gear saved my @$$

[GS500Fmode]

i was leavng my house today on my ninja... which i had just finished painting and fixing up the day before. im about 5 minutes down my country road.

BAM car comes flying straight through the curve into their driveway.
she slowed down but didnt stop til i hit her car..
i knew it was either slide into it or hit it at speed.
slid into the car. bike is totaled. im semi ok. my left hip and knee are hurting.

police officer cited the other driver. said it was not my fault. he did not ticket her, but did cite her..
im shaken up as this was my first wreck on a bike ( had plenty on dirtbikes and the like) but never on the street)

wear your gear. make sure it fits, and is on right. every time!

im not a gear nazi. im not perfect. but something told me to wear my full lenght gloves today..

[The Buddha]

Oh crap that sucks, just painted huh ...
Glad you're OK.
Cool.
Buddha.

[GS500Fmode]

i had literally just fixed everything body wise on it
assuming i can still walk in the morning.. ima load it up and take it for appraisal.

its been a bad bad day..
she didnt care that she almost ran over me. she was worried that my bike might have slid and scratched the front of her car.

20 mph maybe.. and it put a small hole in forearm jacket panel

[steezin_and_wheezin]

damn man, glad you're ok. still sucks for sure though

i'm kind of peeved that she didn't get a ticket, what was the cops reasoning for this?

[Tombstones81]

Glad ur ok!

also glad to see your not in jail 

Only cared about her car huh?

UGH wretched pieces of garbage!
It would have taken EVERYTHING I have not to start physically Beating on the car until I couldnt lift my arms anymore!

all that work too

Dont know crap as the details with insurance but..
Maybe take all ur receipt's of ur recent work since it was so recent and see about compensation for that too.

People need to learn, its not just their shiny pieces of Garbage on the line out there.
Lives are!

[Bluesmudge]

Did you hit her car? Unfortunately this may have helped you out. If there was a collision the officer would have had to write a ticket.

Anyways, the important thing is that you are okay. I had a collision on a the freeway no to long ago on my dual sport. It feels great just to be alive after something like that. Good job wearing your gear!

[jeffdodge]

It irritates me that people could not give two shits about the bike they just destroyed with their careless driving and more importantly the rider on the bike, and Buddha Loves You about the scratches on her car. I mean yeah, if someone on a bike hit my car, and it was their fault, I might be a bit pissed, but I would still be more concerned about them and making sure they were ok before I worried about my paint.

[burning1]

damn man, glad you're ok. still sucks for sure though

i'm kind of peeved that she didn't get a ticket, what was the cops reasoning for this?

Not sure about other states, but in California, an accident counts as a point on the driving record the same way a ticket does. I've been at fault twice, unfortunately, and never received a ticket. Still, my insurance rates went through the roof for a while, and was pretty close to losing my license.

[GS500Fmode]

i didnt understand her reasoning either, i had some very choice words to say to her, and i did apologize later, (lol it was epic) i told her not to move her car, and she did.... i was so shaken i could hardly walk,. not to mention that my hip was throbbing.. (its still sore.. but not really bruised...yet)

the cop said he wouldnt ticket her.. idk why? she was about to cry when he said it was her fault. her dumbasssssssas father was there and was trying to reason that i should have been able to stop in time and all this other non sense.. bla bla bla.. it took all i had not to slam his face in. or slam my helmet into her car. i was irate, and she was laughing saying it sucked that you just painted it. FUDGE YOU!

[noiseguy]

Huh. Check your state laws. I'd still file an accident report with the police if one was not filed.

I'd then use that to take driver to court (small claims?) to receive either a) deductible (if insured) or b) total value of the bike, in addition to any medical expenses / deductables.

If that's too much work for you, call an accident attourney and have them do this for you. They take a 30-40% cut and your involvement is minimized. They'll go after the driver for you if they think there's enough there for a case.

Have fun.

[GS500Fmode]

she was cited, and in his report it clearly states she was at fault for failing to yield right of way. he just "warned her" instead of ticketing her. (prob cause she was blaming it on the tall grass that was blocking vision around the curve)

we called our ins right away and are gonna be getting everything in order asap. ive got receipts for everything ive done, and had on.
its not pretty

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[Allen]

Go to a doctor! medical bills add up way faster than any gs500.  She hit you, so her insurance should cover your medical bills and property.  You aren't sore by choice. 

[MistahT]

+1 on the doctor. I was in a car accident in college and didn't feel too bad after. Unfortunately for me, the DC cops sent me to the hospital (who literally looked at me, said I'm fine, and sent me away) and didn't take down any of the woman's information (no one to press charges on). I was at a red light and she hit me from behind doing 60! No skid marks = she didn't even try to brake! A couple days later later my back and neck locked up and I was in bed for over a week. Never been the same since.

So yeah, now my back and neck are permanently messed up and give me trouble all the time, and I'm only 27, NOT 57. Go see a doctor and get EVERYTHING in writing. Best of luck to you and your bike.

[cbrfxr67]

I hope you get your bike fixed.  That is a great looking bike.  I don't even like green anything, but that bike is spot on.

[GS500Fmode]

Just out of curiosity .. Of those who have lost a bike. Did insurance cover your gear? And what all should I have in order besides the police accident report. (it has her ins company and stuff too)

Looking for a run down of what to expect and what all I need to do.

The report will be ready Monday.
Thanks

[burning1]

If the other party is at fault, they are legally obligated to 'make you whole.' They are obligated to pay all actual losses, including medical, equipment, lost wages, etc. If you file a comp claim against your own provider, what's covered depends on the nature of your policy.

[Pelikan]

Women shouldn't have driver's licenses...

(...wait for it...wait for it... )

That aside, I came around a bend the other day on a familiar road, but one they'd just finished paving.  Sand, tar, gravel all over the place.  Slid out at low speed.  No notable damage to me or bike (minor abrasions), but seriously if I didn't have on all the gear I'd be chewed up pretty bad, especially my hands. 

Saw a guy on the freeway the other day on a GSXR with shorts and T-shirt flapping in the breeze.  Dunno what those dudes are thinking.

[Holly W]

Women shouldn't have driver's licenses...

[burning1]

Saw a guy on the freeway the other day on a GSXR with shorts and T-shirt flapping in the breeze.  Dunno what those dudes are thinking.

Dude is a poseur, not a rider.

[GS500Fmode]

Lol. I somewhat agree. Most of my close calls were by the female side .. I'm just not sure I'm going to get what the bike is worth. Street value is over a thousand more than the kbb or NADA .. Similar models with similar models are going for over 3.2k.. Yet nada says 1700-2200... I'll be downright pisssssssed if I don't get atleast 3.