Not safe to slam on to give way 3 feet away from it though, is it?
Just because the highway code states buses should have priority when its safe, doesnt mean they should just pull out regardless of whats coming.
Fell off my bike =/
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Not safe to slam on to give way 3 feet away from it though, is it?
Just because the highway code states buses should have priority when its safe, doesnt mean they should just pull out regardless of whats coming.
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I mean i would have accepted it being my fault if i was say 10 ft back and it was pulling out already and i couldn't stop, but i was three feet away in the overtaking position and he pulled out.
Stopped to see i got up then drove off again!
I'm just unsure what my next move is really
Stopped to see i got up then drove off again!
I'm just unsure what my next move is really
If you don't want to just chalk it down to experience then you will need to visit the police station, complete a crash report as directed and report it to your insurer and take it from there.
Even if the bus company accept liability, it will still have to get processed via your insurers.
Even if the bus company accept liability, it will still have to get processed via your insurers.
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You want to check reality here mate, buses pull out from bus stops. They don't care, they just do it. Next up, you shouldn't have been so close and unprepared. You should have expected it to happen. After that, pulling up hard in the wet doesn't mean falling off. I'm betting you grabbed a big handful and the front went out? Practise some wet stopping. Finally as he didn't touch you I doubt you'll get anything, no way I'd involve insurers unless the bike was fubar.
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Sounds like he had his indicator on the left hand side to show rode users he is parked at the bus stop.
If there is very little damage to your bike like you say, I wouldn't bother calling the insurers. There is no point having any sort of claim that you'd have to declare over the next few years for what ultimately you'll probably have to pay for yourself to fix.
There was no contact, and as said, it sounds like you've grabbed at the front brake, and the front end has washed out on you. Take it on the chin, and get some practice in at coming to a stop in the wet in a more controlled manner.
There was no contact, and as said, it sounds like you've grabbed at the front brake, and the front end has washed out on you. Take it on the chin, and get some practice in at coming to a stop in the wet in a more controlled manner.
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This... No point claiming if the damage is minor. Will need to be declared for your future insurance applications.
What you have to remember is its all to easy to ride into their blind spot, it doesn't take a great deal to hide us from view, a roof pillar, a door pillar, & you disappear from view for a few crucial seconds, & the bigger the vehicle, the easier it is to ride into their blind spot, road position is everything when it comes to overtaking large vehicles.
Now, theres minimal damage to the bike & minimal damage to you, & no witnesses to speak of, + you've only got TPF&T, so you might well struggle to find any one ( no win no fee types ) to touch it given the lack of injuries sustained, personally ide chalk it down to experience & just move on with life.
No it doesn't as the bus swung out on him when he was far to close.
This is an open and shut case of a driver not paying proper observation when manoeuvring .
Go to the bus depot, ask to speak to the owner/ manager explain what happened and say it is entirely reasonable that they should pay to have your bike repaired.