Accident

Hi,
My friend had an accident this morning. We are'nt sure what needs to
be done besides calling the insurance Company. The bike is damaged and
he's slightly injured. He does have the insurance info for the other
driver/vehicle.
Please let me know.

Thanks
Cyrus

 

So, um, what's your question?



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Flint Hahn
http://www.xmasons.com

 

Unfortunately, I found it's necessary to engage a lawyer, as you can't
expect a fair deal from insurance companies.

He needs to file an accident report (SR something, not 71 blackbird)
immediately.

Then you turn the lawyer loose on the other driver's insurance company.
Mind you, this assumes your friend was not at fault. Accident lawyers
work on the assumption that your case is a valid one, and will generally
ask for around 1/3 of the settlement.

I thought this was a good deal, compared with what I would have received
without the shark.

barbz (beneficiary of 2 lawsuits involving negligent yuppie drivers with
NPR stickers in their back window)

 

Interesting. My experience with insurance companies is that it was
going to cost me 1/3 of the settlement to retain a lawyer, with no
real upside available. Of course, in this particular case the fault
was painfully obvious (the cop behind her in traffic watched her run
the red light and hit me), so there wasn't much room for them to
fight.

The original author almost certainly needs to file an accident report,
form SR-1.

-Patti

 

Thanks for the SR-1 and other suggestions.

Updated:

The other person (lady L), has accpeted fault 100% (only verbally
nothing in writing), the police office on the scene who was passing by and
stopped when this happened, asked my friend if he wanted to
file a report (or settle directly with Lady L) , but my friend, who I guess was in a daze, said no for the report, and the lady agreed to pay his damages (again verbally).
Lady L accepted fault in front of the cop too, however, since
nothing was filed, nothing is on record.

The estimate on the bike is that its totalled,(its a 2001 SV650
and the estimate is 4K which I guess would qualify it as totalled?)
and since he does not have collision insurance its going to
mean recovering from the other party's insurance. (He spoke with her and she does not/cannot cover that amount out of her pocket and asked him to talk to her insurance company) I guess this will be a nightmare trying to
collect w/o a lawyer?

I'm looking for advise, and some reco. to a injury lawyer.
(The SR-1 will be filed soon, he's on his way)

Sorry for the haphazard details.

Any feedback / recos will be really appreciated.

Thanks
Cyrus
C.

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, C wrote:

| >Date: 9 Jan 2004 12:15:46 -0800
| >From: C <>
| >Newsgroups: ba.motorcycles
| >Subject: Accident
| >
| >Hi,
| >My friend had an accident this morning. We are'nt sure what needs to
| >be done besides calling the insurance Company. The bike is damaged and
| >he's slightly injured. He does have the insurance info for the other
| >driver/vehicle.
| > Please let me know.
| >
| >Thanks
| >Cyrus
| >

 

That has not been my experience at all, no. If the other user is
clearly at fault, then it seems likely that you will be able to get
a property damage settlement quite easily.

Have your friend hunt down some comparables though (newspapers,
dealers, Craigslist, etc.) in case they come back with a lowball
offer. If he has any documentation as to the condition of the bike,
and/or receipts for add-ons, those may come in handy as well.

Does your friend have the contact information for the officer who
stopped? If not, have him try to get it ASAP, just in case.

-Patti

 

He will have to file a report with the DMV, since there is personal
injury. I'd recommend that your friend see a doctor so that he can
get an assessment of his injuries and prepare a narrative of the
accident to keep his memory fresh and his facts in order.

R, UB

 

Heh...it's a fact that the two accidents I've been in both involved cars
with NPR stickers on them. They were both at fault, too.

I seriously doubt that the presence of an NPR sticker really indicates
superior intelligence. They put it there because that's what they want
you to think.

barz

 

barbz,

I keep trying to ignore this thread, hoping that, much like old dog poop,
it will dry up, turn flaky, and go away.

But since you keep rehashing it, I cannot help but to comment.

I am a biker. I ride as often as I can. I also listen to NPR. I also
send in donations and support my local public radio station, as well as
at the national level.

And I think your stereotyping of NPR listners is just like the soccer
moms who think every motorcyclists is a Leather clad gang member looking
to rape and pillage.

Folks who listen to NPR are less likely to have the hate-filled rage of
AM Talk radio listners. less likely to be deaf from high decible
"pop/rap", and more likely to think while driving, maybe paying a
little attention to the road.

True, the presence of a sticker means nothing, maybe the previous car
owner put it there.

But if you want to fit in with the standard biker prejudices, you gotta
hate: Volvos, Mini-Vans and cars sporting "I Love Soccer" stickers.
Not NPR.

just my opinion, but had to voice it.



--
Assuring you of my best intentions at all times,

Charles Statman
Rocket Scientist/Wonderboy/Women's Legs Shaven

DoD the Un-Numbered One

 

LOL...I'm just messing with your head! What I "hate" is negligent
drivers. Not my fault some of them happen to have NPR stickers on their
cars. For all the jokes about Chinese drivers, it's interesting that I
only had 1 incident in the whole time I was messenging with one.

Therefore we can conclude from the following data
Chinese drivers 1
NPR stickers 2

that NPR listeners are twice as bad as Chinese drivers.

Careful...I'm messing with you again!
barbz

 

You forgot Ford Exploders.

--
muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

actually, I find the gargantuan Expeditions to be the worst at abrupt
unsignalled lane changes and such. Close behind them and catching up fast
is the new generation of monster Toyota SUVs (whatever they are calling
the jumbo Land Cruiser these days).

 

Obscene.

--
muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

Ejaculations.

-Patti

 

not really. after the last few icky mjonths of chemo, my head is quite
straight. I took the sportster out yesterday for my first ride since
august, and it was great. By the end of the day I was back to riding by
instinct, dragging knees, trail braking, wheelies, and backing it into
corners. Yes, on a harley.

of 4 wheels and 2. we all agree on this.

do you mean Asian? or actually Chinese? Cause I've had a Korean Lady
sideswipe me, a Vietnamese lady hit my truck in a parking lot, and a
Tibetan knocked over my bike at a restaurant.

I'd say your data set was very incomplete, and built on spurious evidence
gathering technique.

nope.

but come to Mike's Nekkid Ride in SC, and we'll see who messes....



YAY! back to riding!

--
Assuring you of my best intentions at all times,

Charles Statman
Rocket Scientist/Wonderboy/Women's Legs Shaven

DoD the Un-Numbered One

 

216.168.3.30:

Thanks Ray,
yep, I felt human again....


--
Assuring you of my best intentions at all times,

Charles Statman
Rocket Scientist/Wonderboy/Women's Legs Shaven

DoD the Un-Numbered One

 

Oh gawd! Trust me, THAT you don't wanna see! Blue is not my color!

barbz

 

excuses excuses. My bike is blue. it looks fine.

the pale hairless man on top of it may be another story...


--
Assuring you of my best intentions at all times,

Charles Statman
Rocket Scientist/Wonderboy/Women's Legs Shaven

DoD the Un-Numbered One

 

I didn't know people in California even knew what signals were for, most
people think it is optional equipment. I own a expedition and I do
signal and like that my mirrors have a signal on it for all ya bikers
that like to share a lane with my vehicle.

 

Oh, i dunno. I saw someone signal perfectly responsibly today just before
turning onto Fell St. in SF going the wrong direction.