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Dappa D
06-11-08, 10:04 PM
on way home from work, about 5.30pm....honda crv pulls out in front of me from a side street to my right, i swerve around it as road was clear on other side rather than slam on brakes and fly down the gears...usually this would be problem avoided...but no...crv then turns immediatly right into a pub carpark...no indication...bet he didnt even check his mirrors....smash...
snapped mirror....bent crash bung (not bent as such but think it was a bit loose and slipped on the bolt)
not sure what its called....but the footrest on the gear pedal side has snapped off...so the foot rest, gear change pedal are hanging down on the floor...thats about it for the damage bar a few scratches so nothing to major...i have pics but bit hard to sort it out with one hand atm so will post soon so i can find what the part is i need!!
just got back from A&E, have a fractured radial head (elbow), hurts a bit, gotta go to orthopedic place tomorrow to have pins put in and cast done...bit gutted as i would have got a nice new hire bike tomorrow from the insurance company :rolleyes: and the sv's the only "big" bike ive ridden so wud have been cool to try something else:mrgreen:
even more gutted as was stubbying my can this weekend got all the tools i need etc and itll have to wait now:(
anywhoo...apart from the elbow im alright, dosed up on painkillers, bike should be easy enough to fix so all in all could have been a lot worse.
Dappa D
Biker Biggles
06-11-08, 10:08 PM
Whoops
Did you get any witnesses and was the other car insured?
Wideboy
06-11-08, 10:08 PM
no :(, get it fixed up soon mate, you and the bike :(
**** mate. GWS. I work in an Orthopaedic theatre. Fractured radial heads are quite rare, and a bit of a pain to fix. The Olecranon (elbow end of Ulna) is usually more prone to breaking. Hopefully it's quite a simple fracture and you'll be back on the SV in a month or two.
At least it'll give you plenty of time to stubby the can. Maybe santa will come early and you can get the lowers sorted too! :cheers:
sounds like you got off pretty light there?
gws.....
poo sticks
not good at all!!!! I hope you made it clear to the car that he does have 3 mirrors USE THEM.
Hope it goes ok at the hospital tomorrow and that your back on your bike soon
Get well soon
Lily x
husky03
06-11-08, 10:29 PM
bad news dude-least your ok
Dappa D
06-11-08, 10:29 PM
thanks guys
yea very lucky could have been much worse, will be slamming on brakes if anything like that happens again!
have a witness, an older lady was driving behind me, she saw the whole thing and comfirmed what i said above. very nice she was too, my bike is in her garage now, she was on her way home, she lives next door to the pub!!
the car was insured, bloke was apologetic and wheeled my bike to the womans garage as i couldt lift/push it.
paiste1 - just suggested to the mrs that santa could come early - on ur bike was the reply!! think shes being funnylol!!
Speedy Claire
06-11-08, 10:31 PM
Bad news and glad you`re not too badly hurt... take it easy and get well soon
Glad it wasn't worse dude!
ArtyLady
06-11-08, 10:37 PM
Sorry to hear this :( hope you get well soon.
Bad luck dude:( Hope your elbow doesn't give you to much gip. Nice personal injury claim there!!!!! Minimum £3K, could be a lot more:) Nope I'm not ambo-chasing, I can't do personal injury stuff.
missyburd
06-11-08, 10:50 PM
Ouch, get well soon and back on that bike, that stubby's calling ya! Glad the damage ain't much.
Seggons
06-11-08, 11:09 PM
Bad luck, it stinks when you hit the deck. Take it easy and hope you have a speedy recovery. :)
Oh b*gg*r:(
Hope you and your bike are both back on the road soon:D
jimmy-james
06-11-08, 11:19 PM
Sorry to hear that mate, get well soon bud!
Take it easy Dapper and be fresh for the new year. ;)
dizzyblonde
06-11-08, 11:33 PM
fookin shiitty b'tards.!! Good your ok, and damage is repairable...elbow not good at all, but it'll mend like the bike ;-)
hugs
yorkie_chris
07-11-08, 12:09 AM
Bugger! GWS
Drew Carey
07-11-08, 12:11 AM
Ahhhhhh.....carp......gutted for you matey. Hope you and the bike gets fixed soon.
sorry to hear :( GWS!!
good luck with claim.
davepreston
07-11-08, 12:55 AM
hope you get better soon. have an early christmas holiday at least you got an excuse not to help with the christmas dinner :)
bad luck m8... hope you get better soon....
did you phone the police and get him breathalysed?
''pulling into pub'''
Dangerous Dave
07-11-08, 08:08 AM
Ouch... wish you a speedy recovery mate, take it steady for a while.
Ouch - hope you mend soon. Bloody 4x4 drivers........I always find CRV drivers bad for some reason. GWS
startrek.steve
07-11-08, 08:56 AM
Bad news mate...
I feel for you... my elbows on the way to feeling better, still no strength on full stretch... wrist is the worst.. is your ok?
Steve
Brettus
07-11-08, 09:17 AM
Damn, nice try avoiding from the sounds of it, bad luck. get well soon matey.
tinpants
07-11-08, 09:33 AM
Mate, if you need any help with the bike just give the Mofos a shout. There's plenty of us about. Sounds like you got away quite lightly (thankfully). You're the third Brizzle downer now. First was Cuffy, then Alex (Xan173) and now you. Its quite an exclusive club, but NOT one I'm aiming to join!!! GWS dude.
martianskippy
07-11-08, 10:57 AM
Sorry to hear mate.. GWS!
BTW did you know that broken bone gets much stronger when it heals? so you could think you just got yourself a bit of shoulder armour..
Jayneflakes
07-11-08, 11:22 AM
Get well soon mate.
I had a student Mountain biker a couple of years ago who fell off while Free Riding and broke her elbow. She cried a bit, but it healed really fast and she was back on her bike and riding just as badly again in a few weeks.
Hope you get the bike fixed soon, maybe if the insurance goes through quick enough you could buy those expensive bits you always wanted.
oo not good to hear. get well soon, heal quick and all that
keith
AndyBrad
07-11-08, 12:28 PM
not good chap. hope you gws.
glad you have whitnesses tho. think of the compo :)
Dappa D
07-11-08, 12:46 PM
thanks for all the messages guys, very much appreciated :smt008
just got back from orthopedic clinic..no pins or cast required yet, they took 7ml of blood out the elbow to ease it up a bit then needled some local anesthetic in there.
just a sling for now as they want me to try and move it as much as i can, go back in 12 days have xray once the tissue trauma has gone down an reassess it, doc talked of possibly shaving the bone at that point, but hopefully wont be needed.
2 weeks off work, i bloody hate jeremy kyle too!!!
waiting for a call from fourth dimension to talk abt the bike. im insured via bennets who so far have been v.helpful.
wont get my hopes up about compo but would be nice! just a shame they dont stll make curvy's!!!
for now im just thankful it wasnt a huge crash and my son still has his dad.
thanks again for all the messages...ill still br floating around the forum while recovering just bear with me as it takes aaaaaages to type with my left hand..
off for a pint now:crutches:
missyburd
07-11-08, 12:50 PM
just bear with me as it takes aaaaaages to type with my left hand..
off for a pint now:crutches:
Sounds like you need it after that long post! :-P Enjoy.
Drew Carey
07-11-08, 01:47 PM
4th Dimension in London are the guys doing my bike.......is that the place you mean? Are you going through Helphire? If so, my experiences have been Ok-ish, but they do seem to be extremely slow - but its in their interest as the longer they take the more money they make from the other parties insurance. Hope you get it sorted quick though.
captainsmelly
07-11-08, 01:55 PM
thanks again for all the messages...ill still br floating around the forum while recovering just bear with me as it takes aaaaaages to type with my left hand..
off for a pint now:crutches:
typing with one hand? make sure your lady dont catch you...
=;
plowsie
07-11-08, 02:00 PM
Only just seen this, bad luck mate. GWS.
Warthog
07-11-08, 02:14 PM
Get well soon dude, hope insurance and liability is all sorted out without a hassle.
suzsv650
07-11-08, 02:24 PM
GWS buddy!
What pub was it?
Ceri JC
07-11-08, 03:12 PM
Bloody Honda CR-Vs. They are never driven well. Sorry to hear about your accident.
fadedhalo
07-11-08, 04:57 PM
glad youre ok mate - hope you feel better soon!
jumjum_0214
07-11-08, 06:54 PM
Get Well Soon dude......;-)
Good news about the pins too!!!
tanis34
07-11-08, 07:36 PM
gws m8 and good luck with getting the bike sorted
Dappa D
08-11-08, 10:46 AM
4th Dimension in London are the guys doing my bike.......is that the place you mean? Are you going through Helphire? If so, my experiences have been Ok-ish, but they do seem to be extremely slow - but its in their interest as the longer they take the more money they make from the other parties insurance. Hope you get it sorted quick though.
hey drew not sure where they are based, its a 01932 number? they have not contacted me yet tho (i called them yesterday and they said will be i touch soon..hhmm)
at the moment help hire are not involved...my cousin - aunty and a good mate all work at HH and my mate said they use fourth D.
I have a question about insurance gonna pm ya mate
did thje driver admit fault, or have you any witnesses?
Dappa D
08-11-08, 11:01 AM
hovis, driver didnt admit fault, but have a witness confirming hepulled in front of me and then turned right without indicating or stopping...it was sort of like one continuas u turn type movement he done
4th D were fantastic with my stolen bike claim. A guy called Andy dealt with my claim and I managed to talk him into giving me more than the bike was insured for ( I under insured it) he pointed out they were only obliged to pay the market value or the amount I had on the policy whichever is lower, but was sympathetic to the fact I had under insured it and gave me an extra £300, it was recovered after a minor accident and I even got it back for £280 so scored there too.
It took 3 weeks for everything to get sorted for me, then another 10 days to get the check.
Dappa D
08-11-08, 11:26 AM
4th D were fantastic with my stolen bike claim. A guy called Andy dealt with my claim and I managed to talk him into giving me more than the bike was insured for ( I under insured it) he pointed out they were only obliged to pay the market value or the amount I had on the policy whichever is lower, but was sympathetic to the fact I had under insured it and gave me an extra £300, it was recovered after a minor accident and I even got it back for £280 so scored there too.
It took 3 weeks for everything to get sorted for me, then another 10 days to get the check.
excellent thats good work on their part, mine may take a bit longer as it was an RTA but good to know
captainsmelly
08-11-08, 11:42 AM
i had nothing but grief last year dealing with helphire after a car smash, don't want to put offence towards anyone you know working there but the whole company is a total joke. make sure you document carefully every conversation you have with them, keep copies of all paperwork sent and recieved etc.
took them almost a month to appoint a solicitor, and two months to get a hire car after weeks of them lying and backtracking. i've heard so many other stories about them, i wish you good luck dude
Dappa D
08-11-08, 11:53 AM
i had nothing but grief last year dealing with helphire after a car smash, don't want to put offence towards anyone you know working there but the whole company is a total joke. make sure you document carefully every conversation you have with them, keep copies of all paperwork sent and recieved etc.
took them almost a month to appoint a solicitor, and two months to get a hire car after weeks of them lying and backtracking. i've heard so many other stories about them, i wish you good luck dude
its cool no offence taken at all i just asked me mate for a bit of advice...
im not using help hire anyways
i recieved a letter this morning from minster law saying they had been appointed as my solicitors so thats good and quick.
it would have been BLD (bikers legal defence) that sorted my hire bike and other bits, i spoke with BLD on the night of the accident, who also called me the day after and were very good,
i also had a call from bennets asking how BLD had been etc as bennets have only recently started using them. so maybe bennets swtched from HH to BLD
Drew Carey
08-11-08, 12:00 PM
i had nothing but grief last year dealing with helphire after a car smash, don't want to put offence towards anyone you know working there but the whole company is a total joke. make sure you document carefully every conversation you have with them, keep copies of all paperwork sent and recieved etc.
took them almost a month to appoint a solicitor, and two months to get a hire car after weeks of them lying and backtracking. i've heard so many other stories about them, i wish you good luck dude
Thats not good, but I must admit I had a hire bike within 48 hours and the bike was picked up 4 days after the ding dong.
hovis, driver didnt admit fault, but have a witness confirming hepulled in front of me and then turned right without indicating or stopping...it was sort of like one continuas u turn type movement he done
well make sure you get a staement off the witness.
my insurance are still baterling out an accident from 2006
Dappa D
08-11-08, 12:20 PM
GWS buddy!
What pub was it?
ty, twas the white lion in westbury on trym
Dangerous Dave
08-11-08, 05:21 PM
bent crash bung (not bent as such but think it was a bit loose and slipped on the bolt)
No, they are R&G and this is what they do which is ridiculous for the cost of them!
How is the elbow?
Dappa D
08-11-08, 06:13 PM
No, they are R&G and this is what they do which is ridiculous for the cost of them! isnt it just!!
How is the elbow?
hurting..lots...but bearable pain...hard to sleep tho
frustrating more than anything as cant do much with my son:(
but ive got more movement already than i had 2 days ago so its heading in the right direction:)
im getting better at using my left hand..ive managed to do a drawing in paint of the accident here http://www.flickr.com/photos/30050247@N03/3013020122/ :)
thedonal
08-11-08, 07:18 PM
hey drew not sure where they are based, its a 01932 number? they have not contacted me yet tho (i called them yesterday and they said will be i touch soon..hhmm)
at the moment help hire are not involved...my cousin - aunty and a good mate all work at HH and my mate said they use fourth D.
I have a question about insurance gonna pm ya mate
That's around the Weybridge area or nearby. (Sunny Surrey)
joshmac
09-11-08, 02:10 PM
GWS, hope it all gets sorted quickly
chakraist
09-11-08, 05:07 PM
Gws :(
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