Bike vs Car: what are my rights?

[Drogen Omen]

If you were splitting your first lesson would be that you should expect someone to be turning across your path to get into that intersection.

The biggest piece of advice (from personal experience) I can give anyone in a cage vs bike situation is to get the police involved - you were injured (you will be bruised at a minimum) so you should report the accident to the police immediately.

They can then look at the scene, your scrape marks etc and make a call as to who is at fault. The insurance companies use this as gospel for your claim.

Would have been good if the cops actually turned up.

I called them told them that I had just had a accident, the operator said they were pretty busy with a 3 car pile up further down the motorway but would try and get some one to attend.

I waited for 40 minutes until the wife arrived with the trailer but still no cops, a council worker did turn up to clear the glass and car bits off the road though, I was actually wondering if that was the "some one" the operator said she would get to attend.

Called the insurance and let them know that the cops didn't turn up, they seemed pretty sure it would be ok without a police report.

[Pedrostt500]

My limited advice is names numbers and photos, the more the better, and always check their REG and WOF details.

[StoneY]

My limited advice is names numbers and photos, the more the better, and always check their REG and WOF details.

Good point- dude make sure he was wof and reg- if not you win ipso facto - you could have been doing 100 miles an hour on your back wheel and win the case if hes out of wof or reg

fucking good point pedrostt

[James Deuce]

If no one was injured then there is no legal requirement to either involve the Police or ask them to attend.

You are probably lucky that the Police didn't attend. They apply the law to a given situation not natural justice.

[FJRider]

Fill in the forms, do the diagrams, and wait for the money.... the insurance coy have no choice but pay for your repairs. They may take him to court to get him for your costs, or at least get out of them paying his costs.

[discotex]

Would have been good if the cops actually turned up.

Shite that sucks. Bet if you just left your bike in the middle of the road and lay there moaning they'd have bothered. Funny how the Police don't really give a shit about anything unless you're in serious danger or you're breaking a "road rule".

Might be worth ringing the local station and tell them your insurance company wants an accident report..?

[Drogen Omen]

here's the damage to the car and my bike.

[AllanB]

Shit mate on the XB12 you should have just popped a wheelie and ridden over the top of that car - dirt bike style

Insurance.

The more photos etc you supply the better your case.

[Mom]

the wife arrived with the trailer

Hope you tucked the trailer and the wife up safely in the shed when you got home.

[Grahameeboy]

here's the damage to the car and my bike.

Damage suggest he hit you rather that you went into is side

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

I'm of mixed opinion on this one....

1) when lane splitting you need to be ultra aware of everything around you(including fuckwits who turn in front of you!)

2) Seems pretty basic regardless of whether the cars were stopped to let him through, he failed to give way to traffic (you) going straight ahead.

I have been lane splitting for years and it cracked me up the other day to see a guy on a GN250 with an L-plate on, sitting in standstill traffic behind a cop car as I cruised through. Cop of course did nothing (bad luck to StoneY) and I snuck a look back and the L-plate rider had started splitting the lane too!..guess he wasn't sure if it's ok or not.

Anyway, stink one on the crash etc, but I reckon you'd be ok. one learning would be when splitting and approaching an intersection, slow right down.
Good luck mate.

[scracha]

Just make sure that you emphasise you were on the right hand side of your marked lane.

[Marmoot]

Your thoughts and any advice would be much appreciated.

Get rid of the bus in your picture. Subtle change but it may help greatly.

It is normal for the other party to not admit liability. The insurance's job is to pursue this and they're hoping your picture would help.

[Shadows]

If you were in the same lane as the car then you're probably fucked as you would have been undertaking. If you were in the buses lane you would stand a slightly better chance of winning the argument.

[MSTRS:Me]

Well, I have had a ticket for lane splitting. Cop said was illegal- fines been paid- charge was 'undertaking within lane' word for word

That is the offence...not lanesplitting. You must be within the same lane as the vehicle you are passing, and on the right side of that vehicle. The moment you veer to the right of the lanemarking (assuming centre of two lanes of traffic) you are deemed to be undertaking the vehicle to your right.

DO...you need to make changes to that diagram. Belmont Domain is south and east of Owen St ie lower left. The other point is - how good is your spatial awareness? Distances, etc? Owen St is more like 250m from the KG Bridge lights. Might seem like nitpicking, but on such minutiae claims can be approved/declined.