Dave,
What happen to you and your bike?
Glen, this was my original post:
Just for the info of anyone who's interested, I had a disagreement with a car in Byford on Sunday (29/01/2012)
I'm in one piece and didn't actually come off.
To make a short story long:
I was riding in the kerb side lane (Lane 1), travelling North and approaching the traffic lights at the Byford Tavern, at about 55-60 km/h. I saw a white Ford in the same lane, about 75m in front. He activated his left indicator and his brake lights came on. GREEN light facing him.
I backed off and braked slightly, checked my mirror, shoulder check, saw that there were a few cars starting to pass me in Lane 2.
Looked back at white Ford, which still had left indicator going and still had a GREEN light. His brake lights had gone off and he look as though he was about to commence the turn.
I again checked mirror, then over shoulder and saw that there were still cars in Lane 2 passing me.
I looked back at white Ford, which still had left indicator going, still had a GREEN light, but his brake lights were back on ................................. THEN I realised that the bloody idiot had STOPPED right in the entrance to the intersection.
I braked as heavily as I could whilst still maintaining enough control to swerve around him and squeeze between him and the cars passing to my right, but I didn't make it and the left side of my bike clipped the right rear of his car, but I managed to stay upright and stopped in the centre of the intersection, so that shows the lowish speed I was doing.
When I asked him why he'd stopped, he said he wasn't sure if that was the road he wanted, so he was looking for road names??????????????????????
The best of it is that it is a hire car and it had a GPS fitted?????????????
I rode the bike home and it looked like, maybe, a couple of 100$'s worth of damage to the bike (I'd say a couple of 1,000 to the car) but after a good inspection today, there's a bit more damage that I thought so I'll be taking it down to The Honda Shop tomorrow and see what they reckon.
Main thing is, no-one's hurt (apart from my pride) and I didn't punch him. I felt like it but I didn't.
Anyway, I just thought I'd fill you all in before it gets blown out of all proportions.
Chocolates, garden or house cleaning etc offers excepted, so feel free to volunteer (I'll make the coffee's and watch) as my pride is badly dented.