knocked off :-(

On the way home tonight and a guy in an MG decided that he didnt want to wait in the traffic and turned right in front of me, I was filtering at no more than 20mph but still couldnt stop in time and clipped his rear wing and fell off snapped my clutch lever, brake lever, smashed indictor and loads of scuffs , I have a bruised knee, an aching right hand and a stiff shoulder so I was very lucky. Insurance getting me a courtesy bike and arranging for my bike to be repaired (even though I am 3rd party F & T because I have some legal expenses cover or something with e-Bike).

The only thing that dissapoints me is there was another biker not to far behind me, nodded to me at the lights just before it happened and he did not stop I know there is no law that says fellow bikers should look after each other but I know for sure I would have stopped

Ah well, at least I am OK and the bike can be repaired.

Ste

a witness helps big time in this situation but ppl dont seem to want to get involved my witness never answered any letters my solicitor sent them and they are the only ones that saw my off them no being bothered look like its going to cost me 2k sorry to hear about your off mate, chin up ay it could have been much worse

If I saw a biker knocked off I can guarantee I would be there in court if required. Disappointing that he didn't even stop let alone offer to be a witness.

Bad luck mate, big shame about that biker, but I guess if your insurers are getting you courtesy bikes and all that they must think you will be claiming off the other car's insurance no?

Unlucky fella. It'll proably hit you more in the next few days (trust me, I know ). So off to the quacks & get yourself checked out, then take it easy!

That's another one down

Originally Posted by Toypop

If I saw a biker knocked off I can guarantee I would be there in court if required.

+1

you have my sympathy
i still have a sore shoulder and nasty bruises from getting knocked off last friday

Unlucky dude.

Hows the law stand on filtering?

Surely you are undertaking or something? I saw an accident identical to yours once, and i was pretty sure the biker would have been in the wrong.

Would you filter past police etc?

Originally Posted by Manguish

Unlucky dude.

Hows the law stand on filtering?

Surely you are undertaking or something? I saw an accident identical to yours once, and i was pretty sure the biker would have been in the wrong.

Would you filter past police etc?

I was told on my DAS test by my instructor that if I didn't filter past traffic, I was therefore not making progress, and would be marked down accordingly. Do that too many times & fail your test.

Undertaking is the art of passing a vehicle on it's left. If the car tried to U-turn into stephencassidy, you have to assume he was riding to the right of the car. Also, undertaking is permitted by the highway code, so long as traffic to your right is "stationary or moving slower than you."

Would I filter past police? Before I put the scorpion on the bike, without question. Now I'd be a little more hesitant. I probably still would, but very gingerly.

I did think that about my fuel can with no baffle lol...

I seem to have a knack of knocking it up a couple of gears when riding past coppers - keeps it respectable

Pretty similar to my accident last year. The other party have offered me 80:20 so fairly sure I could get 100% if I really want. You're lucky it could have been worse - I broke my collar bone and the bike was written off.

Try searching for topics by me and you should fine the one where I detail the letter that describes how car drivers are in the wrong in this case. Short answer is manouvers like that must be preceeded by correct observation and then as they are being overtaken specifically prevented from blocking the path of the vehicle performing the overtake. Case law suggests otherwise - of course, but it's not too bad I believe.

Good luck getting it all sorted.