Feeking cops

[BikerDazz]

The cops must have been thrilled getting to ticket both parties - 2 for the price of 1!
Look, I reckon the bastards will do anyone they can lay a charge on - it's happened to me before. I got off in the end but had to go to Court twice, had 2 unpaid days off work - bastards

[R6_kid:Me]

I never understood this idea of crashing to avoid crashing.

Sounds like your mate dropped his bike due to lack of skill/experience. I had a very similar situation happen last week and I managed to keep it upright - not saying I'm more skilled or experienced - but logic would say that given they had already pulled out without indicating that he should have proceeded with extreme caution, or better still waited. Hindsight is a bitch after all.

My guess is the officer who said to charge your mate with not riding to the conditions is doing so on the grounds that he lost control of his vehicle when he otherwise shouldn't have.

[mowgli]

asians were pulling out with out indicators
they stopped half way out in to the road.he slowed and started to go around them
then they just carried on and forced him to lay bike over to avoid t boning them
dry road and not in rush hour traffic

They pull out a bit. He slows a bit. They misinterpret his slowing as him yielding. He expects them to stay put. They don't. Bam!!

If your mate goes to court and describes it as you have done I reckon he's toast. Expect the prosecutor to dredge up this little pearl.

He is not entitled to rely on the expected. He must guard against the unexpected and that is the standard required of a reasonable, prudent driver.

Defensive driving 101: expect the unexpected. Motorcycling 101: you are invisible. Either of these courses would have kept your mate out of trouble.

[sAsLEX]

I never understood this idea of crashing to avoid crashing.

Car pulls out suddenly in front of you, you are riding at a sensible 45 km an hour, and it is mere metres in front of you.

Two options:

1. Plough into the car that has pulled in front of you as you desperately try to scrub off speed.
2. Attempt to counter steer like a nutter, pull it off somehow, but then drop your bike missing the car.


I would take the option of avoiding the semi immovable object.

But that option might not result in an unscathed bike or body, but bound to be less. Not withstanding that the actions of the car still directly caused the accident.

[Patrick]

Never heard of the offence of failing to drive to conditions.

Have you actually seen the ticket, or is this an urben legend?

Agreed.....

A point everyone else is missing in here.......