Author Topic: I know my thoughts......what's yours? (Read 8149 times)

darrsi · « **on:** 23 October 2016, 01:05:59 pm »

The driver of the car got fined $7000.......somehow?

mickvp · « **Reply #1 on:** 23 October 2016, 01:54:32 pm »

Mistakes on both sides there I would say.

YamFazFan · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 October 2016, 02:10:08 pm »

Asking for trouble, riding through traffic at that speed.

Car drivers make those sort of manoeuvres all the time in city traffic. You have to expect it and be prepared for it.

limax2 · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 October 2016, 04:20:41 pm »

Fault on both sides but a $7,000 fine for the car driver seems over the top unless there is more to it than what we see. e.g. no insurance.
Credit to both of them for handling it in such a calm and polite manner though.

Dudeofrude · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 October 2016, 04:26:48 pm »

I would have said 50/50. Neither vehicle was extensively damaged but both would cost money to get back right so I would have personally walked away with an apology and a lesson learnt.

Bretty · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 October 2016, 05:33:18 pm »

Well I think he was riding like a dick. Right or wrong you won't live very long expecting cars to see you and give way all the time. Look at his speedo.
He managed to find the horn but not the brakes?!

lew600fazer · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 October 2016, 11:30:37 pm »

Biker at fault riding like a nut job, he nearly got clipped by the red car suv coming out of the side road what speed ws he doing.

unfazed · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 October 2016, 08:39:27 am »

If you watch his speedo he actually increased his speed, any normal rider would have slowed. He would want to take a few lessons on road craft.
An red suv pulling out from the left and the black one at an angle ready to change lanes, was time to back off and assess the situation more clearly, which he did not do. An accident waiting to happen is what he was judging by his inability to assess the situation.

darrsi · « **Reply #8 on:** 24 October 2016, 10:39:59 am »

Did I mention he was a pizza delivery rider?

Fazer99 · « **Reply #9 on:** 24 October 2016, 04:18:57 pm »

There is something about the sound of the de-accelleration as the biker got closer to the car that is twitching my spidy sence, call me paranoid but me thinks the crash was a setup to get money, maybe he was looking at getting a new bike and saw this as a quick win to get some dosh.

YamFazFan · « **Reply #10 on:** 24 October 2016, 04:37:02 pm »

Quote from: darrsi on 24 October 2016, 10:39:59 am

Did I mention he was a pizza delivery rider?

No.

He doesn't seem all that bothered about the crash really does he. Odd.

darrsi · « **Reply #11 on:** 24 October 2016, 04:53:11 pm »

Quote from: YamFazFan on 24 October 2016, 04:37:02 pm

Quote from: darrsi on 24 October 2016, 10:39:59 am
Did I mention he was a pizza delivery rider?

No.

He doesn't seem all that bothered about the crash really does he. Odd.

Probably an old pro at it.

Bretty · « **Reply #12 on:** 24 October 2016, 08:45:17 pm »

Who accelerates in this scenario?

Fazer99 · « **Reply #13 on:** 24 October 2016, 09:15:19 pm »

After watching the video a few more times you can clearly see the bike deliberately hits the car, as he had more than enough room and time to slow down and/or swerve to the left to avoid a crash, but no he slows down and maintained a straight line.

darrsi · « **Reply #14 on:** 24 October 2016, 10:08:10 pm »

Quote from: Fazer99 on 24 October 2016, 09:15:19 pm

After watching the video a few more times you can clearly see the bike deliberately hits the car, as he had more than enough room and time to slow down and/or swerve to the left to avoid a crash, but no he slows down and maintained a straight line.

Could be a simple case of experience versus stupidity/naivety.

joebloggs · « **Reply #15 on:** 24 October 2016, 11:45:37 pm »

Bit of a strange one, I wonder if the car pulling out took his eye off the car he eventually hit, and the increase in speed was to try to pass the vehicle pulling out of the side road. Either way I'd say he didn't have time to evaluate the situation before it was to late.

Can't believe the driver was fined at all let alone 7K

darrsi · « **Reply #16 on:** 25 October 2016, 05:54:14 am »

In an ideal world it would've been super nice if the drivers had indicated at what they were doing, but in fairness at such slow movements in virtually static traffic you shouldn't really expect some doofus to be charging at you from behind regardless.
How the driver got a fine of that amount is beyond belief, and if it was me i would have to contest it all the way.

lew600fazer · « **Reply #17 on:** 25 October 2016, 10:17:53 am »

Just wonder if said driver has no insurance and banned while driving and a string of convictions the length of your arm + driving a stolen vehicle. Might explain the £7k fine

darrsi · « **Reply #18 on:** 25 October 2016, 01:41:34 pm »

Quote from: lew600fazer on 25 October 2016, 10:17:53 am

Just wonder if said driver has no insurance and banned while driving and a string of convictions the length of your arm + driving a stolen vehicle. Might explain the £7k fine

I can't find the bloody article now, but i think it just said the driver was found to be at fault, i don't remember anything else being mentioned.

darrsi · « **Reply #19 on:** 25 October 2016, 01:44:19 pm »

Motorcyclist knocked from bike by a car changing lanes as he rode between the traffic | Daily Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3862184/But-wrong-Motorcyclist-knocked-bike-car-changing-lanes-rode-traffic.html

Bretty · « **Reply #20 on:** 25 October 2016, 02:38:58 pm »

Sometimes "sorry" is enough... Have you had a personal injury?... You may have a claim!

personal injury is the reason why insurance premiums have quadrupled over the last decade.

Mick-H · « **Reply #21 on:** 25 October 2016, 04:33:53 pm »

Easily avoided, should have been on the brakes as soon as he saw the red car coming out and shouldn't have been going as fast in the first place.

Grahamm · « **Reply #22 on:** 25 October 2016, 10:30:25 pm »

I think the reason the driver was fined is that, according to the article, he said "I did see you were coming. I think you were driving a bit fast?".

No matter that the biker was riding like a twat, that's pretty much an admission of guilt.

Of course the biker could have (and should have) easily avoided the situation in the first place, so he gets very little sympathy from me.

Frosties · « **Reply #23 on:** 25 October 2016, 11:24:46 pm »

Quote from: Mick-H on 25 October 2016, 04:33:53 pm

Easily avoided, should have been on the brakes as soon as he saw the red car coming out and shouldn't have been going as fast in the first place.

Agree - didn't brake and he had time to avoid. Lack of experience the cause. Just my 2p

Dead Eye · « **Reply #24 on:** 27 October 2016, 09:51:15 am »

Quote from: darrsi on 24 October 2016, 10:08:10 pm

Quote from: Fazer99 on 24 October 2016, 09:15:19 pm
After watching the video a few more times you can clearly see the bike deliberately hits the car, as he had more than enough room and time to slow down and/or swerve to the left to avoid a crash, but no he slows down and maintained a straight line.

Could be a simple case of experience versus stupidity/naivety.

Could just as easily have been target fixation I guess