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[Heorot]

Originally Posted by Bibio

one other thing about steel toed work boots, they can cut your toes off. ride in what you like its your body/life but if you value your body parts then buy decent bike gear as it might just be the difference between loosing a limb and saving one.

The TV program Mythbusters tested this idea. They dropped increasingly weights on a steel toed boot and they couldn't get the toecap to deform even when ridiculously heavy weight were dropped on it.

[shiftin_gear98]

Trip back to hoppital for check up today. How can you have a 9.10 appointment and be seen nearly an hour late? I am now the proud owner of what my work colleagues are referring to as my Buzz Lightyear moon boot.
And oh how much nicer it is than that cast. A definite step in the right direction.

[Toooldtodie]

Hope you are feeling a bit better by now. Good to hear you are out of the cast.
Did the house move go ok? More importantly, have you got the bike back yet? What was the "engineers" report on the damage?
Anything we can do to help?

[shiftin_gear98]

Toooldtodie, Thanks for the thought. Appreciated.


Foot is healing slowly - I now have a nice scar just above my ankle on the inside where my rearset must have punctured my leg. My foot is feeling better - doesn't hurt just aches. I think it might do this for some time yet.
A week ago I was able to take that boot off to sleep in, that was a milestone I was happy to reach!!
As of yesterday I actually put on normal shoes and tentively hobbled around, all be it badly fitting ones now. My foot is a completely different shape. Really hoping now the boot isn't moulding it so much that the swelling will subside and it'll return to normal soon. Fingers crossed!!


Had my fill of solicitors, House is on a go slow due to issues further up the chain. Really hoping to exchange next week. Kids start school in their new school 40 mins up the M11 from where we live now. That's gonna suck if my wife has to commute them that distance to school and back. We'll lose the place if they don't attend.
Don't get me started on the bike. Royal Sun Alliance - the 3rd parties insurance company are dragging it out as long as possible. Really just want my bike back. It was collected from me on the 14th July. They took a weeks to process it and get a quote done. Which was submitted on the 23rd. Last week RSA asked for a full report to be done, which was sent on the 5th. Dreading how long this is going to take.


Thanks for the offer of help, but unless you work at RSA, or have I bike I could borrow in 3 weeks time. As I have no idea how I'll get to work once I move. Then I don't see how you can. Thanks for the concern though.


Martin

[BoltonSte]

Hope your foot gets better, but be warned...my wife dropped something on her foot ~12months ago. She has recently been having pain in it, after a trip to the docs there is an old fracture which is causing her problems with the tendons...response is there's nowt can be done. So it could be a while yet.


The bike's taking a while, but it's not like you can ride it yet, when you can and it's not back ask them for a bike whilst yours is getting fixed (if they've accepted responsibility) it'll mean it costs them more and they may get a wriggle on.

[Toooldtodie]

Originally Posted by BoltonSte

The bike's taking a while, but it's not like you can ride it yet

You say that, but I found driving a car excruciating with the flexing of ankles and calf muscles, etc HAD to ride the bike. Thank you God.

I am the wrong side of forty and I'm still not able to run or walk too fast nearly two years after being bundled off. It takes time and you will need some discussions with your employer about the fact that you have been badly injured and are not able to do the things you once could.
I went back to work too soon and did too much and swear I've suffered as a result.
Hope the move gets moving. You'll be half an hour up the road from me when you do, so I may be able to help in the future! Er, I can brew tea, offer ends.

It will all get sorted and be a distant memory.

[shiftin_gear98]

Just been told the 3rd parties insurance RSA - have until the 16th of Oct to dispute - then it may go to court.
WTF...slightly ****ed off now.

It looks like they are trying to pass blame onto me, just because I was riding a motorbike....suggesting that I was at fault filtering. Which I wasn't the car in front of me turned off left I carried on, she pulled out and hit the side of me. Not my definition of filtering.

It looks like they are waiting for the police report, which won't get done until she has completed here careless driving course and no further prosecution is needed. They say Met police are the slowest to do this?? around 120 days...

Did I mention I'm slightly ****ed now.

Hindsight advice No. 2 - Don't take out 3rd party F&F insurance...you may regret it, pay the extra money.

I think this is going to be a long time till it's a distant memory.

Well you definitely need to dispute right? It might be worth looking into a lawyer over this, or you'll be stuck paying all the medical expenses and getting the bike fixed. I expected something like this in the US, but had no idea these things are similar in the UK. Did the police talk to any witnesses when they wrote the report? Were there witnesses? If so that might help you....

Hope you get this all sorted out!

[maviczap]

Go to White Dalton they are a specialist in dealing with motorcycle cases, don't leave it to your insurers solicitors, they are just general solicitors not used to the cases which involve filtering.

[shiftin_gear98]

Maviczap, I've had to sign a lot of forms so far, pretty sure I am not aloud to use another solicitor or I am personally liable for all my current solicitors costs.


As far as I am aware I wasn't filtering. The junction has a sweeping corner, so the car in front of me had turned off of the main carriage way, I simply carried on straight. Are they trying to say that every car / motorbike following a car turning at this or junctions similar to it has to come to a complete stop and wait whilst the car in front has completely left the main road. I was doing about 10 mph, it had already cleared the main carriage way by the time I was hit. This junction or others like it are surely designed to help keep things flowing. She just had her head up her impatient ass and didn't look in the direction she was travelling to see if it was clear. She was looking the other way at an empty lane whilst pulling out, and presumed that there was nothing coming from the lane she was crossing.
I could have been in a mini or such and she still wouldn't have seen me because she wasn't paying attention. That's why she's getting done for careless driving and not me. I believe I didn't do anything wrong.


My insurers and the people fixing my bike are adamant that I am not at fault. Not that this seems to be helping sort this nightmare out. I just have a feeling I'm never going to see my bike again...


People, upgrade your policy to fully comp if you can. You do not want this nightmare...Ok so you loose your years no claims (whilst they chase the other party) but you get your bike fixed. Your life moves on.
Edit - Likewise don't let anyone - even the people who are claiming to be on your side - take your BIKE.

It's now 6 weeks since I rode my bike....God only knows how long till I do.


On a different note house move looks like it's not going to be till the 17th, that's not good news for my wife's day having to commute the kids to school. And a fairly ****ty birthday for me..