Les Henson Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Saw this crash today. No-one injured, but the almost new VW has some rather expensive looking damage. The almost equally new Z1000 was waiting to pull onto a roundabout and the old guy in the VW just set off and bashed straight into the back of the bike. No-one was hurt, but there's a few quids worth of repairs there. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 if the guy on the bike was ok then the fart in the car is very lucky to be undamaged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 if the guy on the bike was ok then the fart in the car is very lucky to be undamaged I think if I was the biker I would have wanted blood to..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 use the engine in a BEC there was a z13 engine up for sale recently, bike done only 7 miles .... basically mechanic, shold I say ex-mechanic took it ofr a spin prior to owner picking it up and stacked it into a hedge. but back to topic - I've seen some horrendouos driving of recenl by old duffers, trying to turn in the road that usually inevitbley involves driving over the pavement. there is pretty much good reason to have tests for anyone over 60+ IMO (in fact a test once every 5 years wouldn;t be a bad idea - and would be a goodf money spinner for the govt too. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagoc Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 over here (Portugal) we had a few cases of older drivers entering the motorways on the wrong side and making several Kms before the police or other drivers were able to stop them. from what I can remember, "only" one or two cases resulted in people injured i also believe that regular (every year, maybe) tests for older drivers should be mandatory. and on the first severe fault, their driver's license should be taken away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 A very good freind of mine and Ali's had a issue His mum in her sixties was shopping at the Local Super store in Wincherster and was walking away from the till when a 90yr old lady lost control of the car smashed through the store front windows and ran over my friends mum she was very luck to survive and still now needs constant care pritty much.. It demolished the store front as she had to get through the restrant first The 90yr old said in the local paper it would not stop her from driving again...Winchester Police had other Ideas...she no longer has a licence after this only a month later a very similar thing happend again......at the same store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Well the guy on the bike phoned me today. The old boy that was driving was taken ill late last night and is now in hospital. Apparently he has a heart condition and had an appointment for a CT scan at the Great Western Hospital next week. I would have thought that if someone had a heart condition or some other serious illnes - their license would be suspended at least temporarily. I think that someones ability to drive safely should be tested at certain ages. My dad has to get the ok to drive from his GP, but that's just a general medical check. Some people are genuinly too ill or senile to drive safely on the roads. Having a crash is somewhat too late to then revoke a license. The fact that someone has been driving for 40 years is also no defence and shouldn't be a right to continue to do so. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Well the guy on the bike phoned me today. The old boy that was driving was taken ill late last night and is now in hospital. Apparently he has a heart condition and had an appointment for a CT scan at the Great Western Hospital next week. I would have thought that if someone had a heart condition or some other serious illnes - their license would be suspended at least temporarily. I think that someones ability to drive safely should be tested at certain ages. My dad has to get the ok to drive from his GP, but that's just a general medical check. Some people are genuinly too ill or senile to drive safely on the roads. Having a crash is somewhat too late to then revoke a license.The fact that someone has been driving for 40 years is also no defence and shouldn't be a right to continue to do so. Les. Don't think the medical check means much - my grandfather passed his a few years ago despite being blind in one eye and not far off in the other... He certainly wouldn't have been able to pass the basic sight check for a driving test! Fortunately we managed to persuade him to stop driving anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPR Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 over here (Portugal) we had a few cases of older drivers entering the motorways on the wrong side and making several Kms before the police or other drivers were able to stop them. from what I can remember, "only" one or two cases resulted in people injured Forget older drivers! I just got back from 2 weeks in the Algarve (Val do Lobo) and on any given night it could be tricky to decide whether Portugal was RHD or LHD with all the inebriated RHDrivers setting off on the "other" side of the road When we lived in Switzerland, my wife's car was RHD and I recall one night driving it home alone from a dinner in some quiet village and getting about a kilometer down a divided dual carriageway before realizing as I came into a roundabout that this didn't like right at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 So when's this topic going in the grave yard then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Not for a while it seems like loads of people are replying. didnt know we had a graveyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Not for a while it seems like loads of people are replying. didnt know we had a graveyard. oh yes, for those topics that are "off topic" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 seen it now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MJG Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Saw this crash today. No-one injured, but the almost new VW has some rather expensive looking damage.The almost equally new Z1000 was waiting to pull onto a roundabout and the old guy in the VW just set off and bashed straight into the back of the bike. No-one was hurt, but there's a few quids worth of repairs there. Les. This type of accident happens all the time. The age of the driver possibly had nothing to do with it. Many a time I've been behind somebody coming up to a roundabout and judged it well clear enough for both me and the vehicle in front to pull into the roundabout only to find as I am about to press the gass the idiot in front has seen (or normally only thinks he has) something preventing him from pulling out.... he stops and luckily normally beacause I leave enough of a gap I do too. Of course if I rear end them in that situation it will be my fault, but in the real world when most of us are just trying to make reasonable progress on the roads and others drive like hesitant indecisive slugs a lapse of concentration can have such consequences...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 why second guess what other drivers perceive as safe - takes a second to look before pressing any pedal I guess its the bike side of me - hey ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Bike are the main thing I give way to on Motorways as when there infront or once they have overtaken I can see them and no longer have to worry about which blind spot there in.. I have never been held up by proper bike (not mopeds) so why not let them by there happy to be given way to and I'm much happier when I can see them properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Bike are the main thing I give way to on Motorways as when there infront or once they have overtaken I can see them and no longer have to worry about which blind spot there in.. I have never been held up by proper bike (not mopeds) so why not let them by there happy to be given way to and I'm much happier when I can see them properly Thats why i've changed the stock exhaust on my Honda xr650R (650 4 stroke single scrambler/ desert racer) to a nigh on straight through pipe if ever i ride in town or traffic which is rare the noise and vibration alone of me coming or sitting idelling more than alerts everyone to my presence. 95% of the time passing slowly on the outside makes people think what the hell is that and then the give room to the near side! Although disliked by neibours and illegal a very loud bike is safer! IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocKeR Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 oh yes, for those topics that are "off topic" Not if the topic is marked OT, as this one is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I always found coppers and neighbours were ok with singles on race cans - great fun for setting off car alarms if you were in the mood Loud pipes save lives , despatching a new bike always meant "fruitying" up the pipe as a first job - makes a hell of a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I always found coppers and neighbours were ok with singles on race cans - great fun for setting off car alarms if you were in the mood Loud pipes save lives , despatching a new bike always meant "fruitying" up the pipe as a first job - makes a hell of a difference Had a mate who had a Duke 750 Super sport. He went to get a better exhaust and found out he already had the best one he could get. But the funnest thing was he was a diver and used to leave for work at 5 in the morning and drive down three roads and you could still hear the bike. I lived with him and we lived in a house in Shirley and they were all terrace house streets. Must have woken everyone in all the streets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Had a mate who had a Duke 750 Super sport. He went to get a better exhaust and found out he already had the best one he could get. But the funnest thing was he was a diver and used to leave for work at 5 in the morning and drive down three roads and you could still hear the bike. I lived with him and we lived in a house in Shirley and they were all terrace house streets. Must have woken everyone in all the streets I seem to remember that guy whilst living in Emsworth Road way back when! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I seem to remember that guy whilst living in Emsworth Road way back when! Yeah god was about 8 - 10 years ago ,. we lived aqround the corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Yeah god was about 8 - 10 years ago ,. we lived aqround the corner Ever remember seeing my series 3 rag top then truck cab painted pillar box red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Ever remember seeing my series 3 rag top then truck cab painted pillar box red? mmm think so. Remeber my Nato green 90 soft top D reg one, and you will porberley have seen jules 90 in it orignal state Were you in the Shires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Ali Got any pics of my Lightweight you could forget that V8 lightweight on SAT's painted in urban camo with loads of writing all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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