Good guys finish last! FTW

[avgas]

Gotta love how people like this are on the road.
Did you check the front of the car. The flat was probably caused 6 year old she ran over earlier.

[Mully]

This is why it's illegal for women to drive.

[oldrider]

As they say, you will get your reward in heaven!

What a dumb freaking woman, she shouldn't own a bloody car, let alone drive one!

I must remember never to park close to anyone in distress, it's probably why they are in distress in the first place!

Good on you anyway!

[steve_t]

Geez... I just saw the photos

[Mikkel]

That is a real bummer. Hopefully she'll be able to sell the car so she can cover you $700 excess. As a matter of fact, your insurance shouldn't even charge you the excess - you were not in anyway in fault in this accident.

The morale of the story: ...

This is why it's illegal for women to drive.

Dammit, you pretty much stole my line.

[Laxi]

Awww bummer !! Good luck with finding the bits for it man, try stickong a post in the racing forum, see if anyone has some fairing bits !

thanks for that sinny, it's a good idea.

[Laxi]

As a matter of fact, your insurance shouldn't even charge you the excess - you were not in anyway in fault in this accident.

the problem is until she accepts responsibility (or has it legally forced on her), I have to pay the excess, and they reimburse me (probably after a long drawn out process).
then there's the fact the insurance company will just write the bike off, and I only had 1 written of recently, I was kind hoping to keep this 1 a bit longer

[Mikkel]

the problem is until she accepts responsibility (or has it legally forced on her), I have to pay the excess, and they reimburse me (probably after a long drawn out process).
then there's the fact the insurance company will just write the bike off, and I only had 1 written of recently, I was kind hoping to keep this 1 a bit longer

A proper insurance company isn't going to charge the excess up front. You report the accident, they take it from there. Since she is clearly in the wrong you shouldn't have to pay any excess and your premium should not be affected either.

It's a clear cut case since you weren't even on the bike at the time of the accident. Recouping their expenses from her is going to be the insurance company's headache - that's what you are paying your premiums for.

[Laxi]

in a perfect world that would be true, but I learnt a couple of years ago, insurance companys cover their own arses. I had a pedestrian run in front of me when I was driving the car, and even though the police found it wasn't my fault, the insurance company still expected me to pay the excess until he owned up, that took a court case and 6 mths

[Pegasus]

Get hold of a copy of your "Policy Wording", from your insurer if you haven't already got one. The section you want to find is "Protection against an uninsured third party". Almost all policies have this. Depending on how it is worded, sometimes giving the other persons contact and vehicle details is enough to get your excess waived.

[cc rider]

This is why it's illegal for women to drive.

Dammit, you pretty much stole my line.

This is why women say "Yes dear, did you say something?"

[Mully]

This is why women say "Yes dear, did you say something?"

You're lucky I can't be arsed learning how to embed videos.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qdhbkTko4

[cc rider]

You're lucky I can't be arsed learning how to embed videos.....

That's OK dear, yes you're probably right, the instruction book must be missing a page

[Mully]

That's OK dear, yes you're probably right, the instruction book must be missing a page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w

[cc rider]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w

Oh, how cute... obviously words can not express the way you feel, so you're saying it with pictures