Another bike down - "I didn't see him"

A mate got t-boned day before yesterday on his way to work in Armidale.
Broken foot, one finger exploded under impact (could lose first joint),
a day in hospital for surgery, and what looks to be a written off
Katana.

"I didn't see him" said the guy who turned right into his path.

Bugger.

 

Will he be charged ? ( car driver)

 

George'll sort it out!

A mate was telling me he was on a bus that turned into a street over a
Rocket III that was stopped, giving way at the intersection. How could you
not see that! Especially when the bus driver also rode!

 

Why would it make a difference whether or not the car had his headlights
on?

---
Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
Before an accident, most city drivers say "****!", whereas most country drivers
say "Hang on to this stubby, mate, while I show you some awesome driving"
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

More than likely. Where would all those wires reside if he didn't?

Hammo

 

Good point. They often impede a persons depth perception.

 

Only blind people

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 9 Jun 2006 16:04:10 +1000

Silly assumption.

Best you can say is "If the headlight was badly adjusted so that it
shone at the right angle to make a difference at the distance involved
(Which it wouldn't if it was properly adjusted) then there is a chance
that a driver might notice it when they wouldn't notice a bike with a
properly adjusted headlight or no headlight on, and that once they
noticed, they might decide to stop what they are doing in time.
Unlikely on all counts, but possible".

Zebee

 

Yeah the car's headlights, bumper, grill and front wheels were all on the
bike.

 

Jeezuz Shane; If I didn't know you were already a stupid pig-headed fuckwit
who believes his own opinion as fact and is impervious to any thinking more
complex than on/off I'd say that you may not have actually thought this one
through.....

Lucky I know you better 'eh?

 

For that to have happened, there would need to be someone around who
doesn't think less of you than they do of the AIDS virus...

Why don't you go and get killed on duty? There's a good lad... get your
picture in the paper that way...

 

But does it help, despite what your employers say otherwise? I'm sure you'll
be the first to admit that idiots don't see you in your brightly coloured
car with flashing lights. They don't see Doug in his big red truck with
flashing lights and they don't see buses bearing down upon them. I ride a
very conspicuous motortricycle with hard wired lights. They pull out on me,
stop for a 'WTF is that gawk', then carry on regardless. People only see
what they want to see. There's a good reason the light laws were repealed
and why most other countries have not implemented them.

So what _is_ the solution? Why are people who actually **** up and cause an
accident penalised a lot less than those who _may_ have a potential to
contribute to an accident?

 

This was the NSW Armidale, so I suppose he was jytn-lf after all.

I didn't ask the mate about the headlight. But I've since spoken with him
about fitting a flashing LED up front.

 

Here's the end result for the Katana.

http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i131/Dink_1170/

When you've got a radioactive level hyperactive ADHD Katana owner souped up
on painkillers you get the 'after' photos pretty early.

 

I don't think he's "on duty' any more IK.
He's just a really stupid and pig-headed civilian now (but you have to
marvel at his need to explain his own inability to simply ignore a post!)

 

That'll buff right out

 

Don't sell yourself short. You've convinced me you're a worthless piece
of shit entirely from first principles...

 

You're a willing shill for discredited authority, and have been for
years... what possible use is there for you other than as compost?

Seriously?

 

That'll polish right out.

DJ! - OzDJ

http://phlog.net/user/OzDJ

 

Well, I must be. It's not like you could possibly be mistaken in
anything, could you?