For fooks sake
Posted: 17 Oct 2017, 10:07
It's finally happened. I've been hit whilst commuting.
On the A46 off the M40. It's a 70mph dual carriageway. Traffic is heavy but moving. I reckon I was doing about 45mph. Lights and fog lights on.
I'm in lane 2 and I'm riding past a slip road on my left. Muppet in a Black Ford Ka comes off the sliproad, across lane 1 and yep, into lane 2 hitting me. I've got no escape route. I try to go round him but there's no time and not enough room. He hits me. The bike gets shoved to the right. I manage to fight it and I keep it upright. Lord knows how.
I look across and point to the left, the slip road is long so there's still room for us to park up.
I pull over, the Ford parks behind me. A young mixed race lad gets out, early 20s, trackie on. He's really sorry, he didn't see me, he's making sure I'm fine, apologising etc. I take my lid and gloves off. I tell him I'm ok but I'm shaken. My bike is damaged as it looks like his wing mirror has hit the side above the crash protection, so there's a hole in the side panel and the side of the front nose cone is damaged.
I get my phone out and start taking photos. At which point he gets cagey. FFS - I bet he's not insured. His 4 mates all start pulling their hoodies down or scarves up.
He's not sure where he's going, hesitates when I ask where he lives, and doesn't know who his insurers are. All the hallmarks. He's not got his phone on him so there's no point me calling the number he's just given me.
He keeps going on about leaving the main road and following him so he can give me his details. So why can't you do it here? He also suggests I give him my phone so he can put his details in the phone. I refuse, he jumps into his car and drives off.
I dial 999. They take his details but I need to dial 101 to report the crash. I call 101 who tell me I have to go into the station in person to report it.
So I call Carole Nash, who are excellent. But they confirm I've lost part of my NCB as there's a claim and I won't get it back if he's not insured.
The bike is booked in for a service this Friday so CN have agreed that DMC Kawasaki can assess it.
I'll post some photos up in a bit.
My bosses have been great, they keep telling me to go home. I might do that later on. I'm a bit of a mess at the moment.
On the A46 off the M40. It's a 70mph dual carriageway. Traffic is heavy but moving. I reckon I was doing about 45mph. Lights and fog lights on.
I'm in lane 2 and I'm riding past a slip road on my left. Muppet in a Black Ford Ka comes off the sliproad, across lane 1 and yep, into lane 2 hitting me. I've got no escape route. I try to go round him but there's no time and not enough room. He hits me. The bike gets shoved to the right. I manage to fight it and I keep it upright. Lord knows how.
I look across and point to the left, the slip road is long so there's still room for us to park up.
I pull over, the Ford parks behind me. A young mixed race lad gets out, early 20s, trackie on. He's really sorry, he didn't see me, he's making sure I'm fine, apologising etc. I take my lid and gloves off. I tell him I'm ok but I'm shaken. My bike is damaged as it looks like his wing mirror has hit the side above the crash protection, so there's a hole in the side panel and the side of the front nose cone is damaged.
I get my phone out and start taking photos. At which point he gets cagey. FFS - I bet he's not insured. His 4 mates all start pulling their hoodies down or scarves up.
He's not sure where he's going, hesitates when I ask where he lives, and doesn't know who his insurers are. All the hallmarks. He's not got his phone on him so there's no point me calling the number he's just given me.
He keeps going on about leaving the main road and following him so he can give me his details. So why can't you do it here? He also suggests I give him my phone so he can put his details in the phone. I refuse, he jumps into his car and drives off.
I dial 999. They take his details but I need to dial 101 to report the crash. I call 101 who tell me I have to go into the station in person to report it.
So I call Carole Nash, who are excellent. But they confirm I've lost part of my NCB as there's a claim and I won't get it back if he's not insured.
The bike is booked in for a service this Friday so CN have agreed that DMC Kawasaki can assess it.
I'll post some photos up in a bit.
My bosses have been great, they keep telling me to go home. I might do that later on. I'm a bit of a mess at the moment.