The accident week!
Luckily not my accidents! However; two of my friends and fellow bike riders got hit by cars within a week. Both are fine, luckily, and neither of them to blame.
One of them got rear ended while accelerating out from a crossing, just getting the green light. His bike isn't to badly beaten: Busted engine guard and some covers cracked and scratched. The bike is okay. My friend is okay.
The other one you all know. It is my friend who just got a "new" CBR. He got hit by a car that was changing lanes with its driver not looking before turning. He got hit rather badly on the side and his bike suffered a bit of damage: Busted fairings, busted foot-peg, busted engine covers, bent handlebar, busted driving gear and so forth.
Good luck with the insurance companies both of you!
Actually I ALMOST had an accident myself! I was driving home from work, when a
huge lorry in front of me decided to break hard in a tunnel. I had good clearance to it, but I fully lock-braked and stopped hard.
It then proceeded to begin backing in the tunnel!
There are several things wrong with this: First of all, in Norway it is against the law to stop in a tunnel. Secondly, it is illegal for a lorry to back without a spotter.
I started honking my horn, heavily, but to no avail. I had to back my bike as fast as I could, but this was on a down-slope, meaning I had to back uphill. Luckily, the cars behind me started honking as well and the lorry driver stopped backing the moment he hit my tire. After getting around the lorry I began shouting at the idiot. He replied with his middle finger. Idiot...
Car drivers of the world:
