Crash - Dominion Road- Thanks to the Red Kawasaki Ninja chick!

[Patch]

Both are arterial routes with bus lanes, so the difference would be....?

get off your arse and find out - If you need to be told then you ain't getting the point

[Deviant]

Cops called this morning. The first time I thought it was my alarm so I hung up on them, haha! They laughed it off



They just wanted my reg (had written it upside down, W looked like an M, Z can go both ways, 6 looked like 9 and 8 can go both ways too).

They reckon that "unless the witnesses give radically different info" to what they've heard so far, the other guy gets a ticket. I'm 95% sure the bike is a write-off, so will probably get it back in cash.

The helmet's obviously stuffed, no longer safe, and my bike pants too. Have missed one day of work and probably Friday too, so while I don't want to be greedy, I do want compensation for everything it costs me.

I'm just so glad I was able to walk away from that.

I guess that'll teach me a lesson for signing up to health disability and life insurance 2-3 weeks ago :P


EDIT: I live at the bottom end of Dom Rd, so getting to Sandringham is a long way around when I want to get to the Wellington St (or other) onramp to the North Shore. I found the Dom Rd bus lanes to be the fastest route so far.

[discotex]

Arse! Heal up quick mate.

and the bit you probably don't want to hear so feel free to ignore it.

If you ride in the bus lane your sense of self preservation needs to be more in tune with the level of danger - the bus lane on Dom road is a known bike black spot and you should ride accordingly.

Yes you were in the right and his insurance should pay out BUT it sucks arse to be in the right and in pain with a broken bike (speaking from experience).

[The Pastor]

bikes can be repaired, but bones repair them selfs!

[Deviant]

Arse! Heal up quick mate.

and the bit you probably don't want to hear so feel free to ignore it.

If you ride in the bus lane your sense of self preservation needs to be more in tune with the level of danger - the bus lane on Dom road is a known bike black spot and you should ride accordingly.

Yes you were in the right and his insurance should pay out BUT it sucks arse to be in the right and in pain with a broken bike (speaking from experience).

Thanks, I hadn't known it was a black spot but I don't doubt it. Since my first commute I thought "Faaaark there are some bad drivers out there!!!", but with the car busted I had no other transport. I guess it's good timing, the car should be fixed Friday. Was getting sick of that death strip.

Going to the doc tomorrow, the joints are starting to hurt and I want a medical record in case things get much worse.

Renegade, I've had more spills, dangerous jobs, and fights than most people I've met, and never broken a bone yet! I got thrown 6 metres through the air at 40-50kph into a sign, and still couldn't break anything! hahaha!

[SARGE]

even with helmet hair at 8:30am

830???...

Havin a lie-in?

[discotex]

Going to the doc tomorrow, the joints are starting to hurt and I want a medical record in case things get much worse.

Good plan! You want an ACC claim number and everything so if anything pops up down the line you're covered.

[Flatcap]

get off your arse and find out - If you need to be told then you ain't getting the point

So you don't know either then....

[White Boots]

Good to hear your ok and willing to get back on the bike man. I hate that road.

[Deviant]

Ok guys, now I'm freaking out a bit.

The bike had been off the road for a long time due to a stuffed engine.

I got it repaired, and arranged the $ to get my car and bike both serviced/WOF'ed/Registered, was planning to drop the bike at Holeshot near my office, then shoot into work and pick it up later in the day, but obviously I didn't get that far.

I had assumed the warrant wouldn't come into it as it was obviously his fault, and it would all depend on the police ticket. I've been told by a few people prior to this and since as well that you can take a vehicle on the road to get it repaired, which is what I was doing. Now 2 days later everyone's saying different things.

Any ideas on how this could affect the outcome? Will call LTSA, but as far as insurance goes, will this come into it?

[PirateJafa]

No. As long as the bike was in warrantable condition, and the lack of a warrant or any unwarrantable parts on your bike was not a causative factor, they are still liable for damages.

Don't take ANY flack from them.

[pyrocam]

No. As long as the bike was in warrantable condition, and the lack of a warrant or any unwarrantable parts on your bike was not a causative factor, they are still liable for damages.

Don't take ANY flack from them.

yeah it might make it more difficult but as long as the fact it wasnt warranted didnt cause the accident. Ie, if you couldnt brake fast enough due to unwarrantable brakes, you will be fine.

[Deviant]

I could have had the best brakes and tyres in the world, it would not have saved me from hitting that guy. That's the first bit of positive news I've had about this all morning. Thanks.

[Deviant]

kk, had a chat with a mate who used to work handling insurance claims, the fact that my bike's condition was unwarranted but not causative could mean they will try to fight it, but will not win.

It sounds like BS that I say I was taking it in to get done up the same day as the crash, but if I can get the transcripts from my bank call and meetings last week, the loan that went into my account several hours later was for car and bike repairs, so while it may not really make a difference, I do have evidence that I was taking the bike in for a warrant/service etc if they try to throw that at me.

[PirateJafa]

Could be useful, but ultimately should not be necessary.

If they bring it up, just tell them straight that the lack of warrant was not a causative factor in the case, and that their client is still fully liable and that you still expect them to be paying out fully and promptly.

Tell them it straight away - no point letting them think they might be able to pull the wool over your eyes.

Also, call them EVERY day. "Hi there, this is Joe Blogs calling, claim number 1337, just checking on the status of my claim against your client? Oh yes? What's holding it up? Oh yes? How are you attempting to resolve this? How long do you expect this to take? And so forth.

Then call them again the next day. Same line of questioning.

Write down the name of the person you are talking to, the time, and the gist of the conversation.

Last time I claimed against a moron's insurance company I was paid out fully within two weeks - and apparently State are usually a pain in the arse to get to pay out.