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[quote][i]Originally posted by SVM 286[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by Ellis[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by SVM 286[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by Ellis[/i] It's the insurance thing that concerns me. Where does a motorist stand if a cyclist, horse rider, etc. damages a vehicle? Does the motorist simply have to take the hit and claim on his/her insurance? [/quote] Yep, I got hit head on by a drunk and stoned cyclist who rode the wrong way down a one way street at speed. I got to pay for my windscreen, headlight and indicator and put up with a damaged grille, bonnet, wing-top and roof for ever more after that. I also had the stress of the thought I might have killed a man. Plus I got to wait in the local casualty until 2am on a school night, to be breathalysed. :|:mad::|:facepalm: [/quote] So, basically a cyclist can cause [criminal] damage to a motorists property and walk away without paying a penny. Regardless whether it was an accident or not, what does the law state for instances like this? Can I walk up to a car and kick off the door mirror to later claim it was an accident due to a nervous twitch in my leg? [/quote] Well, the fella that hit me paid with his front teeth, a knee or two, an ankle, a wrist and an elbow, plus a fair bit of skin and blood, but the car and the tarmac got to keep that little lot. He initially lost his specs too, but they turned up in two bits on the floor of my car, so I popped the lens back in and walked back up to the hospital to drop them off to him. Don't know what the legalities are, but all I got was a letter from the police a few weeks later to inform me that the matter was closed and that they would not be pursuing the matter with regards to any responsibility of the gentleman that hit me etc etc and that I should claim for my damages if I wished to, from my insurance if I hadn't already done so. I wasn't going to do that as I didn't want a claim on my history needlessly, plus I had already replaced what needed doing for safety's sake and then contended with the cosmetic damage for the remainder of my ownership. I was just glad he survived. It was a bit shitty though that I had to pay in part for his stupidity, particularly at a time when I was extremely poor. This is why i'm always eagle eyed for cyclists now and partly the reason I give them as wide a berth as is safely possible to do so. [/quote]
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