01-02-19, 08:55 PM
(29-01-19, 11:58 AM)steve 10562cc link Wrote: Most accidents involving bike start by blaming the rider, too fast, too slow, not alert, riding like a demented idiot, heard most of them trotted out over 40 odd years even heard the rider was speeding even though he was laying dead in the road turned out the driver was pissed out his brains when he pulled out the side road. Bet all of you on here has heard some beauties over the years. Non of us are perfect we all make mistakes but I think riders are more aware of the painful and sometimes fatal out come of the lapses.
What's the best, worst reason you've heard when your laying in a big heap in the road why it was your fault?
I'll start it off sorry mate I didn't see you your headlight blinded me unfortunately for the driver the police officer who had witnessed the accident heard the remark he had his day in court. and a large fine
"The car just suddenly turned right, on its own and he (me) ran into the side of me". The self turning car was perfectly positioned for a right turn into the council refuse amenity site, and his boot was full of rubbish. I was coming the opposite way, the self guiding car turned when I was less than spitting distance away. I was lying in the gutter fearing my back was broken, unable to move, the driver got into a fight with someone who objected to being held up, and to cap it all, I had to wait an hour and three quarters for the ambulance, even though the A&E was only a mile and a half away. Bike written off, four months off work. Hilarious.