What to put on the insurance claim form?

[FROSTY:Me]

In the very early hours this morning I was on SH1 between Cambridge and Hamilton.
A fantastic time for riding I must say.
Anyhoo I'm clickin up the Ks at around that 65/70 mph range (MPH speedo) when I spy a truck with yellow flashing lights coming towards me. Yea yea roadworks so haul it down to 50mph.
HMM no roadworks -maybee it was an inspection truck. I thought
a minute or so later im tipping into a nice wide right hand sweeper and a HOUSE crowns the horison heading towards me at 80km/h.
Yea ok so its a house bein transported. Cept the damb thing took up the ENTIRE road--side to side and we were heading towards one another at 160km/h.
I ducked down cos I swear the floor joists were either side of my head. (ok probably about 6 feet up but thats how it felt)
On the way home though I was musing on how the insurance claim and ACC claim would be
"Yes mr insurance man I was riding down the road minding my own business and a house leapt out and hit me. -HMM rightohh
Then theres the ACC claim --Im mean given the accident would have happened IN a house would it have been a Houshold injury perhaps?

[RentaTriumph]

Maybe the house removal company would have counter claimed having you for breaking and entering?.

[onearmedbandit]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[FROSTY:Me]

I was too busy shakin to worry about a picture

[Bald Eagle]

In the very early hours this morning I was on SH1 between Cambridge and Hamilton.
A fantastic time for riding I must say.
Anyhoo I'm clickin up the Ks at around that 65/70 mph range (MPH speedo) when I spy a truck with yellow flashing lights coming towards me. Yea yea roadworks so haul it down to 50mph.
HMM no roadworks -maybee it was an inspection truck. I thought
a minute or so later im tipping into a nice wide right hand sweeper and a HOUSE crowns the horison heading towards me at 80km/h.
Yea ok so its a house bein transported. Cept the damb thing took up the ENTIRE road--side to side and we were heading towards one another at 160km/h.
I ducked down cos I swear the floor joists were either side of my head. (ok probably about 6 feet up but thats how it felt)
On the way home though I was musing on how the insurance claim and ACC claim would be
"Yes mr insurance man I was riding down the road minding my own business and a house leapt out and hit me. -HMM rightohh
Then theres the ACC claim --Im mean given the accident would have happened IN a house would it have been a Houshold injury perhaps?

I remember that happened just outside New Plymouth in the mid 70's but there was a pillion passenger who didn't duck between the joists with the inevitable terminal outcome. Those houses can be nasty.

[yachtie10]

glad your OK
"heading towards me at 80km/h."
"we were heading towards one another at 160km/h."

Surely an exaggeration?
I think a complaint to the police is in order as that is truly dangerous on their part

[jim.cox]

im tipping into a nice wide right hand sweeper and a HOUSE crowns the horison heading towards me at 80km/h.
Yea ok so its a house bein transported. Cept the damb thing took up the ENTIRE road--side to side and we were heading towards one another at 160km/h.

So where were the required pilot vehciles?

I'd say that's a *555 fail

At the very least I'd be having a quiet chat with the company's managing director....

[p.dath]

It's funny, but only because no one was hurt.

[slofox]

There's a house removal firm based at Tamahere just South of The Tron - might have been one of theirs...

[FROSTY:Me]

glad your OK
"heading towards me at 80km/h."
"we were heading towards one another at 160km/h."

Surely an exaggeration?
I think a complaint to the police is in order as that is truly dangerous on their part

Dude sorry for the sarcasm but my 6 year old can do that simple maths. ---- A bike is travelling at 80km/h and a truck going the opposite direction is doing 80km/h what is their closing speed?

[FROSTY:Me]

So where were the required pilot vehciles?

I'd say that's a *555 fail

At the very least I'd be having a quiet chat with the company's managing director....

Um you remember begining of story the truck with the orange flashing lights.....I suspect if I'd peered through the dark it probably said Pilot on the roof. I suspect he was a bit ahead of the rampaging house. Thinking about it I'd passed a big ol truck 5 minutes earlier--dunno how the house cleared the truck

[AllanB]

I guess you'll be needing your piles done now ..........

[jim.cox]

Um you remember begining of story the truck with the orange flashing lights

Well in that case I'd be having a quiet word with the inattentive chap on the bike

[riffer]

Good to hear you made it home okay. Awesome to see you again yesterday mate; pity it wasn't a longer stay this time. Sorry I missed your call. I was out helping out the local kindy for their working bee (since Nicky finishes there tomorrow before starting school on Monday I thought I'd better pull finger and help out).

[Ratti]

LOL. yup, gotta watch those houses.
Seriously tho, one nearly got my husband on the Foxton straights a couple of years ago. He was travelling from Whangas to Welly, noted the pilot vehicle but there was no truck following it so he didnt take much notice. Assumed it had left its lights flashing and forgotten to turn it off on the home trip. Along the road a ways, there was a house heading toward him.

I dont think they are allowed to travel at 80 kph tho, sounds a bit fast. I am occasioanlly misinformed tho, so perhaps they are?