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Post by kickstart on Jul 15, 2015 22:25:05 GMT
On my way home from work tonight I was following a Saab when it went to the centre of the road no indicator and stopped I went on it's inside and the bar steward turned into me sending me sprocklin to the ground , 1 clutch lever and front right indicator later all is well , I was doing around 5mph luckily , be interesting to see what the insurance say , fortunately no real damage to me or my SD though the saab had quite a dint where my indicator came into contact with it .....
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Post by tinytots on Jul 15, 2015 22:40:54 GMT
Sorry to here that mate, as long as your ok, that's the main thing.
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Post by terryc on Jul 15, 2015 22:44:34 GMT
Do you have any witnesses Paul it will help if you have .Glad you're ok
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2015 22:47:57 GMT
Sh*t mate sorry to hear about this........but glad you and the SD are (kind of) okay...... Bloody Saab drivers.....  |
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Post by bendys on Jul 16, 2015 3:07:29 GMT
Hope all is well.
Sounds like our volvo drivers here.
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Post by Fordy on Jul 16, 2015 5:02:49 GMT
Was it deliberate on his part, sounds like he was blocking you off?
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Post by kickstart on Jul 16, 2015 6:40:11 GMT
No real damage , just goes to show you can never be to sure , Thanks all ....
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Post by stevegbr on Jul 16, 2015 7:18:18 GMT
glad to hear your ok, some car drivers need to ride a motorcycle to see what its like, maybe there would be more care and attention
to bike users.
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Post by davefirestorm on Jul 16, 2015 9:38:29 GMT
Good that you are ok and not much damage to the SD,I as you and most other riders treat every other road user as an idiot.He could as already suggested been trying to block you passing hope your insurers sort things in your favour and glad you damaged his car f@king c@&t
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Post by terryc on Jul 16, 2015 10:38:06 GMT
glad to hear your ok, some car drivers need to ride a motorcycle to see what its like, maybe there would be more care and attention to bike users. In my opinion new drivers should'nt be allowed near a car untill they have passed a test on a bike or a trike if they carry some sort of disability |
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Post by bendys on Jul 16, 2015 10:59:00 GMT
glad to hear your ok, some car drivers need to ride a motorcycle to see what its like, maybe there would be more care and attention to bike users. In my opinion new drivers should'nt be allowed near a car untill they have passed a test on a bike or a trike if they carry some sort of disability Not only bike license, but also a LT (light truck, 15T max, non articulated) also. The amount of bananas that cut trucks off here is unreal. Learning that 15 Ton does not stop on a dime, nor accelerate like one of your "Storm shadows", would teach many patience. |
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Post by Cheggy on Jul 16, 2015 11:32:19 GMT
Good job you're a northerner, if you were a southern softie you would most likely have died at the scene.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 11:34:12 GMT
Yes situational awareness is pretty poor with most drivers around here looking no further forward than their own bonnet. I have just got back in to work after watching some numpty pull around me indicating left to then block the junction for everybody including the artic waiting to pull out which was the reason I was giving the lorry the room.......
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Post by rgdavid on Jul 16, 2015 12:50:45 GMT
They just dont care about anyone else,
Even their saftey is someone elses problem.
Hope your allright and you and the bike mend quickly.
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Post by pecon on Jul 16, 2015 14:05:27 GMT
One of the reasons I've started to use a camera mounted on the bike. A picture, or in this case a video, is worth a thousand words. It's worth it to view the crap driving standards on the roads today.
Peter
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