jackso11 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 and before anyone jumps down my throat, I am a motorbike rider myself but this guy is annoying me! Tried to go zorbing with my girlfriend the other day, went in her car which is a 1 year old ford Kuga, real nice car. Got all the way down to the sussex/surrey border right outside the zorbing place, she indicated and moved to the middle of the road (not over the white line) and stopped.....through the windscreen of the car in front I saw a motorbike passing and heading towards us, he then came straight down the middle of the road, braking hard, lost his front end and slammed into the front of the car destroying the bike and the front drivers corner of the kuga. He rolled off the bonnet and luckily for him he only had a grased knee and had put his toth through his bottom lip. Cheeky b@stard is now saying my girlfriend pulled over the road in front of him and trying to claim for injury compensation! Luckily someone stopped and said he was riding like a lunatic and is a witness on our side...unluckily someone from behind has decided he saw everything, even though there were a few cars in between and is saying my girlfriend had stopped on the otherside of the road which is just not true. Thats my rant out the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Firstly, write down all the details you remember about the incident. As time goes on your memory of it fades, and your account of what happened could unintentionally become inconsistent. Keep all your notes and correspondance in a file. Give your insurance company a very detailed account of what happened. Don't leave anything out. Weather conditions, light conditions, model/colours of other cars. Tell them the bit about seeing the bike through the car in front's windscreen. It's his word (and witnesses) against your word (and witnesses), so try to make your version of events as vivid and unambiguous as possible. Take photos of the scene of the accident if you can (i.e. the road layout). Especially take photos of any skidmarks that the bike may have made. Does the damage to the car suggest anything about the relative orientation of the car and bike when they collided? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I sympathise. I've been riding bikes for over 20 years, and I think it's ironic that the govt has made it harder to get a bike test - but riding standards have clearly dropped. Some bikers (including this one by the sounds of it) are an accident waiting to happen. When I was coming to work this morning, doing about 80mph on the M3 (outside lane) a bike came up quickly behind me between my lane and the middle lane. He had to brake, since the car in front moved into the middle lane as he tried to do the same thing again. I don't know when it became acceptable for bikes to ignore motorway lane markings at that kind of speed? I left the motorway soon after that, and caught matey boy up on the exit slip road. The slip road has a roundabout at the end - you can turn left (has it's own filter lane) or right - two lanes allow you to turn right. I was in the right hand lane, biker boy was in the left. We pulled out roughly together (normal speed, neither of us racing) - and biker twat nearly took the front of my car off, since he appeared to take the racing line around the roundabout (he was lucky I didn't go right into the back of him). Interestingly - he appears to work at the same place I do, so I'm very tempted to have a word. Despite being a biker myself, my general view of them is pretty low these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I wonder what relation the guy behind (yeah right) is to the biker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 she indicated and moved to the middle of the road and stopped...... Might want to move this to members only, what I'm reading from the above is that your G/f has crossed the center line into the other carriageway, putting her in the wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Im assuming the police where called to the scene. If the police investigation clears your GF of any blame in the accident, dont think that is the end of it! As soon as the police have completed their accident report - ask for a copy of it and keep it safe! The biker has 3 years to find an ambulance chaser to put in a claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Off topic: how was the zorbing? I've always fancied giving it a go. What site/company did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 The biker has 3 years to find an ambulance chaser to put in a claim. Is it only 3? I thought for some reason it was 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Off topic: how was the zorbing? I've always fancied giving it a go. What site/company did you use? Don't know, we stood at the entrance for 2 hours and then went home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Might want to move this to members only, what I'm reading from the above is that your G/f has crossed the center line into the other carriageway, putting her in the wrong. I mean pulling to the centre line, not over it, with indication to cross when there is no traffic. Everyone has sent statements to the police so its just a waiting game now I guess. Might be a good idea to move to a members only section if you can mr.moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Interestingly - he appears to work at the same place I do, so I'm very tempted to have a word. Despite being a biker myself, my general view of them is pretty low these days. I agree with your general view. I have been riding bikes for 14 years, from back in the day when it was one test to get a monster bike, but I was clever enough to scale up and learn to ride properly first. Probably not a good idea to have a word, I don't want to cause my girlfriend any more grief, she won't even drive anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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