crashed today. :(

[ghettostan]

is it my fault if i got hit whilst filtering ?

i was stuck in a traffic jam when i realised there was a big enough gap in the middle to me to filter throught. so i did.

next thing i know a peugeot 206 pulled out on me just as i was about to pass him.

luckily he only hit the back of my bike missing my leg by a few inches.

no real damage was made to my bike apart from my indicator at the back.

is it my fault for filtering or the driver for pulling out.

when he came out of the car he dint start saying it was my fault or anything, he was very calm quiet and took my details. i dont know wheather he knows its his fault or not

[Itchy]

This post is not valid on 1 count:

#1 it does not have a crappy MS paint picture of your crash which is virtually BCF law!
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[spikenipple]

That is the car driver's fault. He clearly didn't use his mirrors before pulling out, so it's his fault.
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no damage to the bike? any to his car? new indiy is what a tenner? why worry and wrong place on forum
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[Fawbish]

Undertaking or overtaking?


If over taking, Im thinking you should be fine,

Undertaking, not sure if they'll look faveorably on you.


Moving traffic?
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[Fawbish]

so did the car on the right or your left hit you?


seriously, we need the drawing
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

It used to be 50-50 but there was a new judgement fairly recently that changed it in favour of the biker, unsure of the new percentage though.
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[21chappers]

well i got knocked off mine a few weeks ago whilst filtering. the women admitted to me she didnt look in her mirror so hope it stays that way. just a shame its written the bike off but will really depend on what he says and what lane he was in id say

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[TUG]

could you show us some pics as this is the SHOW and tell section, not the tell us all about it we love not having a paint point of crash pic and damage or preferably a before after pic, to SHOW us how it happend.
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[binge]

Something like this?

In which case I dont know where you stand as you were actually undertaking the car that hit you.

[Fawbish]

thats what I was gonna say Binge


Unfortunately mate, sounds like that will be classed as undertaking, as it cant be overtaking, if you were on a cars left

but its STILL 50/50 cos she should have looked
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From the highway code.

"Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake."

Was the traffic stationary?

As far as I can see you were legaly filtering ?
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[.Chris.]

What's the damage to his car and is he wanting you to pay for some of it?

If he's offering to cough up for the damage to your bike and leave it at that then I'd go for it, much less hassle than dealing with insurers plus obviously there's the NCB issue for him.
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