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my accident full report

#1 Post by ibicker » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:19 pm

Yeah ok here we go

one hand typing so apologies for type.

ok in country lane near sevonoaks. travelling about 30/35 mph see car pulling out of side 100 metres ahead another car behind presume he /she wont follow. they did. right in front of me i brake and try and turn left. think i hit gravel bike slid. so so quick remember bike on side. stunned. tried to see car but gone. bloke in van stops helps me get bike up. i feel sore have a quick look at bike and get it started. left front indicator smashed off left mirror off!

on adrenaline i get back on thank van man and head back to sutton

bike feels driveable so head home. clutch hand getting sore think its just bruised. drive 50 minutes home. take gloves off. have a black finger and a wrist that just hurts.
get taxi to a&e.
Five hours later have x ray fractured scaphoid chipped ulna and chipped finger!

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#2 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:43 pm

ok

you need to take photos of your injuries

you need to see your own GP

you need to make a statement -even if just for your records

you need to inform the police

you need to inform your insurance company that there was an incident - note that word - incident - not accident

hope you feel better soon


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#3 Post by tommy » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:23 am

As it happens, i've just got back from hospital. I've also broken my scaphoid :smt013 :smt003
Whats really anoying is that i also broke wrist last year on my kawasaki. Been out of plaster 5 months. And now i've bloody broken it again and back in plaster (Not by bike this time)

(Whats really annoying is that i've got a big box of bits to make a falcono, and one hand)

Hope you feel better soon, I feel for ya mate

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#4 Post by D-Rider » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:48 am

OK .... we've got the Aprilia section, Honda section, Kawasaki section etc

..... what we need is a new sub-forum for crocks that have been put out of action for a while.

I really can't remember a time when we've had so many injuries all together.

With a current membership of at least Tommy, ibicker and me, we already outnumber the Tuonos, Futuras and RSVs ...................



:smt009


Best wishes for a speedy recovery .... keep taking the pain killers.

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#5 Post by tommy » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:02 am

Come on then, what colour did ya get?

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#6 Post by TwinNut » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:29 am

:smt002
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#7 Post by D-Rider » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:41 am

Yep - was knocked off my son's 125 the weekend before last. 4 broken ribs and a bruised lung (as well as the obligatory bruised legs and grazed knees .... and the perfect outline of my phone imprinted on my thigh).
Details here if you are feeling bored:

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=4560

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=4608



Cheers re the plugs :smt002


BTW I'm already well on the way to the shape of that suit you propose :smt053

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#8 Post by DavShill » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:27 pm

Looks like you need a new section for Falco off roaders or is it Falcoers off the road :smt017.

Get well soon and I hope you have some success in tracing the ignorant twat.

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Re: my accident full report

#9 Post by Thumper » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:13 pm

ibicker wrote:Yeah OK here we go

one hand typing so apologies for type.

ok in country lane near sevonoaks. travelling about 30/35 mph see car pulling out of side 100 metres ahead another car behind presume he /she wont follow. they did. right in front of me i brake and try and turn left. think i hit gravel bike slid. so so quick remember bike on side. stunned. tried to see car but gone. bloke in van stops helps me get bike up. i feel sore have a quick look at bike and get it started. left front indicator smashed off left mirror off!

on adrenaline i get back on thank van man and head back to sutton

bike feels driveable so head home. clutch hand getting sore think its just bruised. drive 50 minutes home. take gloves off. have a black finger and a wrist that just hurts.
get taxi to a&e.
Five hours later have x ray fractured scaphoid chipped ulna and chipped finger!
Glad your not very badly hurt my friend! it's always difficult to comment without sounding like a preacher but my own experience tells me to never presume anything on the road you have to assume everyone is an idiot!

safty/ stability/ view and ask yourself can i stop in the distance i can see to be clear! :smt003

You where no doubt in some shock and probably a little embarrassed but you really should have stayed at the scene and called the police!

Without driver details wittinesses and so on you are unlikely to get anywhere
but if you do have any evidence give this guy a call http://www.whitedalton.co.uk/


I once had a very embarrassing accident going a little quicker than I should have been. I misjudged or didn't see a road junction :smt011 and despite having many years experience and practice in crash braking locked up my brake long enough to loose it and high side. Smashed my arm and my bike but lived to tell the tail I will never make that mistake again though. :smt012
Always expect the unexpected

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#10 Post by sabestian » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:47 am

Sorry to hear about your story. Mend well.

I had a very similar off about 3 years ago, kind lady wrote my SV off. The difference was that she parked a few hundred yards away from the scene (still not seeing me). Luckily, she gave me her details - she was probably in shock seeing me finally? Later, of course, she denied even being there.

It took me 2 years of fighting with her (with a great help of Rider Support, RSS - google them) to get my compensation. She never admitted being there. Wrist still hurts.

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#11 Post by Syltiz » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:22 am

Thats crazy. Do you know if the driver was aware you bailed? thats very frustrating and it would make me mad if someone just drove off like that.

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