Attended the inquest into my brothers accident today. Police cannot say what speed he was doing but say somewhere between 30 and 55mph so all that measuring and calculating cannot get it closer :S .. .the guy he overtook prior to the incident said he was doing 40mph before he went around the corner into the 30 zone. I was a bit surprised at the plod expert witness who said the front tyre pressure was 37 psi and over BMW standard of 32. If he'd had looked he'd have seen there was a 110/80ZR18 Avon ST45 Azaro on there and the correct pressure for that (being radial) is 37psi. The rear tyre for some reason escaped them? It was also an Azaro a 140/80ZR17 AV46. Just thought the north Wales senior investigator and police driver/motorcyclist would've noticed the type of tyre fitted. No mention was made of ABS on the bike and its possible effect on braking etc. Taxi driver refutes the police positioning of the events and has changed her impact spot a few times. She also repeatedly said in her statements "he wasn't there" even when the police pointed out he must've been cos she hit him. She admitted not checking when she turned right on the left right staggered junction. General consensus is she pulled out he had to avoid her, she turned right <bang>. A bit distressing to hear how hard he hit the phone box and of course the medical details of his injuries, basically massive upper chest injuries resulting in massive haemorrhage into the lungs. Taxi driver removed his crash helmet despite being told not to by others on the scene then told police she hadn't ? As expected the verdict is accidental death -- Steve Parry BMW R45, 01 Kawasaki ZX12-R, 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
That cannot be easy Steve. Condolences. What verdicts were open to the Court, given the circumstances?
Christ, what a shitty day for you mate. I can only pass on my condolences as I can't imagine what it's like.
<snip> Oh and plod noted the naughty 100/80w headlight bulb marked not for us in Europe -- Steve Parry BMW R45, 01 Kawasaki ZX12-R, 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
The thing I realised after my mother's death is that some factual errors will inevitably creep into the official version, but unless they make a substantive difference to the verdict, there's really no point in pursuing and correcting them. Much better to move on.
my thoughts exactly ... wonder if the xenon on my GT is anymore noticeable? -- Steve Parry BMW R45, 01 Kawasaki ZX12-R, 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
In all fairness, yes they did. -- Steve Parry BMW R45, 01 Kawasaki ZX12-R, 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50, 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
Not a nice thing to have to go through at all. At least it's done with now, let it go. -- Dan L Too much time to think, too little to do. http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/ 2002 Triumph Sprint RS 955i (It's big, and it's black) 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr (Gone, but not forgotten) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7/8) X-FOT#000 DIAABTCOD #26 BOMB#18 (slow) OMF#11
On Jun 23, 7:03 pm, "Steve Parry" <> wrote: [snip] as others have said, the Taxi driver probably was "at fault", but she certainly didn't /intend/ to kill your brother, so "accidental" is the correct verdict. It's a bit of a ****, though, but at least you still have a lovely R45 to take your mind off it.
Cuntish, that. What a fucking arsehole of a plod that he made a note of that, yet totally failed to notice the proper tyre pressures for the tyres in use. I think it *is* worth pursuing mistakes like the tyres, because it might make the **** sharpen his act up for when it will make a substantive difference to an outcome in some other case. -- Dave GS850x2 XS650 SE6a "It's a moron working with power tools. How much more suspenseful can you get?" - House
