I killed my bike on death hill (WITH PICS)

Originally Posted by Red ones

I distrust White Van Man though. Why? I believe it is because HGV man has a tough test to pass to get in the cab, WVM has an ordinary car licence and no additional training to drive something so much bigger, bulkier and with far less vision than a car.

I take your point but again we have this generalisation (as Warthog says) - my OH drives a White Transit and is an excellent, careful, considerate driver, definately NOT stereotypical WVM and he is a seasoned biker of 30+ years.

Had a look at the pics.... I think that'll come out with a bit of T-cut

Jaysus.... scary story Redeye. Chilling read. Glad to hear the outcome wasn't as bad as it could've been.

As for all the ******** about HGV/WVM etc. You can't generalise fairly. There are crap vehicle operators in every class, including bikers

Problem with HGVs is that they're huge and cumbersome so are hard to avoid when they do something stupid and they are as close to an immovable object as you're going to come across on the road.

Damn, just saw the pictures.

It'll take more than a bit of t-cut to fix that (Jim Whitam!)

Glad you are ok though

Matt

Glad you are ok Redeye!

I must say some good points have been raised here, and like others I dont think you can generalise with HGV/WVM stereotypes

Pete

Sorry to bring this thread up again but i just got a letter back from the third party insurers saying they are willing to offer me £2000 for my injuries!!!!!
I was shocked when i got the letter especially when there are people out there that get over £10,000 for whiplash. I asked my solicitors what this payment covered and they said it was just for the fact that i had the accident. Should get another £1000 for all my gear that was lost and £3000 for the bike. So £6000 in total, guess i would of got more if i broke some bones?
My solicitors said they think the sum is a bit low so they will ask for £2300
and if the third party doesn't accept it will go to court.

Need some advice on this from people who have had dealings with insurance companies. Is this offer normal for my kind of accident?

[Viney]

I saw someone die on that same stretch of road on a wednesday night when the Farnigham pub was in full effect. Bandit hit a car turning right out of the no right hand turn! I think i was the last person he spoke to asking if there where any police up in the layby!!

Edit: I only got £5000 for a broken shoulder, i say only, i have only lost about 2% movement if that, which is lucky as the Physio said id loose 15-20%!!!

I think that is disgusting especially when that injury will effect you for the rest of your life.

hubby got knocked of his bike a few years ago by a car driver on a roundabout that"didnt see him", wrote the bike of, bashed his elbow on the kerb, had to have those nasty injection in the bone for the pain, got 2k injury pay out for that so i think that your seems low considering that this was about 7 years ago.

oh by the way we are both hgv drivers, and agreed some of the "foreign" drivers over hear are just damm right dangerous, i saw one "driver" watching his dvd player on the dashboard while driving on the motorway , what chance do we have on a bike .

a few days ago i was indicating to turn left, took a second look in the lefthand mirror, blasted scooter aiming for the same bit of tramac that i was on the left hand turn , obviously she had a deathwish, and was totally oblivious as to what might have happened if i hadnt looked again in my mirror
arrrggghhhh

[Viney]

Originally Posted by redeye321

I think that is disgusting especially when that injury will effect you for the rest of your life.

Hmmm, but will it? No not really, unless i was in a lot of bank hold ups and to be honest, you didnt break anything, so have no disabilitating injuries.

Mine was also difficult due to the fact i was claiming against the Motor insurance beaureu as the driver was uninsured.

These sotries of people getting 10k for whiplash are one in a million, and the sort of payouts that we have recieved are more the norm.

We aint the US (Where you can sue a microwave company for YOU putting your dog in there to dry off and it cooks!!, All because they didnt say...dont put your dog in the microwave, unless you are Korean), and we ALL moan when our insurance goes up, so we cant have it both ways.

How are you now Redeye? Any lasting injuries? Rereading this post gave me chills again.