Had this happen to me a few years back, was sad indeed, I was at a similar junction crossing a 30mph dual carriage way. I looked and double looked and moved into the road to cross into leigh valey technopark (tottenham hale) for anybody that knows the area, as i did this I took another take left and saw a bike approaching me at silly speeds (ambulance and police on scene suggested that he hit me at 60-70mph). I guess he had hammered it off the lights which are just out of view around a bend a few hundred meters up the road.
I tried to put my foot down to move across faster but the bike had the same idea and went in front rather than behind, it was much the same scene the bike hit the anti-role bar of my escort cab side on, the impact bent the chassis and broke a front axle, but the bike was in bits. Honestly I thought the guy was dead at the scene, he was riding a high powered bike in a t-shirt and jeans and if I am honest I didn't think he was going to make it.
I was arrested on the spot and told that I would hear from the police, anyway I rang the police and found out what hospital the guy was at, although I know I probably shouldn't for insurance purposes I kept calling and the hospital who were happy to keep me up to date with his condition. It was a good four months before I received a letter from the police, fully expecting to open up a court summons; I opened the letter to find that the guy who hit me had been charged rather than myself for driving without a licence or insurance.
This was a bad time for me, I felt very much responsible even though there was very little I could do. My insurance company sucked up the costs and I was insured against uninsured drivers so it had no effect on my no claims. It really is not nice, I kept thinking what if for ages but that really didn't make it any better.
Anyway the criminal proceedings went in my favour. The civil proceedings are still being worked out to this day. I just hope that the guy in this case is as "lucky" as the guy that hit me in that he escapes with his life.
Sorry for the long post but this one struck a chord with me.
I tried to put my foot down to move across faster but the bike had the same idea and went in front rather than behind, it was much the same scene the bike hit the anti-role bar of my escort cab side on, the impact bent the chassis and broke a front axle, but the bike was in bits. Honestly I thought the guy was dead at the scene, he was riding a high powered bike in a t-shirt and jeans and if I am honest I didn't think he was going to make it.
I was arrested on the spot and told that I would hear from the police, anyway I rang the police and found out what hospital the guy was at, although I know I probably shouldn't for insurance purposes I kept calling and the hospital who were happy to keep me up to date with his condition. It was a good four months before I received a letter from the police, fully expecting to open up a court summons; I opened the letter to find that the guy who hit me had been charged rather than myself for driving without a licence or insurance.
This was a bad time for me, I felt very much responsible even though there was very little I could do. My insurance company sucked up the costs and I was insured against uninsured drivers so it had no effect on my no claims. It really is not nice, I kept thinking what if for ages but that really didn't make it any better.
Anyway the criminal proceedings went in my favour. The civil proceedings are still being worked out to this day. I just hope that the guy in this case is as "lucky" as the guy that hit me in that he escapes with his life.
Sorry for the long post but this one struck a chord with me.
