How I got run over.

**Dirty_Harri** · 26th August 2009, 21:21

So on the 11th of August I had just finished work at Auckland hospital- I rode my bike in that morning and parked it just outside the front entrance.
I suited up whilst having a chat to an ex patient about the dangers of riding a motorbike (how ironic) before heading down a steep drive onto Park road. A Toyota hilux in front of me couldn't make the turn due to a barricade of road works and so proceeded to reverse up the hill towards me. Assuming he had seen me in his rearview mirror I remained stationary. As he began getting too close for comfort I got on the horn, my attempts to get his attention clearly in vain, as he continued toward me.

Before I had time to abandon ship, my leg got crushed between his rear bumper and my bikes engine. Luckily a girl riding her scooter in the opposite direction saw the commotion and managed to get his attention. He then left his vehicle to see what it was she was exclaiming about..meanwhile I'm still trapped (the bike was pinned up at a 45 % angle) between his car and engine. When he moved the car forward the bike fell to the left which snapped the clutch lever and damaged the fairing- not that it matters considering the bike was in poor condition prior to the incident.

So needless to say it was a 'shit yourself' experience I hope never to endure again. The driver admitted he hadn't bothered to look in his rearview mirror and accepted liability. However if I were to do something different it would be to stay positioned to the left or right, in view of his side mirror- It may have prevented the accident. I guess I just didn't think it was necessary in a drive way in a stationary line of traffic.

To add insult to injury his wife dropped my helmet on the way to A&E. Not happy.

On the bright side my injuries are minimal and the insurance pay out was fair.

I'm not looking for sympathy or comments surrounding 'what I should have done'..merely sharing my experience so others may learn from it.

Cheers,

Gen.

**ready4whatever** · 26th August 2009, 21:25

Originally Posted by Genevieve

..merely sharing my experience so others may learn from it.

dont know what we could do different really? put a airhorn on our bikes?

**h_tron** · 26th August 2009, 21:25

i got run over first race of thundercat nationals last year. trying a new rope which didnt work, came round the bouy to hit a wave which sent me over the bow then the boat i was co-piloting proceeded to run me over in shallow water. found out why we wear helmets that day!

**Metalor** · 26th August 2009, 21:26

Shit mate, hope ya leg heals up alright! Did their insurance pay out for the helmet his mrs dropped too?

**Metalor** · 26th August 2009, 21:27

Originally Posted by h_tron

i got run over first race of thundercat nationals last year. trying a new rope which didnt work, came round the bouy to hit a wave which sent me over the bow then the boat i was co-piloting proceeded to run me over in shallow water. found out why we wear helmets that day!

That's not how you got all those scrapes in your facebook pic is it? I was worried you'd dropped your brand new r6 til I read the comments...

How did you get those scrapes?

**gatch** · 26th August 2009, 21:29

Originally Posted by Genevieve

On the bright side my injuries are minimal and the insurance pay out was fair.

Do'h !

Yeah some people are just fuckin retarded huh, bad luck ma'am, sweet that you didn't get too banged up though..

I nearly got wiped out by a car overtaking a truck on a blind corner a while ago, broke my helmet on her car.. When I threw it at her..

**carver** · 26th August 2009, 21:30

those new SR5 4wd's are hard to see out the back of.
your luck it was not a truck, its easy to do without a backing cam

**Dirty_Harri** · 26th August 2009, 21:31

Originally Posted by Metalor

Shit mate, hope ya leg heals up alright! Did their insurance pay out for the helmet his mrs dropped too?

Thanks Metalor, the leg is healing quickly and I'm still on track for the Hamilton half marathon. Nope insurance didn't cover the helmet but the guy in the hilux is a good dude and is going to buy me a new one.

**carver** · 26th August 2009, 21:33

most bins wins btw

**2wheeldrifter** · 26th August 2009, 21:39

Hmmm wonder is one of those cheap lazer pointers on your keyring(somewhere easy and quick to get at) may help getting his attention... just thought of that... I wonder???

Glad you healing ok

**Mully** · 26th August 2009, 22:19

Stebel.

160Db of "Fuck off, prick"

I recommend them. I have the magnum. Well, the RF has a magnum. You find yourself looking for people to beep at.

Glad you're healing OK.

EDIT: It wasn't a newish brownish Hilux with a personalised plate was it?

**1wheel riot** · 26th August 2009, 22:21

that sucks

**YellowDog** · 26th August 2009, 22:32

Originally Posted by Genevieve

So on the 11th of August I had just finished work at Auckland hospital- I rode my bike in that morning and parked it just outside the front entrance.
I suited up whilst having a chat to an ex patient about the dangers of riding a motorbike (how ironic) before heading down a steep drive onto Park road. A Toyota hilux in front of me couldn't make the turn due to a barricade of road works and so proceeded to reverse up the hill towards me. Assuming he had seen me in his rearview mirror I remained stationary. As he began getting too close for comfort I got on the horn, my attempts to get his attention clearly in vain, as he continued toward me. Gen.

Thanks for the story. I think you were just a bit unlucky there. The accident was 100% the oother persons fault and I guess the only sympathy you could have is that they were at the hospital and may have had problems of their own.

A few years back I had one of those pickups and even thought he rear window was very small, the rear view was excellent. You could look over your shoulders and also in the side and centre mirrors. Very small blindspots.

Good luck for the marathon.