Had an Acco

[ozducati]

Hey Rob, good to hear you're OK, is unfortunate that people cannot be bothered to check their mirrors or a headcheck before swinging across a lane like that... lucky you stayed up, and lucky for him you weren't a truck...

[markmon]

Sorry to here mate, that would have shaken me up for sure.

Good to see you're okay and as for the cluster on the K, I reckon we should start a poster wall in the cafe to put up photos of all the foolish ones for all to see.... might make them think twice in future. Can you also let me know where you are getting the bike fixed and who is doing the painting? Hope your riding again this side of October.

 

[Jukie]

Ohhh RobS I'm sending you lots of hugs and kisses

[Betty]

Rob, sorry to hear about what happened. But I am curious, how the hell did you manage to stay up?

Sounds like you gave him the 'big don't argue' and sat him on his arse.

I hope you are doin' alright and everything is back to normal soon ... and next time, ride with fellow Ozmos

[FIFO]

Thanks every one for the moral support.
Not having any sort of road acco for 30 years plus.
well not with out trying
It is all very stressfull to say the least, you think you are geared up to take evasive action in the event  to avoid an acco, But in real life it is over before you blink.
Just keeps going through my head, this  bike appears right in front of me, and then hard on anchors , no time to swerve and then it felt like i cut it in two or just went over it.

As for staying on Betty well luck or sheer skill
I thought I'm going to die if i hit the armco or that will be very painfull.

Went up to the old road today in the cage ,just to check out the
scene, a bout half way up the twistys just afew turns after were they are stabilizing the road ie road works, i left a good skid about 4mts long ,i think i did wash of a bit of speed.

It is only a small straight section after a sweeping left  not a good place to decide to pull of the road from the centre lane in a last minute slow down and hook to left with out looking who's coming up you arse at a steady rate of knots 

How ever i do feel for the guy fellow biker he just finished rebuilding the Kawasaki, shit happens and i am known for doing the odd stupid thing
Will make me pull my head in a bit on the bike in future.
Precious is insured with insure my ride and will be of to collidascope
for repairs.

And i had her looking so good for the concourse i guess i will hand it to Jukie on a plate now
 

The scene
hit the other bike in the centre of the left lane, at the distance from the reflector on the road on left, he ended up near the armco

[suzyj]

Main thing is you're okay, and Jukie's cunning plan for winning the concourse worked.

Hope your bike is up and running again soon!

[DUCMONROB]

Shit Rob glad your OK. A bike is always replacable.

Rob

[goldFiSh]

Rob, glad to hear you're ok.

I thought the rules were that if a vehicle cannot be driven away, the the cops should attend. Hope he admitted liability at the scene and there was someone who saw it. Sounds like perhaps not.

Anyway, like ducmonron said, bikes can be replaced.

[Betty]

I thought the rules were that if a vehicle cannot be driven away, the the cops should attend.

According to my resident expert ... you are correct. If a vehicle needs to be towed the police should attend ... but they obviously need to be informed for that to happen. The fact that Rob has made a police report should see them take further action (make contact with the other rider).

As for the Concours ... I think she had already conceeded Rob. Now she might have some cleaning to do.

[FIFO]

Rob, glad to hear you're ok.

I thought the rules were that if a vehicle cannot be driven away, the the cops should attend. Hope he admitted liability at the scene and there was someone who saw it. Sounds like perhaps not.

Anyway, like ducmonron said, bikes can be replaced.

I Copied and pasted  below this from the NSW Road users hand book.
And the way i read it is unless you injure or kill some one the police don't need to be called.
As long as you report it within 24 hours

And Goldie there were no witness's and he didn't admit fault.
But that goes for anything even if you are in the wrong don't admit it.
But buy the way he has not pursued me, is a pretty clear he was at fault.
And i won't go into to much  more detail on a public forum

Talking to the guys at collidascope today as they See all the damage, and they said what happend to me on the old pac was more common than not.
 


What to do after a crash

If you are involved in a crash you must stop immediately
and give as much help as possible to anyone else involved in
the crash. If anyone is injured or killed, you should call the
Police and Ambulance – dial 000.
You should protect the area to make sure that another crash does not occur. You
must remove anything that falls or escapes from crashed vehicles and which is likely
to endanger the safety of others (for example, debris or broken glass). However, if
you need to clear debris from the road, it is important that you ensure your personal
safety at all times. Following a crash:
• Switch off the ignition of the immobilised vehicle to reduce the risk of fire.
• Switch on hazard warning lights

The Police may attend and investigate crashes where:
• A person is killed or injured.
• A vehicle needs to be towed away.
• There is damage to property or animals.
• A person fails to stop or exchange information.
• A driver is believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
If police do not attend the crash scene, you must report the crash as soon as
possible within 24 hours (unless in exceptional circumstances) where:
• You are in a crash and either your vehicle or another vehicle needs to be towed
away.
• There is damage to property or injured animals.
• You are unable to provide particulars to the owner.
You must always provide Police attending the crash scene with details of the
crash, vehicles involved, your name, address and, if known, information about any
witnesses or the drivers of other vehicles involved. You must always show Police
your driver licence.

[Mr.S2R]

looks like the keyword there is "may" - to me that reads unless you are a high profile politician, celeb, or outlaw biker on said motorcycle, then police "may" attend 

At the end of the day Rob s has ticked all the boxes:
-didn't punch the other guy out - bravo for level headedness (me I would of been mushroom-cloud-layin' motherf&*%$#@!  )
-reported it to police within 24 hours
-is fully insured.

Most of all - not seriously injured! 

[mattyvas]

Rob that's rotten news.

Glad you're okay, especially where the acco happened, I know it can be a pretty fast place on the road.
I do hope it all comes together for you and you manage to $$$ out of the Mo-F who caused this.

I must say if it was me, I might well have exploded the second I knew both riders were okay.
Any help as always just sing out.

[Nickati]

Geez Rob I'm also glad that you are OK, it just goes to show it doesn't matter how good & safe you are some other make the beast with two backser will ruin your day.

[Dannog]

Ditto everyones comments. It is impressive that you managed to slow down enough to avoid coming to grief in a T-bone.

Sometime you are so busy watching other out for cages you can forget about bikes. I don't understand how he could have just passed you only to decide to change lanes AND exit the road without looking for you. What a goose!

Hope the repairs don't take too long

[monstermick58]

Thanks every one for the moral support.
Precious is insured with insure my ride and will be of to collidascope
for repairs.

And i had her looking so good for the concourse i guess i will hand it to Jukie on a plate now


Good to hear that you are OK, I too was insured with the same company and when my bike fell down through an intersetion it was carted off to Collide-a-scope and I was very, very happy with the repair, and I would suspect that you too will be happy with the result when you get the bike back.

So sit back and relax  and      until you are back with your bike




                                      Mmick