Broke my Volty

[klingon]

Got rear-ended by a car this morning when I stopped for a stop sign. Poor wee Volty is at Colemans waiting for insurance to get sorted.

The rear guard is folded completely under and pressing against the tyre, rear light broken, both left indicators broken, clutch lever broken etc.

I've got bruised ribs & upper arm and a bruised bum. Ouch! Also generally stiff & sore all over. (Got checked out at the A&E so I know I don't have any neck, back or other hidden unjuries.)

Poor Volty. Poor me.




PS: Changed the title of this thread from "Broke my Volty" to "Blonde in a BMW broke my Volty" just to feed your stereotyping urges. Go on... see if you can resist...

[Grub]

Grrr ... I might even have to go against my better judgement and have a rant ... Stupid Cage Drivers!

Once upon a time, going through and stop soign and running a red light were automatic license suspension events. Now that they're not, you have people doing what happened to you .... looking up the road to see if they can slip through.

Bastards

[crashe]

Awwwwww poor wee volty

Glad to hear that you are ok......
Good on you for going to get yourself checked out at A & E.

Good luck with your insurance company.

Let us know how you get on with them over your bike.

Since you got hit from behind, the other party is at fault, so they should be paying out to your insurance company.
Were police involved?
Hope they get charged.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

glad that you are okay... but still...

hope the cage driver insurance is paying, not yours...

[Guided_monkey]

Good to hear that you survived your near miss. Bloody cages just don't look properly.

[klingon]

Grrr ... I might even have to go against my better judgement and have a rant ... Stupid Cage Drivers!

Yeah, I think I might feel like a bit of a rant when I've finished feeling sad.

Since you got hit from behind, the other party is at fault, so they should be paying out to your insurance company.
Were police involved?
Hope they get charged.

Yep, from my perspective it's pretty clear who was at fault. I was stationary for goodness' sake! And she simply didn't stop. While I was waiting on the side of the road for the Colemans truck I watched people going through the intersection. 99% of them didn't stop, lots didn't even slow down and some didn't slow down and didn't even look to their right before pulling out!! Astounding.

glad that you are okay... but still...

hope the cage driver insurance is paying, not yours...

The car driver says she's fully insured and I have all her details so hopefully it will all go smoothly but you never know with these things. I just want my Volty back!

[Jerms]

Stink !!! What a pain in the arse...

Hope you feel better soon.

[rainman]

Bummer Klingon, sorry to hear that. Hope you and Volty are back on the road soon.

I reckon car vs. bike through negligence like this should be assault with a deadly weapon by default...

[Lissa]

Sad to hear about that. Hope you get better soon and arent too sore, and can get back on your bike soon!

stupid cage drivers!!

[NotaGoth]

I know you'll hate me typing this...

But... Bikes can be replaced... Least your okay.. Thats all that matters right now..

Take it easy..

[kiwifruit]

gutting = (
hope the insurance is quick and painless

[gijoe1313]

Blimey Glad to hear you are okay - lets hope you mend up quick and well and hope the Biker gods smile upon your predicament with favour!

I get paranoid when I'm stopped and watch cagers in my mirrors - get ready to make a bolt for my escape hole and breath a sigh of relief when they stop!

Hope you get back on two wheels of freedom soon!

[Meanie]

pleased to hear your ok
Cowboyz will be shattered the volty got damaged we all know how much he loves them

[Scorpygirl]

Bugger matey. Sad to hear this has happened to you!! Hope you and the wee volty heal up quick. Get physio if you need too for the aches. You will probably go through heaps of emotions in the next few days - so rant away. Thinking of you lots! Take care.

[klingon]

pleased to hear your ok
Cowboyz will be shattered the volty got damaged we all know how much he loves them

ha ha yes... OR maybe he pays the driver a ransom for each Volty she kills! It was a hit in every sense!

Blimey Glad to hear you are okay - lets hope you mend up quick and well and hope the Biker gods smile upon your predicament with favour!

I get paranoid when I'm stopped and watch cagers in my mirrors - get ready to make a bolt for my escape hole and breath a sigh of relief when they stop!

Hope you get back on two wheels of freedom soon!

Thanks gijoe. I was wondering (while I sat on the footpath waiting for the recovery truck) if there was anything I could have done to avoid this situation. At this particular intersection (Picton St & Hepburn St, Freemans Bay) it's hard to see to your right - which I suppose is why it's a stop rather than a give way. To get a clear view, you have to stop.

If I had seen this car in my mirror and saw that she wasn't stopping, and if I hadn't had time to check to my right that the way was clear, I still wouldn't have bolted out into the intersection to avoid being hit from behind. I would prefer to have the situation happen as it did than to go ahead without checking and get T-boned by a car coming down the hill from my right.

I go this way every day on my commute and this intersection is always risky. I've tried various experiments to see what's best for me. I'm turning left there, so I tried pulling to the far left of my lane, but left-turning traffic zooms through the stop sign and turns across in front of me, cutting me off. Also drivers that are looking over their right shoulders are less likely to see me if I'm on their left front corner. So I made the decision to hold my ground and stay in the centre of the lane.

I also made a conscious decision to STOP at this stop sign every time - I tried 'going with the flow' and treating it like a give way (like most others do) but I felt that wasn't safe and it put me at greater risk.

So I made my choices and now I have to live with the consequences.

When Volty gets better I think I'll find a new route to work.