Darky
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- 29 Palms, CA
Ok, lemme retry that, I fear I was misunderstood. If I hit someone, motorcycle, car, whatever and its my fault, then its my fault, there's no debating that. What I was talking about is more along the lines of the guys who think that being on a bike makes them superman (genrally crotch rockets...although Harley riders can be guilty of the same) and jump in and out of traffic through gaps that they barely fit through. One jumps in front of me then has to hit the brakes because traffic slows. He doesn't think of the fact that the 3000 lb Jeep behind him he just cut off doesn't stop anywhere near as good as he does. I hit him and he gets hurt. He and/or his family sue me for injuries, lost work etc.Sarge said:You hit a motorcyclists and you're not responsible? BULL. In a large number of accidents the blame is shared in some part by all involved. We should have something like Japan does, if you hit a bike and you say something like, "I didn't see him", automatically guilty.
Sarge
Japan also has a law stating that if you're an American driving over there and you hit someone you're guilty no matter what the circumstances. They could've T-boned you after running a red light, you're guilty. We're "professional" drivers under their law. Or they have law that if you're driving along and a bus pulls out in front of you, you have to stop or be ticketed. Heaven forbid the bus just pull out without enough space (common occurrence) and you don't lock your brakes to doge him and hit him... Many laws are in place for your own good, I don't see why we should complain about the ones that hurt no one. If a law were made saying I needed a roll cage before lifting my Jeep, I'd be pissed because that's a fairly major expendtiure, but I'd abide by it and wait longer... About the 15 mph thing, I wasn't aware of that...but I'd still have to say you're better off having something between your head and the pavement. My stepdad's been riding bikes for years, a member of the Clampers and a couple other clubs (mainly revolving around his 71 Norton), and he's had more than a few situations where he's praised his helmet and he's just as wary of gov't encroachments upon the rights of bikers as anyone. Try 40 mph headfirst into a pole...split the helmet, gave him one mean headache, but he survived without any injuries besides a sore neck/back, and some scrapes and bruises...
I threw the poll in for fun, didn't know how to make them til now...