Yankee's Story
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:40 am
Thursday 11th Jan 2007
Bike riding days are over.
Not 150 meters from leaving work, in a 60kph dead straight road with various parallel parked cars along my south bound route.
I catch up to a 2003 Blue Ford Falcon Sedan that is doing roughly 50 in the said 60kph zone. All of a sudden, his/her brake lights light up and the car slows right down to almost a complete stop in the middle of the road, no indicators or anything.
So, I quickly double check my rearviews and slow down behind him/her waiting to see what the heck they are stopping for??? THEN without warning/indication the sedan swerves to the left shoulder amongst the parked cars and seems to "park". I defensively veer to the right-most side of my lane to pass the car thinking I am about to cop a door opening, but instead the car just pulls out and collects me as he/she tries to do a U-Turn. I had no time to do anything except brace for impact. I braked ever so slightly, I was probably doing about 20-30kph at the point of impact. My left side got smeared by their right front panel. My knee got crushed and twisted in ways in shouldn't, then I was tossed from the bike off to the right, hit the pavement, thank gawd for my protective gear. The bike went on without me and came to a halt after hitting a telephone pole which took out the front of my bike!
I actually slid along the road to meet back up with my bike, and as I couldn't move my left leg, I tried to claw after my bike to pull myself off the road, then the passer-bys took over and told me to lay still, and I heard a voice telling me not to worry as, "mate, I saw the whole thing, don't worry...."
well, i got an infringement notice in the mail the other day!! $105 for: code 2026: Overtake vehicle turning right to the right of that vehicle. (their words not mine)
can you believe that?!
lovely huh? another mad motorcyclist causing yet another safe car driving person harm on our roads!!
I gave an account of the events to the cops at the hospital, after my Vitamin M (morphein) and Pethadein whistle (pain killers)- apparently. I didn't remember it so I tried to send them a written account of the events. The witness also gave an account, but apparently their mind was already made up: the biker was at fault!!
anyhoo- just clearing up the air on my '07 mishap, and explaining why I can no longer ride bikes. It is just not worth it. I got lucky this time, but what about next?
Bike riding days are over.
Not 150 meters from leaving work, in a 60kph dead straight road with various parallel parked cars along my south bound route.
I catch up to a 2003 Blue Ford Falcon Sedan that is doing roughly 50 in the said 60kph zone. All of a sudden, his/her brake lights light up and the car slows right down to almost a complete stop in the middle of the road, no indicators or anything.
So, I quickly double check my rearviews and slow down behind him/her waiting to see what the heck they are stopping for??? THEN without warning/indication the sedan swerves to the left shoulder amongst the parked cars and seems to "park". I defensively veer to the right-most side of my lane to pass the car thinking I am about to cop a door opening, but instead the car just pulls out and collects me as he/she tries to do a U-Turn. I had no time to do anything except brace for impact. I braked ever so slightly, I was probably doing about 20-30kph at the point of impact. My left side got smeared by their right front panel. My knee got crushed and twisted in ways in shouldn't, then I was tossed from the bike off to the right, hit the pavement, thank gawd for my protective gear. The bike went on without me and came to a halt after hitting a telephone pole which took out the front of my bike!
I actually slid along the road to meet back up with my bike, and as I couldn't move my left leg, I tried to claw after my bike to pull myself off the road, then the passer-bys took over and told me to lay still, and I heard a voice telling me not to worry as, "mate, I saw the whole thing, don't worry...."
well, i got an infringement notice in the mail the other day!! $105 for: code 2026: Overtake vehicle turning right to the right of that vehicle. (their words not mine)
can you believe that?!
lovely huh? another mad motorcyclist causing yet another safe car driving person harm on our roads!!
I gave an account of the events to the cops at the hospital, after my Vitamin M (morphein) and Pethadein whistle (pain killers)- apparently. I didn't remember it so I tried to send them a written account of the events. The witness also gave an account, but apparently their mind was already made up: the biker was at fault!!
anyhoo- just clearing up the air on my '07 mishap, and explaining why I can no longer ride bikes. It is just not worth it. I got lucky this time, but what about next?
Mate! Glad you are ok, you are the last person I would have expected to come off. Goes to show it can be anyone huh.
you want to get onto that and sort it.
