05-06-13, 07:34 AM
Had a car pull out of a stationary queue of traffic years ago hoping to nip down the wrong side of the road and turn right just as l was filtering past. No indicator or use of mirror, well l collided with his front wing but managed to stay on the bike, bent foot rest,gear linkage, ripped trousers and a very sore knee. This case went on for ages, he claimed he looked and had his indicator on, he claimed l was speeding but l was lucky l had a witness. Still it went on and his solicitor brought up the Powell and Moody case (look it up) in the end l refused to accept the 50/50 settlement and asked that the case go to court, long story short, he failed to respond, l won full damages. Point is each case is different, is part of the blame on you for travelling too fast, did you not see a guy stop to let out another car from that side street, many variations but use common sense and always try find a witness, its that what l felt was my ace in my case.
Still got the Hornet ;-)