Another biker goes down

[Quasievil]

Bloody hell, just picked up my Ducati with nice new tyres cruising down Te rapa St in Hammy and notice a nice Harley coming the other way minding his own business when a car next to me ,travelling the same direction as me, turns across his path , Harley Boy brakes hard and swerves around and ends up sliding for about 30 metres on his back, luckily he missed everything in his path. But get this FUCK all people stopped!!! I turned around and beat probably 10 cars to the scene, the offending driver parked up the road and didnt do much, another biker (tl1000) stopped and helped clean up the mess and put the bike on the verge.
It seemed it wasnt important that a biker was nearly killed, if it was a car prang it would have been a different story everyone would have stopped and it would have been a news event.
The Biker was okay a slight graze on his knee thats it, he was wearing leather and jeans and gloves, his helmet was okay until he threw it to the ground in a rage.
At the end of the day his bikes front end was fucked but no one was hurt.
I just cannot believe the attitude of motorists, I said to the offending driver "didnt you see him" she replied "yes but didnt think he was travelling very fast", in other words she saw him but discounted him as it was a bike, I mean if it was a truck you would be sure to assess the speed before pulling out infront of it right ??
The Bike was doing 70km/hr assessed by a Fellow biker who he just passed and confirmed by the biker himself, the speed limit was 60km/hr hardly excessive,
Anyway fellow Kiwibikers, BE CAREFUL they are ALL stupid and do not care for you much at all.
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend AND GO THE AB's!!!!!!!!

[Two Smoker]

What a fucking dumb bitch....... good to see the Harley shit stirring drops as soon as the shit hits the fan Top effort by the people that did stop though.....

[moko]

The Bike was doing 70km/hr assessed by a Fellow biker who he just passed and confirmed by the biker himself, the speed limit was 60km/hr hardly excessive,

Be better if he kept that to himself,in the U.K. he`d cause himself all kinds of problems with a claim or with the Police if they turned up.Rule no.1 if you have an accident involving another vehicle or person no matter what the other circumstances,say nothing,often shock will have you dropping yourself in the shit or blowing any insurance claim out of the water.Dont argue,accuse or anything,definately dont accept blame of any kind,get names and addresses of any witnesses and get the Drivers reg/other details but dont debate the issue while feelings are high,you`ll more often than not lose your rag and it`ll be counter-productive.Get home and calm down,have a think and get it all down on paper.If you`re in the wrong that`s for the other party to claim,not for you to admit.

[Wenier]

Yea i wouldnt b sayin i was speeding but still they should take more notice its appalling to hear that she didnt stop cause she couldnt judge speed. If she cant do that whats she doing on the road

[Lou Girardin]

Golden rule, admit nothing. Calm down and think about what happened first.

[maybe]

Good to hear the rider is okay and what harm has been done another harley off the road But seriously just shows how easy it can happen so be safe out there.

[Skyryder]

They just don't care. THEY JUST DON'T FUCKING CARE.

Skyryder

[riffer]

They just don't care. THEY JUST DON'T FUCKING CARE.

Skyryder

Doesn't surprise me. When I dropped my bike in the middle of rush hour traffic the only people who stopped were the van directly behind me.

[scumdog]

What do you expect? - went to a crash today, the cage driver admitted he saw the level crossing lights flashing but didn't notice the TRAIN coming from his right until it hit him!!! A effing TRAIN! and with the warning lights going too!!

[Bob]

Be better if he kept that to himself,in the U.K. he`d cause himself all kinds of problems with a claim or with the Police if they turned up.Rule no.1 if you have an accident involving another vehicle or person no matter what the other circumstances,say nothing,often shock will have you dropping yourself in the shit or blowing any insurance claim out of the water.Dont argue,accuse or anything,definately dont accept blame of any kind,get names and addresses of any witnesses and get the Drivers reg/other details but dont debate the issue while feelings are high,you`ll more often than not lose your rag and it`ll be counter-productive.Get home and calm down,have a think and get it all down on paper.If you`re in the wrong that`s for the other party to claim,not for you to admit.

Think I've said this before in here, but I once had a collision with a taxi. Cabbie got out, saw me stand up, ask if I was OK and then IMMEDIATELY said "Oh well, that was a 50/50 incident, wasn't it?" If I had agreed (and when your brain is scrambled after an off, all too easy to do), I would have automatically waived any claim against him.

As it was, I said nothing - and got my insurance policy excess refunded, plus the cost of a new pair of gloves and a new helmet.

Don't know how well this is going to come out, but this is an accident checklist I drew up with a Specialist Accident Investigator.

Hope you never need it, but it does cover the basics:

Accident Checklist

Time, date and location of accident:

Conditions:

Registration number, make, model and colour of the other vehicle:

Tax Disc valid? Y/N:

Name and address of the other driver:

Other driver’s insurance details (required for injury RTA cases only – if damage only, then no legal obligation to exchange insurance details):

Name and address of Witness 1:

Name and address of Witness 2:

Name and address of Witness 3:

Injury details for you

Injury details for any others involved


Vehicle damage to your bike:

Vehicle damage to other vehicles:

Property damage incuding house numbers

Name, rank, collar number and station (and/or police force) of Police officers called to scene:

Where were the vehicles recovered to?How were the vehicles moved?DRIVEN AWAY BY OWNERRECOVERED BY GARAGEARRANGED BY POLICERECOVERED BY AA/RAC/OTHER RECOVERY COMPANY





Notes:

1. Time, date and location of accident. Location is always important as it reduces the possibility of a dispute arising later on, and it is easier for someone looking at the claim later on to pinpoint exactly where it occurred, so for example:

A4 200 yards west of the junction with the A340 at Theale, Nr Reading.

If there are any landmarks to pinpoint exactly, for example "outside No 26 Bath Road,
Theale" it makes it easier still to pinpoint the location.

2. Registration number, make, model and colour of other vehicle is good for identification purposes and as we know from time to time vehicles do use false plates or whatever. It may also be worth including a description of the driver.


3. Insurance details are only required in injury RTA cases. If it is damage only there is no legal obligation to exchange insurance details.

4. The VEL (Tax Disc) is not really relevant, other than it may give an indication as to whether the vehicle is insured or not. However, if the tax disc is not up to date (or missing), then it would be a good idea to get the police on the scene – if the tax disc is out of date, then what else is wrong? Is it a stolen car you’ve had a shunt with?

5. Name, Rank (Important) number and station (or Police force) of the attending officer together with a contact number is beneficial as it will allow for follow up enquiries later on, and will also give solicitors or insurance companies a follow up number later on when they start requesting copies of the police reports which can be obtained for a fee, usually about £60 a throw.

6. Where were the vehicles recovered to is potentially very relevant, as this prevents someone claiming that damage was more serious than perhaps it was in the event that they drove/rode the vehicle away, and if a problem arises in respect of the roadworthiness of the vehicle, it gives the opportunity for investigators and/or solicitors to make follow up enquiries with the garage, or in some cases arrange to carry out a vehicle examination which is becoming more of a frequent requirement.