the left turn rule.

So if I read it right, you were in the right hand lane and the vehicle in the left hand lane (correctly) gave way to the oncoming, right turning car. That is similar to the second example I used and the presence of the yielding Holden to my left in that scenario would set off very loud "I bet he pulls across me" alarm bells ringing in my head.

Harder to anticipate if you could not see the Holden indicating left, of course (e.g. if you were right alongside, although perhaps you noticed him slowing to turn..?) , so the devil is in the details.

Cheers

Chasio

PS Definitely not guttering :)

[maggot]

Ah, sounds like you were a statistic supporting the change to the left turn rule.

So if I read it right, you were in the right hand lane and the vehicle in the left hand lane (correctly) gave way to the oncoming, right turning car. That is similar to the second example I used and the presence of the yielding Holden to my left in that scenario would set off very loud "I bet he pulls across me" alarm bells ringing in my head.

Harder to anticipate if you could not see the Holden indicating left, of course (e.g. if you were right alongside, although perhaps you noticed him slowing to turn..?) , so the devil is in the details.

Cheers

Chasio

PS Definitely not guttering :)

Pretty much spot on. I guess I was a little bit guilty of the home-free-attitude, only being about 1km from home, probably not as sharp as I should have been. But, lesson learnt, constant vigilance. I'm just glad I walked away from it without any major injury.

[chasio]

Pretty much spot on. I guess I was a little bit guilty of the home-free-attitude, only being about 1km from home, probably not as sharp as I should have been. But, lesson learnt, constant vigilance. I'm just glad I walked away from it without any major injury.

Amen to that :yes:

[pete376403]

Something I learned a long time ago, and it's still relevant - watch the wheels of the other vehicle. You'll see the wheels turning as soon as the vehicle moves, whereas when looking at the vehicle itself, it is not always obvious it's moving.
Not sure of the technical explanation of why this is so, possibly the contrast between the moving wheel and the non-moving (unless you are in Christchurch) road.

The other life-saving tip is to beware of car drivers wearing hats. (either old duffers coming home from bowls or young boi-racers with backwards caps)

[maggot]

Had a good result from the insurance company so far. They had the bike by monday and the claim was lodged, they called me today to say that they'll pay out $1800, which I'm fairly happy with, considering the bike was originally only insured for $1700. So depending on how quickly they pay out, I'll be back on two wheels soon enough! Already eyeing up new babies, something with more cylinders this time methinks.. :yes:

[skinman]

glad to hear you walked away.
Have fun shopping, ride em all.
I broke my thumb from my smidsy, got a scar an everything. didnt get a new bike though, bummer.
Yea totally atgatt, its those 50k areas that will get ya and you slide a surprising distance if you get off.

[chasio]

The other life-saving tip is to beware of car drivers wearing hats. (either old duffers coming home from bowls or young boi-racers with backwards caps)

Top tip. We can add in anyone using their phone as well... especially if wearing a hat.

Glad to hear things are rolling on the claim front, Maggot.

[Grahameeboy]

no doubt, despite the reflective gear, headlights on full and horn going.

well shows it makes no difference if people don't look.....only bit of advice i would give if forget about sounding horn and spend that brain time on survival.possibly no chance anyway but food for thought

[Luckylegs]

Totally flippant remark yes. Lights were on dip, and I didn't have time to hit anything, horn or brakes (except the other car of course...)


well shows it makes no difference if people don't look.....only bit of advice i would give if forget about sounding horn and spend that brain time on survival.possibly no chance anyway but food for thought

Didnt read the whole thread then?
:innocent:

[Grahameeboy]

Didnt read the whole thread then?
:innocent:

MM..HE SAID HE SOUNDED HIS HORN..:yes:

[Latte]

MM..HE SAID HE SOUNDED HIS HORN..:yes:

Now go read the rest of the thread ;)

[skippa1]

Now go read the rest of the thread ;)

:yes::yes::yes::yes: