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Join Date: Mar 2011
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This is why they are called accidents, I'm sure the driver didn't just see your brother and think I will drive over him, I very much doubt it was a deliberate act, unfortunate for your brother, but unintentional.
Unfortunately when we are taught to drive we are told to give way to our right, so most of our little pea brains tell us is ok to go if we don't see anyone to our right, our pea brains also tell us if anyone comes from our left its their fault so its ok to proceed, we are not taught every day scenarios of what happens if, we are also not taught all the road rules, we are just taught the basics to drive to the law to pass a driving test. I'm sure the driver was traumatised by the incident, maybe not as much as your brother, but it is the fault of the driver, as the Australian road rules state that a driver has to give way to a bike on a bike path. You can see that the driver just looked up the hill saw no one and went as most of us would do, it was just unfortunate for this driver Bil was there. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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He did. Some old thing with a small motor in the front wheel hub. Which brings to another interesting realisation. After he was taken off by the Ambos the bike was collected by Main Roads and he went there yesterday to inspect and collect it. It's all very bent and a definite bin job. But the Main Roads people commented how lucky he is it never caught fire. They've been seeing electric bike accidents, particularly those with big batteries, where the battery gets damaged and ignites badly burning the driver and sometimes setting the car on fire. He is strongly not reconsidering buying another electric and going for a traditional one now. |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NSW
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The way I look at it is. If you’re driving across the footpath give way to footpath users.
If you’re walking across the road give way to road vehicles. Basically if you enter someone else space, you give way. |
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Join Date: Mar 2019
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Thought you read a bit too much into Hayseed's post - he did not say your BIL was in the wrong, far from it, just said that he was surprised your BIL did not see the Prado coming when you look at that photo. Guess it being an electric bike means he had less time to react.
No one disputes your BIL had right of way, and it's been confirmed by the police. Think his point was, when you are on foot or bike or motorbike or other more vulnerable transport that does not wrap you in protective sheetmetal and lacks safety features like seatbelts and airbags, then you must have greater situational awareness and assume everyone else is a womble that is about to do the wrong thing. You need do same in cars and trucks too, but it is super-important for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. Perfect world you should not have to worry about people doing the wrong thing, but in the real world you do need to. That is not victim blaming at all; just reality. There are plenty of innocent people in heaven that had right of way - just a sad reality. Doesn't matter if you were in the right when you are dead. Prado 100% in the wrong; BIL zero fault but lucky to take away a lesson that could have been more costly (all education comes at a cost). No doubt when he gets back on the bike he will be far more careful crossing driveways - he shouldn't have to, but I bet he is. |
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I'm guessing if the cops had a problem with it they would have done something about it since they had possession of it after the accident for a while. I think the bit that was read too much into was when I asked for dashcam footage on the very slim outside chance that someone was there at the same time people thought it meant I wanted commentary, excuses and rationalisation for the driver based on the design of the intersection/driveway. ![]() I hoped a simple question would have come with a simple answer, tis all. ![]() |
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Join Date: Mar 2019
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No, I wasn't there and don't have footage.
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