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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: Lurch on April 19, 2008, 12:55:08 AM
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I was coming home from school today and this old guy in a hurry backed out of his spot right into me. :annoy: Then the guy has the nerve to get out of his car and yell at me like it was my fault. Funny thing is I think I did more damage to his car then he did to me or my bike. I thought at first that I might have broken my foot but I think now that it is only sprained. Damage in the pictures looks worse then it is. All I really need to get going is a radiator but since his insurance is going to have to cover it I will make sure everything gets replaced. Luckily this happened in my complex so I was able to walk the bike 150yds to my spot and leave it there
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Glad you're alright!. I can't believe you demo'd his car and only got a damaged rad and turn signal! Amazing.
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Yes very good your not seriously hurt and it looks like you have the right cop (motor cop) writing the report. In any event its called illegal backing as I did it once to another car when I was about 20 years old. Just like you say it happens when you back out in a hurry and he is lucky he didn't back into a small child on a bike or tricycle. My sisters neighbor backed out fast and ran over a 6 year old's head and the neighbors were in such an uproar over her yelling attitude on scene that she had to eventually move away.
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I'm glad the old guy wasn't driving an SUV! :duh:
Hope you're back on two wheels soon.
Good luck with the insurance guys.
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Thanks for posting all the pix. You are sooooo fortunate that he was going so slow, you were not seriously hurt, and that hs is insured. Glad you're still with us, let us know how the repars go.
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good to hear you're ok, not lets hope the insurance doesn't take forever to get your bike ok again.
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sorry to hear that,could have been worse tho. Hope all goes well getting things fixed.
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I'm glad you're ok and damage to the bike was minimal. Being right though is scant consolation. I always check cars for drivers whenever going through a parking lot. If a car has a driver, I give it a wide berth and keep an eye on it. If its running, you KNOW is is going to back up, you just dont know exactly when. Also, cagers always back up ten feet BEFORE looking to see in anything is behind them.
Blue
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So glad you are ok for the most part!
Radiator guard would have not helped you there.
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Sue the phucker. :stickpoke: Your neck hurts, right? :lol: Glad you're OK.
Seriously, I think when people hit ~65, their driving ability should be check on a yearly basis. Granted, this guy was just a moron, but I've been almost hurt or killed on several occasions by senior citizens who should just not be driving. They should be subjected to extensive driving situations where their reflex actions and common sense are put to the test (granted, they should do this to all drivers, but I degress...). Peoples ability to react appropriately can diminish greatly once you hit this age period. Granted it's different for every individual (I know of some guys over 70 that are aerobatic pilots), but the only way to know is to effectively test them. Too many people over even 60 years of age should just not be driving anymore.
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I've averaged 25k miles a year on my bikes since 1971. A few years have topped 50k miles.
I believe I have seen every type of bad driver there is to see many times over. My list of dangerous drivers is: 1. Soccer moms in vans with cell phones. 2. Anyone else on a cell phone. 3. Wanna be rice racers that have to prove their econo box will outrun a Fireblade 4. Drunk drivers. 5. Drivers that believe 2 feet is a safe following distance. 6. Senile drivers.
Granted, old drivers dont have the fastest reflexes, but consequently, they do everything relatively slowly. Usually, when they are involved, there is plenty of lead time to accommodate the situation. I believe more accurately, we could say that there are too many people of various ages that for various reasons should not be driving. The elderly account for a minority within that group.
The elderly are not, by any standard, the most dangerous on the roads.
Blue
Too many people over even 60 years of age should just not be driving anymore.
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With a topic title like this one has, I was expecting a lot worse. Glad to hear it wasn't as serious as I thought!
Hope all goes well with getting your bike back into shape!
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Really sorry to hear about the accident, but glad you are okay.
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+1 to all the comments about making it through the accident with little harm to yourself. Another reason why wearing gear at all times is a good idea. Never know when something like that is going to happen. I've had a few close calls in the parking lot at my apartment complex as well. They finally put a stop sign in at an intersection where I've had to close calls before.
With that being said, score one for the Bandit :lol: Tore that little car up!
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Then the guy has the nerve to get out of his car and yell at me like it was my fault.
I've gotta' ask, when he started yelling at YOU, what did you do?
Personally, I woulda' crawled right down his throat! :annoy:
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Then the guy has the nerve to get out of his car and yell at me like it was my fault.
I've gotta' ask, when he started yelling at YOU, what did you do?
Personally, I woulda' crawled right down his throat! :annoy:
I took a minuet to think if I could get up and beat his ass but my foot was hurting pretty bad. It's a good thing for the old guy cause it wouldn't have been much of a matchup
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On a good note though the guys insurance company has alredy got my bike to the dealer I bought it from to get it fixed :clap:
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Good gawd, you were still on the ground and he was yelling at ya'? :bomb:
The crash will be permanently identified with your vin #, so you'll take another hit if/when you sell/trade.
That sucks! .......... sue him for pain, suffering, and putting up with his ignorance!
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It's those low-speed crashes that are the worst.
The high speed ones, well, they just put you in a box, right ;)
Get well, fix 'er up, and be glad you ripped off his frickin bumper!
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Good to see you're okay, Lurch. It's a heckuva way to set a "first" on this board. I believe you're probably the first 4G owner to be in an accident, if I'm not mistaken. Hopefully you'll be the last for a lonnnnggg time.
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Well I went down and approved the odering of parts to fix up the bike this weekend :clap: The guys insurance company paid out well so I will be sporting a few extras on the bike when I get her back :motorsmile: The bike is supposed to be done hopefully by this friday. As soon as I get her back I'll take som pcs of the new improvements
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Well I went down and approved the odering of parts to fix up the bike this weekend :clap: The guys insurance company paid out well so I will be sporting a few extras on the bike when I get her back :motorsmile: The bike is supposed to be done hopefully by this friday. As soon as I get her back I'll take som pcs of the new improvements
Very good to hear Lurch! :congrats:
It is nice when a bad situation can be turned into a plus. Looking forward to seeing some pics.
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When you are down on the ground and the bike is spilling fluid, the guys is yelling at YOU ! Wow ! I would have screaming at the top of my lungs ... "Please don't hit me, I am hurt, you ran into me, I did not run into you, please don't hit me ! "
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I just posted the pics of my newly modified bike HERE (http://forums.banditalley.net/index.php?topic=10839.0)
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Sweeeeeeet!!!
Love the lowers and flush mount signals. Lurch, your bike really does look great! :congrats:
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Sweeeeeeet!!!
Love the lowers and flush mount signals. Lurch, your bike really does look great! :congrats:
Thanks I'm really diggin the new look :thumb:
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Not motorcycle related, but I guess it fits the thread to a degree. :grin: I was just in a hit and run! Coming home from the City ~hour ago some Neanderthal pulls a U-ie and hits me nearly head-on (left front fender, tough NOT to notice bopping me), knocks me over and side-swipes me as he finishes his turn. Goes on like nothing happened, even stopped for the red light down the block. Took off as I ran after him. Fortunately he was doing ~10mph as he turned, so I'm mostly banged and scraped, with a possible hairline fracture in my left index finger. Unfortunately I didn't get his license number.
That's entertainment!
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Not motorcycle related, but I guess it fits the thread to a degree. :grin: I was just in a hit and run! Coming home from the City ~hour ago some Neanderthal pulls a U-ie and hits me nearly head-on (left front fender, tough NOT to notice bopping me), knocks me over and side-swipes me as he finishes his turn. Goes on like nothing happened, even stopped for the red light down the block. Took off as I ran after him. Fortunately he was doing ~10mph as he turned, so I'm mostly banged and scraped, with a possible hairline fracture in my left index finger. Unfortunately I didn't get his license number.
That's entertainment!
Man that sucks!! sorry to here it. I swear some people just need to be drug into the street and shot