Accident damage

Looking for some advice here.

Monday morning going to work, bike hits thick diesel oil all over the
freeway, leading to the first bit of dynamic dismounting. I've performed in
25 years. Fortunately, there were no "safety" barriers around, so injuries
are minor. My question is, have I got a claim against vicroads, or the TAC,
or anybody else for the damage to the bike and gear?

TIA

Jimi

 

They'll ask you to prove who left it there then take it up with that party.

JustAL

 

In aus.motorcycles on Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:43:35 +1100

The only person you can claim against is whoever dropped the diesel.

If you don't know who that is, you are out of luck.

If you can show that whoever is responsible for the good condition of
that road knew of the hazard but didn't mark it then you might have a
case against them for negligence. Might.

Zebee

 

That's what happened with a friend of mine. Dropped his bike on a sand
spill. Asked his lawyer to investigate. Lawyer found that the relevant
authorities had known about it for 2 full work days. Recieved a nice
cheque in the mail from said authorities for quoted repair cost.

Morgan Vening
- It's stuff like the above, that I have comprehensive.

 

Is diesel, oil on the road happen very much?

I've seen oil on the road but nothing bigger that a small pool at the lights
in my GRAND 4 years on road riding.

 

Yeah, I've seen it a couple of times, and come pretty close to
falling off both times. Both times managed to keep it in a
straight line and just roll through it.

-----sharks (oh, three times if you count the Volvo)

 

It only needs to happen once...

 

I've only ever hit diesel once and petrol once. The petrol was
surprisingly OK, just like hitting a puddle (which is what I thought it
was until I smelt it on me from the splash). Diesel was as slippery as
^%$&, fortunately going in a straight line.

JL

 

try this one

http://www.overclockers.com.au/~boky/18Dec04/KV-road/IMG_6072.JPG
http://www.overclockers.com.au/~boky/18Dec04/KV-road/IMG_6076.JPG

wasnt seen and somebody went bush in a big way

soon realise that you dont tend to look AT the road all that much

 

In Tasmania, a vehicle never has to get a roadworthy certificate as long as
its rego never lapses. The result of this is the oldest car fleet in
Australia by a long way, and a plethora of old shitboxes that spew fumes,
leak oil, have no suspension, and metal-on-metal brakes.

Because the majority of cars are never serviced properly, after every large
bump or dip in the road , the oil that has seeped out of the engine/gearbox
drops and adds to the nice greasy slick that spreads from the middle of the
lane into the wheel-tracks when it rains. Much the same effect was very
noticeable in Adelaide at major intersections where the rustbuckets had to
wait for a while.

The "Road Safety" authorities in Tasmania believe that it's an issue which
has no workable solution. For a while I was letting the department know of
such situations, but the 'duh' reactions eventually got the better of me and
I gave up.

 

as what?

 

In Tasmania, a vehicle never has to get a roadworthy certificate as long as its rego never lapses.

Isnt Qld the same?

 

rules as tasmania? a vehicle never has to get a roadworthy certificate
as long as its rego never lapses.

 

That's one way of looking at it. Another is that, just before
every 'nice greasy slick', there's a bump.

It's all about attitude.

G

 

No testing in WA either. I don't have a problem with that. From living in
and talking to people in Sydney, the whole annual test thing is a scam,
adding another $100-$200 to the cost of running a vehicle for no public
safety gain. According to something I read many years ago, mechanical
failure is an insignificant factor in accidents. Mostly it is the loose nut
behind the wheel.

Theo

 

No, QLD is further North.

Theo

 

The bump would be about altitude.

Theo

 

Not quite that bad, the inspection for a bike is only $17-ish, and I
think cars are a little higer, somewhere round $25...

big

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 4 Feb 2005 09:09:26 +0800

It gets suggested in SA now and then, and shouted down.

It is prettt much a scam, and the shops don't like it because it takes a
mechanic time to do, that isn't paid for. IF they usually charge out at
$50-60, they get less than half that.

A minor leak won't be found at a rego inspection and if it is probably
won't mean the vehicle's knocked back, and very few vehicles have
major leaks. Most diesel spills appear to be from overfilling not
rego-inspection-findable leaks.

Way back when my Guzzi had a gearbox seal go so it was definitely
leaking quite a bit of gearbox oil, it passed rego fine. Just needed to
be cleaned before I took it in.



Zebee

 

It's $33 in the ACT (plus parts and labour, if any).

Gary

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