Thanks for all the help and pms after my crash

[portokiwi]

Just got a reply from the police officer at the sceen this morning......
Looks like I am getting the blame.
After consulting with my supervisor it appears that fault is to be attributed to you for not allowing enough distance infront and either side of you to aviod the truck. Having said that, I my partner and I as attending officers are not inclined to fine you for the accident as there were contributing factors in terms of road curvature, that significantly reduced your visibility.
and the fact that there are 4 waste taker bins on that courner, The fact that the guy was pulling out on to the road?????
I tried to avoid hitting him. I ended up hitting the front right side of his truck. The dammage was to my front and left side of my bike.
So can anyone give me ideas why it was my fault?
Any one got any ideas what I can do?
Thanks.
Yes I am at work and fuming.....

[jrandom]

So, not being able to see anyone approaching, the truck pulled out, and then you came around the bend and weren't able to swerve or brake to avoid him?

Unfortunately, I'd say the cop's right; the truck wasn't executing an illegal maneuver, and the road code does say that you should be able to stop within the space of the visible road ahead of you.

As the cop says, the main issue was that there was a blind bend in the road. Decent of him not to ticket you.

But blind bends and unexpected things waiting around them are what kill plenty of motorcyclists. Be thankful you're in one piece - the last KBer I know who had a similar bin (Biggles08) nearly died, and is extremely lucky to be back in good health now. Call it a learning experience hey?



And get yourself along to some trackdays, so that the next time you fail to anticipate the unexpected, you have a bigger envelope of bike-control skills available to help with avoiding it.

[portokiwi]

does that meen i get his bills now
man this sucks.
they are saying there was one witness a male but the only to males there were the truck driver and his work mate

[jrandom]

does that meen i get his bills now

Nah, you'll just have to shell out your insurance excess at some point; Kiwibike will let you know when, and whom to pay it to.

You need worry about nothing else, sorting all the shit out is what insurance is for.

man this sucks.

Pfft, it's not so bad. You broke no bones eh? Chin up! It's just a bike, you were fully insured, and bins, although undesirable, can be valuable learning experiences.

The real question now is, are you gonna fix up the Nine, or upgrade?

[madbikeboy]

Can you draw a diagram of the accident - also, I'd be taking photo's from truck height to see what distance you can look through the bend...

[portokiwi]

You are right mate.... That up to Swann insurance on what I get to do with the bike. Steve from SMC had a look siad it might be a write off. Just have to wait and wait and wait.
Dave said might be at least Feb before anything gets sorted just becouse of this time of year.
He has been great so far.
Gett stitches out in another 5 days and have another pee test to see if i still am pissing blood.
Main thing is I am alive looks like Rainbows end next week

[portokiwi]

Can you draw a diagram of the accident - also, I'd be taking photo's from truck height to see what distance you can look through the bend...

We are going to take same photos of the site when I finish work tonight so It will be the same time of the crash.

[portokiwi]

After consulting with my supervisor it appears that fault is to be attributed to you for not allowing enough distance infront and either side of you to aviod the truck. Having said that, I my partner and I as attending officers are not inclined to fine you for the accident as there were contributing factors in terms of road curvature, that significantly reduced your visibility.


So will the insurance firm still pay out for my bike or am I in the crap. Gabby is starting to worry.

[Maha]

So will the insurance firm still pay out for my bike or am I in the crap. Gabby is starting to worry.

Have a good read of your policy Bruce, I would expect they will pay, because, it was an accident right? Insurance company's have a way of getting out of paying at times but, fingers crossed they will come to the party for ya.

[jrandom]

So will the insurance firm still pay out for my bike or am I in the crap. Gabby is starting to worry.

Insurance is for when you're at fault. Stop worrying.

[portokiwi]

gabby cant find anything in the swanns booklet they sent us.
Will ring Dave and swann again tommorow.
Hopfully swann might return my call this time.

[portokiwi]

Damn

Good thing you're still in one piece. Are you going to be off work a while? (natural assumption) If so I'm working out GI way - might pop in and say hi and drink your coffee.

I am on leave from the 8th - 27th we allways have coffe.
More then welcome to pop in.

[PirateJafa]

Just got a reply from the police officer at the sceen this morning......
Looks like I am getting the blame.
After consulting with my supervisor it appears that fault is to be attributed to you for not allowing enough distance infront and either side of you to aviod the truck. Having said that, I my partner and I as attending officers are not inclined to fine you for the accident as there were contributing factors in terms of road curvature, that significantly reduced your visibility.
and the fact that there are 4 waste taker bins on that courner, The fact that the guy was pulling out on to the road?????
I tried to avoid hitting him. I ended up hitting the front right side of his truck. The dammage was to my front and left side of my bike.
So can anyone give me ideas why it was my fault?
Any one got any ideas what I can do?
Thanks.
Yes I am at work and fuming.....

At the end of the day, the truck was going to have to pull out at some point or another - he couldn't wait there forever staring at a empty road wondering if there was a unseen oncoming car around the bend. To the best of his knowledge, the road was clear. However, as JRandom said, all vehicles are expected to be able to stop within the distance of road they can see.

If he had pulled out of the driveway once you were already in sight coming around the corner, then he would be at fault, but as I understand it he was already halfway across the road?

However, you will be covered by insurance, never fear. The only downsides are that you will have to pay the excess and will lose any no-claims bonus you might have, and the next insurance policy you take out will probably have a higher premium as a result.

(Any thoughts on what the next bike will be yet? )

[fire eyes]

shit .. just catching up ... geez portokiwi .. why ya go and do that for hmmm .... Ill chime in with everyone else .. very glad to hear your ok and the results wernt to bad .. and big thumbs up to those who came to help you take care dude

[portokiwi]

I have allways said I dont blame the truck driver..... Its just a bit of a shock going around a fantastic left corner and there is a truck pulling out
I must have done wonders to flip it back to the right to try and get around it.
I just wish I could remember both the final moments and the girls in the bikinis
I have been told the lovley lady that was first on site and rang the ambulance, police and gabby use to be a weather girl on TV.