I got nailed. First crash.

[Winter]

Have any of you lot ever tried to get the plods to turn up to a non injury motor vehicle accident?
I have, and they definately aren't coming that day........

I've found saying things like 'that guy over there looks in pretty bad shape' and 'we are blocking the middle of the intersection' will help bring them along.

Don't say "nobody is hurt", instead try "I don't know if anyone is hurt" cetera etc .

[nudemetalz]

Sorry to hear that, Redge.
Hope you're feeling better.

Just remember, bikes can be replaced, people can't.

[klyong82]

Yeah that one way street is pretty narrow and I am always been caution riding there. Hope you are ok and make the idiot pay for it.

[Deviant]

I found him through the phone book, he was very releved as he had realised he had given the wrong number, so assumed my next step would be a police report- leaving him with tickets for not giving way and going the wrong way on a one way street, as well as possibly giving false information after an accident (we aren't sure if there is a penalty for that, there should be).

He lodged a claim immediately, the insurance company is sending an assessor to view the bike. It's been quoted at $1130 for the repairs.

Overall, I came out of it pretty well considering, but still wish I could get some compensation for having to use public transport in the mean time- or a courtesy bike.

[Pancakes]

Have any of you lot ever tried to get the plods to turn up to a non injury motor vehicle accident?I have, and they definately aren't coming that day........last time was when my bike was written off by a U turning driver and even given the amount of carnage involved in that, all I got was: "if there isn't anyone injured, we aren't coming to see, report it to your local police station if you wish to"

Really bloody helpful!

Rant over, but rely on gaining information yourself, without blood on the ground the plods aren't going to help....and this is in the centre of new age sensitivity (orcland) too!

Glad your ok and good luck sorting it out.

If it's bike v.s car you are hurt, call them. If it turns out later you don't need any other help thats great. If your in shock (unless your too tuff, heheheh. Being hit my a car puts the shits up me I don't mind saying) your not in a position to say if your hurt or not. When I got hit they was all buddy buddy trying to make me say it was all good and to leave. Bike has taken 3 months to fix and still all the parts aren't in. I'm not back at work yet either. Fine for 2 days then collapse with a brain injury, the first month I wasn't really around for and slowly getting better still.

Unless you don't want any more money or liability for injurys get the cops or an ambo there to check you out.