Biker down and it's all his fault

[steve_t]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand what's actually happened here?

[breakaway]

So let me get this straight, you were passing on the left and someone turned right from the median (or the middle of the road), into a side street directly crossing your path, and you hit them? Post up a streetview link of where it happened.

Were the cars parked when you were passing on the left? (Where parked = stationary). If they were you are fully entitled to pass on the left.

It's a lot of money to lose if you don't.

He doesn't lose anything, he's insured.

[Jonathan]

He doesn't lose anything, he's insured.

Uninsured, said he was yet to insure his new bike.

Am I the only one who doesn't understand what's actually happened here?

From what I understand from the original post is that he was caught is some kind of space/time warp in which he was simultaneously travelling away from and towards work and hit a the side of a car which was not in his path because it had turned right whilst he overtook it on the left.

In all seriousness though, OP - you have my sympathies. I have done the same thing before but fortunately for me the car driver was more alert than I was. Sometimes you can just go into autopilot.

[Badjelly]

Though I'm very critical of the wallies who veer right for immediately before turning left (which is what I think we're talking about here) there's one place where I do it. Coming over the hill from Houghton Bay down Mt Albert Rd towards the hockey stadium, Volga St goes off to the left at 150 deg and there's not a lot of space in Volga St. I do this turn most days. On the bike I just hug the left hand kerb and do a very sharp turn, but in the car I move right out to the centre line of Mt Albert Rd before taking the left turn, at full lock, so as to avoid crossing the centre line in Volga St, which is obscured by a bus stop shelter. I indicate a long way before the turn, I slow down gradually, I avoid sudden movements, but there's often someone sitting close behind who doesn't see what's coming. I just try to make sure they don't run into me. I've never had anyone try to undertake me during this manouevre, but it certainly could happen and I keep an eye out for it.

There are times when you have to do this, especially when you're in a long vehicle or one with a trailer. Care throughout is essential and indicating well ahead helps. Undertaking anyone who might be doing this is a very bad idea.

[Mully]

That sucks. Did they not have an indicator on? Yes it's an assumption that they were going to turn right

I'm not 100% that this is even what happened (seems to be a bit of confusion) - But if it is, then OP can be done for failing to stop in the length of lane, blah blah. We'd need some clarification to be sure.

Plenty of dead people in the cemetry who could say they assumed or that they were right. Plenty of people been to hospital who were right too.

OP - ask for diversion. Sucks about no insurance, you may have to pay her repair bill too....

[Mully]

That sucks. Did they not have an indicator on? Yes it's an assumption that they were going to turn right

I'm not 100% that this is even what happened (seems to be a bit of confusion) - But if it is, then OP can be done for failing to stop in the length of lane, blah blah. We'd need some clarification to be sure.

Plenty of dead people in the cemetry who could say they assumed or that they were right. Plenty of people been to hospital who were right too.

OP - ask for diversion. Sucks about no insurance, you may have to pay her repair bill too....

[Mihajlo]

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?client...l&hl=en&tab=wl

Happened there at the intersection to egremont, i was coming home from work (sorry for the typing i was a bit dazed after typing all this the first time), and it was 3:50 pm cars were completely backed up towards the center line and i decided to pass on the left, there was a woman who was turning into egremont from the other side of the road, therefore make a right hand turn into my path, because of all the backed up cars she didn't see me and i didn't see her and ended up colliding into her side, i did my best to try and stop but it just wasn't enough time, and yes cars were stationary.

[Jonathan]

Oh no, you were splitting down the left? That is a whole different kettle of fish.

[Mihajlo]

And yes, i'm hoping to get diversion to avoid courts, i'm happy to pay her repair bill and admit fault if i am completely in the wrong here.

[Katman]

Yep, looks like you're in the shit then.

[Mihajlo]

I figured as much.

[Mihajlo]

Like i said, i understand this is all my fault which is why i'm hoping to avoid court so i can skip those fines and worry about paying off her repair bill.

[rastuscat]

i t-boned it and now my bike is out of commision, and i just have myself to blame.

NOOOOOO, say it's not true !!!!!

DON"T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. It's just not the KB way.

Blame someone sle, blame the gubbermint, blame ACC, blame the POPO, for heavens sake, find someone else to blame.

Fuming.

[MSTRS:Me]

There ya go, Mihajlo...someone just took responsibility for your cock up.
Say thank you to the nice man...

[JR1]

I witnessed the dumbest car move in the history of recodes..... My mate was heading down a road, me following about 30-50m behind. In front of my mate was a 4x4 with a horse float. He was a good 40m behind it. The silly fat B*&^ in the 4x4 indicates left then crosses over into incoming lane drastically and slams on picks, both us and oncoming cars completely confused, my mate goes into evasive action and heads left skidding sideways on wet road and ploughs into ditch, I follow but stay upright, guy behind me also stays upright but hits trailer. Oncoming car from other direction slams on picks and heads into bush on side of road, Dizzy bitch in 4x4 keeps swerving and pulls back into driveway on left.
Trailer got T boned and she pulls into drive.
Fat rotund horse lover gets out all abusive and lays into my mate who has a broken leg and seriously mangled foot, driver from other side restrains her and threatens to slap her for his troubles, everyone is nuts except my mate.

Long story short, mate got charged for dangerous driving fined and 6 months in hospital......... Popo were nasty and wouldn't listen to eye witness acounts. Fresh out of popo school and full of popo juice.

shit like that makes me seriously angry, fucking hell.

just fuck thats all.