matt butler
Member
thanks for all the replies...seems a good site this...
on a seperate note .
was in a cycling lane 2 years ago when a car crossed my path on a red light at some lights...
I went over the handle bars and broke my collar bone....landed on the road hard and my head impacted
the tarmac with a real thud....fortunately I had bought my first ever helmet that morning ...( phew )...saved my bacon.
I had a witness directly behind the offending car and she stated that of the 2 people in the car, it was the girl that was driving.
the police interviewed the girl and lad and decided to prosecute the lad.
it went to majistrates court and the case was dismissed due to doubts over who was driving.
my witness was totally adamant that the girl was driving so why the police put the lad in
the dock is a mystery to me.
so thats another bad driver back on the road.
my advice to anyone is...NEVER GO OUT WITHOUT A HELMET...and get a couple of witnesses at least if you are in a fit state to do so.
I took out a civil action ...they offered me £3,750...which I refused....then £5,000 which I refused and instructed my solicitor to ask for £7,500 or we would sort it out in court.
they gave me £7,500 within a week or so.
hope this might help someone reading this if they have the misfortune to be in an accident.
on a seperate note .
was in a cycling lane 2 years ago when a car crossed my path on a red light at some lights...
I went over the handle bars and broke my collar bone....landed on the road hard and my head impacted
the tarmac with a real thud....fortunately I had bought my first ever helmet that morning ...( phew )...saved my bacon.
I had a witness directly behind the offending car and she stated that of the 2 people in the car, it was the girl that was driving.
the police interviewed the girl and lad and decided to prosecute the lad.
it went to majistrates court and the case was dismissed due to doubts over who was driving.
my witness was totally adamant that the girl was driving so why the police put the lad in
the dock is a mystery to me.
so thats another bad driver back on the road.
my advice to anyone is...NEVER GO OUT WITHOUT A HELMET...and get a couple of witnesses at least if you are in a fit state to do so.
I took out a civil action ...they offered me £3,750...which I refused....then £5,000 which I refused and instructed my solicitor to ask for £7,500 or we would sort it out in court.
they gave me £7,500 within a week or so.
hope this might help someone reading this if they have the misfortune to be in an accident.