Serendipity

Taking the piss out Bonwick's claw hand can have some unexpected
consequences.

Found myself under the knife on Saturday having a K-wire on a bone in
my thumb. Classic filtering collision on Friday with white van man
deciding to turn right whilst I was along side him. Of course he
claims he was signaling.
Sporting a fractured left collar bone and a right hand in plaster.
Bike is looking a bit poorly too. Will post pictures when I can get
someone to drive the PC.

 

Cool. I send the cash to the driver now I know he got the right
person.

Did you have the wire put in under a local or did you learn from my
mistake and demand a general? My pins come out a week tomorrow but the
finger still looks as if it's been hit with a hammer.

GWS.

 

I couldn't see any damage to the thumb but the consultant tried to
manipulate the bone back into place before putting the plaster on.
One of the bones was chipped too. Unfortunately it was still unstable
so they kept me in overnight then general in the morning for the
operation. Feels a bit sore now but yesterday and Friday are a bit
hazy.

Complete and utter nightmare doing even basic stuff, almost didn't
let me out until I said I had a friend to help me.

You too ;-)

 

Ouch!

 

Clumsy cnut.
GWS.

 

GWS and don't do it again.

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You should see the other guy ;-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40278006@N06/sets/72157625105969275/

 

Ouch indeed. That's a nasty combination for a couple of weeks.

Keep taking the painkillers, Donald.

 

He looks reasonably fit

At least the van is insured according to askmid, and hopefully Matalan Man
is on the policy.
http://www.bgtbikersolicitors.co.uk/case_law.html#filtering doesn't look
optimisitc for anything better than 50-50, although note the last case
which was 75-25 in favour of the biker.

GWS. The rest is just money.

 

When I had a similar type off(1), the other insurance lot paid up without
quibble.

(1) Driver pulled a u-turn whilst I was alongside.

 

If I tell you I'm going to hit you, does that make it OK?

Good thinking. Get the evidence, damn the pain.
GWS.

 

Sorry to hear that. GWS and I hope his insco pays up without quibbling.
The required sequence is MIRROR signal manoeuvre so it doesn't really matter
if he was signalling or not.

 

U turn is different to someone making a legitimate right turn as the 3rd
party claims. Hence my reference to that document - it will go 50-50 unless
Donald has a witness that says WVM turned suddenly into "something that was
not an obvious junction inc. petrol stations, depot etc"

 

All depends how fast the op was filtering and if the van was actually
indicating .

Quite possible if the op has no witness they may go knock for knock

 

Unlucky
GWS chap

 

DozynSleepy wibbled forthrightly:

Clumsy ****. GWS.

 

On reflection, you may well be correct. Even if the driver didn't signal
there would probably be a view that overtaking at a junction is an
inherently dangerous activity and the decision to do so was a contributory
factor. I reckon bike/car at 25/75 or 50/50 depending on circumstances,
witnesses etc.

 

When I had a similar type off, it was obvious where the driver worked
(Asian-run dodgy clothes factory in Edmonton), and went and complained
to his boss/father, who then got me more cash than I'd asked for[1]
from his safe and told me please not to report it to the police. I'm
assuming the son/idiot was uninsured for the company van.

in my case, driver pulled a non-indicated right hand turn into a
petrol station whilst I was alongside.

[1] there was ****-all damage to the bike[2], but I was a bit annoyed.
[2] TRX850s crash amazingly well.

 

Gorgie road Edinburgh, junction with Wheatfield Street.

 

Heh, still hurts either way. If he had done mirror signal mirror
manouver then I would have avoided him. Surprised me that the only
thing that went through my mind was "This is all wrong, I don't seem
to have time to do any avoidance". Only saving grace was that I was
going quite slow. Bike basically stopped as it hit the door then
toppled over.

I was a bit too shocked to get one of the following cars to describe
what happened. Was surprised to find that I'd taken those photographs
when I checked my phone on the Sunday. Remember the van driver saying
he would call an ambulance and me saying don't be silly, I'll just
get a taxi to the hospital. Wasn't until I sat in the ambulance and
tried to get my jacket off that I realised my left shoulder was out
of action. Police were very friendly, especially the rather charming
police woman ;-)