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    #32
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,274 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    gline wrote:
    sorry to hear what happened to you ninja.another car doing a uturn in the middle of the road??
    No, but the effect was similar.
    you said if the judge decides....? i was told by a solicitor only about 2% of cases actually get to court.
    Yeah. Only the court can really apportion blame, but most cases are settled before getting that far. It's very important to have a solicitor who knows the score concerning bikes (i.e. the rider is to blame in very few car/bike crashes) and won't fold like a cheap suit when the other side are trying to wrongly blame you.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #33
    gline
    Registered Users Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭gline


    ninja900 wrote:
    It's very important to have a solicitor who knows the score concerning bikes (i.e. the rider is to blame in very few car/bike crashes) and won't fold like a cheap suit when the other side are trying to wrongly blame you.

    ah yeh, i kno that. i wont be going to no mickey mouse solicitor, il get one that specialises in motor accidents


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    #34
    sutty
    Registered Users Posts: 4,109 ✭✭✭sutty


    Hey Gline, sorry to hear about the crash. But glad to hear your alive after it!
    I was in one my-self 2 years ago (5th of September)
    First off, any compo you apply for will need receipts to back it up. So keep everything. If you are doing physio then you will need an invoice or receipt from them too. Medical bills, even Taxi's if you are using them while injured/bikeless. Anything from the bike shops/bike recovery.
    Keep everything.

    In terms of how long it will take. Mine took just about 22 months from going to a privet solicitor (Aon where no help to me at all) The solicitor I went to was Richard Lee from Lee and Sherlock’s solicitor. They are in white church. Very helpful.

    Mine wasn't as open as shut as yours. But the fact that no one knows what speed you where doing. Means it will not be taken into account of the crash engineers who will investigate the crash. If they even mention it or bring it up. It will be a secondary cause of the crash. Which will bear little on the case. The main thing is weather or not the person driving the car admitted liability

    In the end of my case I was awarded €16,367. A secondary cause of my case was me driving 20/30 feet behind a car moving at 40MPH. (To close) However the main cause was the car drivers negligence on the road. (crashing into an other car and coming back in front of me) No clames where ever made on my insurance. Make sure none is ever made on yours.

    I never broke anything on my body, but I have two injuries that are going to be more than likely life long and restrict my movements to not being able to run/adsorb shocks in my knees. So you deserve every penny you get for needing a rod and pins!
    y knees. So you deserve every penny you get for needing a rod and pins!


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    #35
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Something similar happened me today leaving work in the IFSC around 5:30. Was filtering a long line of traffic on Seville Place on my way out of the IFSC.
    A navy Opel Corsa pulled out to do a U-turn. I swerved to avoid it but it clipped me. Nearly fell off but didn't. Immediately pulled into the side of the road.

    Looked back and the driver nodded and waved as if to apologise. Drove off then.
    Luckily, no damage to my scooter. Not sure how I'd follow up if there was damage.

    Funny thing was a that there was a squad car a few cars up the queue. They musn't have seen this as they didn't do anything.

    Looking back at it now, I should have blown the horn but probably panicked by trying to swerve. Not much time to react.


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    #36
    gline
    Registered Users Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭gline


    its very easy to come off on a bike, you were lucky man. Squad car probably wouldnt do anything anyway. Biking is probably lethal in this weather, i remeber driving in crap weather on bikes and it isnt fun, very dangerous, watch yourself because on a scooter its even harder to see you and cars dont give a crap about bikes even lesser, mopeds/scooters.


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