Is sunstrike a reasonable defense??

[Wasp]

Maybe....it IS good enough if you pull across the road in front of a motorbike

yeap sure is, hurts too

not sure if this has been said but doesnt it say in the road code to reduce your speed if you get sunstrike?

[SPman]

How about "I need glasses to read but cant wear them when riding, I can't quite decipher the speed on the speedo without dangerously disregarding whats going on on the road and staring at the speedo cos the nos are too close together"! . officer!

Never tried that one yet, but its true.

[Quartermile]

Riding my newly aquired zuki on a good ol ride i was headin home --
Directly in my face was the sun -the instrument panel a black invisibility in front of me.
I was on the matamata straights with no cars as speed references--speed crept up a tadd.
Not deliberate and not licence threatening. but none the less against the law
would the sun blindness make a defence for speed tickets ya think?

Yep

Would it be a defence if you ran a kid down because of sunstrike?

Yep

No, it wouldn't be.

I know someone who ran down and killed a cyclist due to sun strike. The judge's view was that if he couldn't see properly he should have pulled over and waited for the sun to go down further until he could see. He was found guilty, lost his license, and I think got PD as well. The sun strike was genuine not just an excuse for poor driving - the cop that attended the accident also nearly added to the carnage to, due sun strike, himself.

Wrong

My old Principal killed an old lady by running her down while going through a pedestrian crossing and he got off all charges due to sunstrike

[pritch]

One of the very first rules of riding/driving:

"If you can't see, STOP!"

No fine detail. No interpretation to worry about. No bullshit. Simple really.

OK, so I can think of the time I fucked up in that regard, fortunately at low speed, only dented a mudguard and my pride.

A local Harley rider a year or so back was less lucky, he tried to drive up a telegraph pole. Died in the attempt, the Coroners finding was "sunstrike".

Ignore the rule at your peril, and don't whinge if you ignore it and it bites yer arse.

[Rotor]

a lot comes down to the Judge on the day
so hope he/she has had sun strike for a better judgment

[Quartermile]

a lot comes down to the Judge on the day
so hope he/she has had sun strike for a better judgment

WTF, most people have had sunstrike.....

Also you could say you felt it un-safe to stop, as it would have been, They love that word

[mstriumph]

no

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[Toaster]

Riding my newly aquired zuki on a good ol ride i was headin home --
Directly in my face was the sun -the instrument panel a black invisibility in front of me.
I was on the matamata straights with no cars as speed references--speed crept up a tadd.
Not deliberate and not licence threatening. but none the less against the law
would the sun blindness make a defence for speed tickets ya think?

No it isn't - at all. There is good case-law that shows it is no defence.

[imdying]

On this sort of topic, I was surprised how unaffected (given my previous experience with other LCD objects) the SVs dash is by the sun. I had just assumed it would be a total turd in bright sun, but I've never been unable to see it, which is kinda nice

[Biff]

My guess is it would work against you.

Mr Frosty: sorry coughicer, sunstrike
Mr coughicer: so are you tellimg me you couldn't see properly and you continued to ride
Mr Frosty: erm, no, I erm, just give the fkin speeding ticket...

ya never know....

[Morcs]

Part of the highway code is to 'Ride to the conditions'

Which pretty much means you cant use anything as an excuse...