Cage causes accident then drives away

[sinned]

The driver most likely is on that road at that time every day. He may change route for a while though. If someone had the time to watch and wait? Can't be that many white cars on that road in Blenheim?

[Gubb]

The driver most likely is on that road at that time every day. He may change route for a while though. If someone had the time to watch and wait? Can't be that many white cars on that road in Blenheim?

Can't be too much hay in that haystack either.....

[Okey Dokey]

Hey, Nade, I put up a biker down thread when I read about this in the paper. Sorry I didn't see your thread first. I sure hope the cops can find this jerk who drove off. It makes me so angry to read about people doing that!

Hope your friend isn't feeling too bad- the news article said chest and pelvic injuries, which made it sound really awful. Thank goodness his injuries were no worse. It could have been really bad with cars & trucks going 100km. Wish him well for me, please.

[Nade]

He is doing ok.....hasn't moved far off the couch. Few days off work.
He didn't get to see the bike after the accident.....but he's pretty certain that its a writeoff. He dosen't want to look at it at the moment so its being held at a yard in town till he's ready to go get it.

[Insanity_rules]

this kind of behaviour just seems so typical of cagers. they should all be made to ride a bike for 6 months before they can get their cage licence!

I agree, I had a drive off too.... Car pulled out in front, saw me hit the deck and did a runner. Coppers got her though!

[Str8 Jacket]

I was lucky when I had a car u-turn right into me. I was being an idiot lanesplitting when I shouldnt have been and at a silly speed for the conditions. I would have done alot of damage to their car when my solid foot peg and handle bars scraped the shit out of their door, where as my lil bike was OK as my foot took most of the impact! I pulled over to the side and turned around to go over to them to give them my details and they had just driven off! Lucky for me, not at all lucky for them, except I reckon they are probably thinking that they were lucky that they "got away with it"!

[discotex]

He slid on his front for long enough that the lining on the INSIDE of his leathers melted to the left leg of his uniform pants and although relativly unmarked he is going to be bruised heavily.

Guessing it was an 80-100km/h zone from that. Could have been much much worse if that's the case.

[Okey Dokey]

He's probably wise to rest up a bit before he goes to see his bike. It will only make him feel worse again when he sees it all bent and broken.

I hope the cops find the driver pretty soon so your flatmate will be able to know that someone didn't get away with causing his crash. Again, best wishes to him from another local biker.

[toycollector10]

I lived in Blenheim for 17 years and thought all the drivers there were absolutely useless bast*rds. Dangerous k*obs.

Then I moved to Christchurch!!!

[Katman]

I'm looking forward to the day when we only get to read "Motorcyclist avoids accident then rides away" threads.

[onearmedbandit]

I'm looking forward to the day when we only get to read "Motorcyclist avoids accident then rides away" threads.

Other than the 'only' part, it happens everyday, just people don't post about it. I went for a jaunt into town yesterday, turning right in the outside lane of two when a 4x4 in the inside lane next to me decided he wanted to go into the very outside lane of the 3 lane road we were turning into. Before I even left the intersection I considered this to be a possibility so kept an eye on him and looked for an exit path if needed. Of course he didn't see me and ploughed into my lane, directly where I was, I took evasive action, let him know I was there (not rudely) and rode away. Not 5 minutes later I was turning right into a dual-lane road, as I was approaching the intersection I observed a Lexus 4x4 parked on the side of the road I was turning into, with its front wheels turned towards the road, but no indicator. Once again I kept an eye on him and looked for an escape path, and sure enough he pulled out in front of me as I was almost parallel with him. I tool evasive action and rode around him, once again letting the driver know what he had almost just done.

I (along with everyone else) could fill this forum with tales like this every day. Just we know it happens all the time.

[jrandom]

I tool evasive action and rode around him, once again letting the driver know what he had almost just done.

Must be fookin frustrating not being able to make an appropriate rude gesture with one hand while accelerating out of the way with the other!

I suppose you just use the horn?

[Taz]

Sorry to hear about the off but.....
It's one of those things that really should have been expected and the rider already making decisions about what I'm going to do if that car turns, Where can I go? while already slowing a little just in case. I'm not saying that this will guarantee that you avoid trouble out there but it will ensure that you are ready to react if you are already expecting the worst to happen.
Now to the real reason this happened. The car driver didn't see you.

Why?

What can you do to make yourself more visable?

These 3 things can make a huge difference to visability.

Dayglo vests. Maybe $30-40 for a good one. I realise some will think these are ghey but rather that than dead IMO.

Running lights (e'g visibike kits) - $69.00 Makes indicators glow so you don't tend to blend in with the following cars headlights in difficult light situations.

Positioning on the road. Well that's simple.

Come on guys help others see you and make your ride much less stressful and much more pleasant.

[Jimmy B]

Im hearing you Anthrax but am firmly of the opinion that you could wear an orange cone on your head and it wouldnt make much difference. Best course of action is to work on the points described by Onearmedbandit.

[Katman]

Too many motorcyclists spend too much time, when riding, with other things on their minds. "What will I have for tea tonight", "That prick at work better watch out tomorrow", "Man, I'm looking forward to giving the Mrs one when I get home", etc. Nothing short of total concentration is what is needed - particularly when riding in amongst traffic.