Coat hangered by power lines

[jamietzr3ma89]

I was out riding me bike home at 3am in the morning when I was suddenly knocked clean off me bike, I saw nothing, got up off the road my helmet was gone, too find that a drunk driver had knock a power poll down and had put power lines across the road. I never saw that coming lol, the low down from the Five-0, was that because this drunk nutter had his crash 5mins before I did, hes was at no fault and was not charged with anythink, what would you do and is there anythink that I can do, yes this went to court and I was told unless this coat hangering had killed me nothing would have been done.

any body have anything like this happen too them?

[Coyote]

Is he being charged for drink driving?

[jamietzr3ma89]

yes he did get charged for drunk drivings yes
nothing for totaling me bike tho

[Ms Piggy]

Yikes mate!!! Thats scary! Glad you're ok...ummmm...are you ok? I'd talk to the Police about it. Maybe some of the lads here can give you an idea.

[jamietzr3ma89]

lol yer I am all right,when I came off my helmet was ripped of me head with the strap still attached believe it or not, hit me head quite hard on the road, but me bike is was a right off in the middle of a rebuild now close to finish, wont bee riding at night in a hurry tho

[Coyote]

lol yer I am all right,when I came off my helmet was ripped of me head with the strap still attached believe it or not,

Musn't of had your helmet done up tight enough

[Paul in NZ]

How has this affected your insurance?

Sounds a little like the case I got into a discussion with Oscar about.

ie The drunk actually caused the accident but legally, he didn't (if you get my drift)

[loosebruce]

Thats some freaky shit bro, you could try talking to a lawyer or something dunno really, at least the lines were dead when you hit them. Like i said brop thats some freaky shit, haven't heard that one beofre, pleanty of farm fence stories and those cheese cutter median barriers but power lines, stuff that.

Good luck bro

[XTC]

I'm glad to hear that you are allright. But I do not believe that he should be responsible for your bike... Just one of those things. Hope your insurance co is good to deal with.

[Warren]

I was out riding me bike home at 3am in the morning when I was suddenly knocked clean off me bike, I saw nothing, got up off the road my helmet was gone, too find that a drunk driver had knock a power poll down and had put power lines across the road. I never saw that coming lol, the low down from the Five-0, was that because this drunk nutter had his crash 5mins before I did, hes was at no fault and was not charged with anythink, what would you do and is there anythink that I can do, yes this went to court and I was told unless this coat hangering had killed me nothing would have been done.

any body have anything like this happen too them?

Shocking!!

[jamietzr3ma89]

Musn't of had your helmet done up tight enough

it was, the power lines court the strap and dragged it over my face, I guess thats the believe or not part the scapes up my neck and face proved it for a little while

[Sniper]

Ouch, hope it works out mate.

Have you had a word to your insurance?

[Biff]

That's a shit position to find youself in. I'm glad your ok.

Back home in the UK he wouldn't have get away with this blah blah blah

[Jonty]

Mate that's rough! nearly happened to me once on a 4wheeler in a farmers paddock. He had an electric fence wire strung a bit low in a gully. Managed to pull up enough to avoid decapitation, but I a got a decent crack from the power wire wrapped round the handle bars.

[svs]

glad you're ok(ish) could have been a lot worse. Small Claims?? I don't know nothing about how that works in this country, but it was the best way to go after someone in the UK