stiffsimon
28-12-2012, 01:49 PM
OK so I'm riding to work the morning. Stopped at the bank to get some money and whilst I was there I watched a couple of security guards taking bags of coins and loading it onto their van but bizarrely they were driving a Budget rent a van box van. Anyway they loaded up and set off down the street, I got my mmoney and followed them at the end of the street we're approaching traffic lights coming up to a feeder road for the freeway. Said FUCKIN van goes into the left filter lane and stops, I pull up behind him and stop waiting to follow him onto the feeder road when there is a gap in the traffic. Next thing I know his reverse lights come on and he starts reversing.
He hits my bike square on knocks me off and I fall under my bike on the right hand side and am trapped. Stupider person just keeps on going pushing me up the road underneath the bike. All I see is the back and underneath of the truck getting closer and closer and just waiting to get crushed underneath. Not a nice way to start the day.
Anyway I assume somebody got him to stop which he did before I ended up underneath. The Police were there almost immediately as were the ambulance and there were witnesses that saw the whole thing. Damage is mostly superficial but probably fucking expensive as it's a Triumph.
Anyway the reason for theis post is advice on what to do next. A few points that I think are worth noting though:
My bike isn't insured
The truck driver carried out an illegal manouver and I hadn't done anything wrong so am assumng that this is a "not at fault accident" on my part.
There was Police involvement and the TAC are involved.
I've been to the hospital and have been examined, X-Rayed and scanned with little more than minor soft tissue trauma.
I unfortunately didn't get names or statements from witnesses or the number of the truck as I was a bit in shock and then I was bundled away by the ambos.
Being an import I'm not too well versed on Australian traffic law. I'm going to contact TAC and get an "incident" number from the Police but I'm not too sure on what is the best way to handle this. Any advice fellas
Oh and by the way I almost laughed when I got the classic "sorry mate I didn't see you" Scrote.
He hits my bike square on knocks me off and I fall under my bike on the right hand side and am trapped. Stupider person just keeps on going pushing me up the road underneath the bike. All I see is the back and underneath of the truck getting closer and closer and just waiting to get crushed underneath. Not a nice way to start the day.
Anyway I assume somebody got him to stop which he did before I ended up underneath. The Police were there almost immediately as were the ambulance and there were witnesses that saw the whole thing. Damage is mostly superficial but probably fucking expensive as it's a Triumph.
Anyway the reason for theis post is advice on what to do next. A few points that I think are worth noting though:
My bike isn't insured
The truck driver carried out an illegal manouver and I hadn't done anything wrong so am assumng that this is a "not at fault accident" on my part.
There was Police involvement and the TAC are involved.
I've been to the hospital and have been examined, X-Rayed and scanned with little more than minor soft tissue trauma.
I unfortunately didn't get names or statements from witnesses or the number of the truck as I was a bit in shock and then I was bundled away by the ambos.
Being an import I'm not too well versed on Australian traffic law. I'm going to contact TAC and get an "incident" number from the Police but I'm not too sure on what is the best way to handle this. Any advice fellas
Oh and by the way I almost laughed when I got the classic "sorry mate I didn't see you" Scrote.