How I got run over.

[Milts]

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

Nah, just pull the clutch in and redline it... scarier for the driver of the car imo.

[varminter]

A week or so ago was stoped at a stop sign (as you do) órible graunching noise from bike as the lady behind forgot to stop and was scraping down my indicator. Stiff bit of hammering on the front of her car to get her attention, funny how you yell and scream in the helmet noisy éh. Look up and there was a cop car woohoo. Got off round the corner to assess damage...none. Calm down lady, speak to cop, say all is ok and we all went home.

[Mully]

I hope you realise that this thread has made me have the "grandma got run over by a reindeer" song in my head all day - albeit with alternate lyrics

"Genevieve got run over by a Hilux
Leaving the hospital the other week"

Damnit

[CookMySock]

I think you were just a bit unlucky there. The accident was 100% the oother persons fault

You are right, but you can't think that way. It has to be the riders actions that save them.

This is interesting to read, as I was just teaching my (L plater) daughter same thing.

Good save, miss.

Steve

[klingon]

I hope you realise that this thread has made me have the "grandma got run over by a reindeer" song in my head all day - albeit with alternate lyrics

"Genevieve got run over by a Hilux
Leaving the hospital the other week"

Damnit

Warning:

My Grandma died on 25 December 2007 (aged 103). I was having Christmas lunch with my partner's family when I got the news. Hopped in the car to go home and that's what they were playing in the radio. I haven't laughed and cried so much in ages.

Now when people ask, I tell them my Grandma got run over by a reindeer. My Grandma had a wicked sense of humour and would have loved it.

[Pedrostt500]

Its moments like these........................ you need a Bazooka.

[BiK3RChiK]

Weird how it all unfolds! Similar thing happened to me last week. I pulled into a carpark following a car. When she sees there isn't a park, she stops at the shop door and lets her passenger out. As she goes to drive off again, she notices a car with its reversing lights on and decides she is going to reverse up, except I was behind her waiting for her to move out of the way so I could get in the motorcycle park. I was on the horn real quick, then the car that wanted to reverse out of the park started tooting as well! Haha.. was she red-faced and apologetic! Some people need to get a clue and look in their rear view mirror FIRST!!

Glad you are ok Genevieve, and that your insurance sorted you out to your satisfaction

[Metalor]

Warning:

My Grandma died on 25 December 2007 (aged 103). I was having Christmas lunch with my partner's family when I got the news. Hopped in the car to go home and that's what they were playing in the radio. I haven't laughed and cried so much in ages.

Now when people ask, I tell them my Grandma got run over by a reindeer. My Grandma had a wicked sense of humour and would have loved it.

Mate, that is a sad but awesome story. She did bloody well to get to 103!!

Come to think of it, 2 of my great grandmothers are still alive and they're damn near 100!

[klingon]

Mate, that is a sad but awesome story. She did bloody well to get to 103!!

Come to think of it, 2 of my great grandmothers are still alive and they're damn near 100!

Thanks Metalor. My Grandma's mother lived to be 99, so I expect my Mum will live to be 107 and I'll be 111!

But only if I learn from Genevieve's story and install a stebel on the Volty.
(That was a smooth segue back to the topic, if I do say so myself)