Cars and trailers

[Greyham]

I was crusing home from a wedding today over the haywards and towards state highway 1 on state hightway 58 i think, anyway this guy pulls right in front of me pulling a trailer, so i think 'well if i don't brake i'll hit his trailer and superman and if i do brake i'll lock up(being an older bike with no ABS)'
so i decided to try and brake didn't work i locked up ind rode of my first bike and am out of poket of at least two grand, but that doent bother me because i managed to walk away with a couple scrapes and bruses (pretty lucky i think) anyway fucken driver clames he didn't see me, how can this be? my lights were on and it was a bright day and i was totaly visable....I guess some drivers are half asleep permantly

[JimO]

get the cops involved, him not seeing you doesnt mean he isnt responsible

[KS34]

Hey dude, hopefully he is insured, and you can claim against that.

[Dave Lobster]

"I didn't see you.." means I didn't look. A bigger admission of guilt, you wont find.

[Greyham]

i have full insurance so no wories there, i was just talking to a mate and he rekens i can take his to small claims court and recoup the cost of my now wasted gear, thoughts?

[Richi]

most car drivers have insurance - for times like this. His fault - His insurance. They should fix/ replace ur bike and also ur gear. Id claim a new jacket and pants and gloves. Maybe even helmet. Just because he didnt c u doesnt mean its not his fault so he will have to pay up. glad ur ok though

[BMWST?]

i hope you got his details and hopefully a witness....most insurance companies have a claim form on the web now,they will then chase his insurance company,not sure about your gear might have to claim on your contents ins.....

[Greyham]

yeah he does, and my helmet is rooted, i will look into heting some cost back, the worst thing is i now have a loan for a bike that is stuffed

[Ixion]

So, he pulled out in front of you. And said he didn't see you. Did you see him ? If you did , why didn't you prepare for the probability that he would pull out. It's what they do. When you ride a bike you can't afford to rely on other's doing what they should. It's down to you to keep safe. As you have discovered.

And if you didn't see him , you can't really complain about him not seeing you, eh?

[Greyham]

So, he pulled out in front of you. And said he didn't see you. Did you see him ? If you did , why didn't you prepare for the probability that he would pull out. It's what they do. When you ride a bike you can't afford to rely on other's doing what they should. It's down to you to keep safe. As you have discovered.

And if you didn't see him , you can't really complain about him not seeing you, eh?

its all good to say that, i did see him but we were so close that you would expect him to wait, but he didn't so what is one to do?

[Ixion]

its all good to say that, i did see him but we were so close that you would expect him to wait, but he didn't so what is one to do?

Crash. that's expectations for y'

[Greyham]

no kidding

[<Rhino>]

Where exactly did it happen, I have watched the exact same thing happen at the whitby turnoff intersection!

[Kickaha]

anyway fucken driver clames he didn't see me, how can this be? my lights were on and it was a bright day and i was totaly visable....I guess some drivers are half asleep permantly

Don't ever rely on lights on, Hi ves vests, guardian angels etc to save you, to the motoring public you are invisible, ride accordingly

its all good to say that, i did see him but we were so close that you would expect him to wait, but he didn't so what is one to do?

I'd say that was your mistake right there

[discodan]

A lot of the time you can predict that you may have to take evasive action to avoid a cager but there are times where you have no warning. Anyone who says that you could have avoided any accident is deluding them selves.

My opinion is that if you fail to see someone and cause an accident because you could'nt be bothered checking properly; then you are not fit to drive and should lose your licence.