Legal aid for bike crash - how?

**p.dath** · 12th October 2009, 18:56

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

The police have 'reviewed' the file, and as a result have given him a $400 ticket for restricted licence on 1000cc bike, and have also issued the car door opener a $150 ticket for "carelessly opened car door".

Sounds fair dunnit?

Steve

Yes. It acknowledges that both parties were at some fault.

**CookMySock** · 12th October 2009, 19:04

Please do not engage the trolls. Thank you.

Steve

**NordieBoy** · 12th October 2009, 19:08

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

The police have 'reviewed' the file, and as a result have given him a $400 ticket for restricted licence on 1000cc bike, and have also issued the car door opener a $150 ticket for "carelessly opened car door".

Sounds fair dunnit?

Steve

Sounds good from an insurance standpoint.

**CookMySock** · 12th October 2009, 19:12

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Sounds good from an insurance standpoint.

Yup, but it has left a very bad taste..

Steve

**NordieBoy** · 12th October 2009, 19:16

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Yup, but it has left a very bad taste..

Steve

A bad taste but still cheaper than paying out for all the damage?

**CookMySock** · 12th October 2009, 19:30

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

A bad taste but still cheaper than paying out for all the damage?

Ah yeah, pretty much. But again, the police are clearly there to protect their own, and care nothing for the ordinary citizen.

Steve

**Mom** · 12th October 2009, 19:33

I must resist

**jono035** · 12th October 2009, 19:40

Well he was outside the terms of his license, so fair call. You have to man up to your decisions and take your medicine as a result sometimes.

It doesn't matter what the fine for her is really, it's the attribution of blame that you were after and you got that, congrats.

**CookMySock** · 12th October 2009, 20:06

Originally Posted by jono035

It doesn't matter what the fine for her is really, it's the attribution of blame that you were after and you got that, congrats.

Agreed, but ;

Originally Posted by jono035

Well he was outside the terms of his license, so fair call. You have to man up to your decisions and take your medicine as a result sometimes.

Sometimes that is the way of it, but it is clear they chose not to play that card unless they needed it. The implied threat was clear - "shutup or we'll do you". He rocked the boat and got his way (which he would have in a court of law anyway) and they processed him.

It has been a harsh and necessary lesson for a young fella, and while frustrating to watch him go through it, I have watched him grow from a young victim into a tough lad - ready to stand up for himself, and prepared much better for an unfair world.

The lesson learned is clear - many people will take advantage of you - some people are animals, and some days you do have to fight, despite what your mum told you.

Always show kindness, up to the point where kindness is taken for weakness.

Steve

**jono035** · 12th October 2009, 20:12

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Sometimes that is the way of it, but it is clear they chose not to play that card unless they needed it. The implied threat was clear - "shutup or we'll do you". He rocked the boat and got his way (which he would have in a court of law anyway) and they processed him.

Yep, which was pretty crappy on their part, but the situation they were using as leverage against him was entirely of his own making and also a situation easily avoided...

**CookMySock** · 12th October 2009, 20:39

Originally Posted by jono035

Yep, which was pretty crappy on their part, but the situation they were using as leverage against him was entirely of his own making and also a situation easily avoided...

Well I'm not going to argue in the legal forum, but in my opinion, you or I or him, should be able to ride our bikes legally or otherwise, and not have to worry about people doing careless, stupid, dangerous, and illegal things that will knock us off our bikes.

Steve

**jono035** · 13th October 2009, 07:41

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Well I'm not going to argue in the legal forum, but in my opinion, you or I or him, should be able to ride our bikes legally or otherwise, and not have to worry about people doing careless, stupid, dangerous, and illegal things that will knock us off our bikes.

Steve

100% agreed on that, but it wasn't really my point