Run over in reverse

Yakaru · January 18th, 2013, 10:57 PM

So... this may qualify as the weirdest accident ever. Sitting in the turn lane of a stop light, second vehicle -- in front of me is a Prius Taxi Cab. Light turns green, Prius's reverse lights up and she backs up on top of my front tire.
Fender snapped off, taking it to a shop tomorrow to have her checked out and make sure the wheel is okay. Fun times.

Byakkotai · January 18th, 2013, 11:17 PM

That is weird. The other party is paying for damages right? Also, could the hit have been avoided by leaving enough of a buffer zone? <---This vid illustrates that leaving a space in front doesn't always help though. Accident at around 0:20...intense frustrations afterwards.

Hope you and your bike are ok.

Yakaru · January 18th, 2013, 11:26 PM

Yes, the taxi company's insurance should cover all the damage. I had about 3/4 of a car length between us; I can't imagine leaving much more space.

Byakkotai · January 19th, 2013, 12:15 AM

Good thing they accepted responsibility.

Didn't know what other analysis questions to ask because you aren't at fault, so asked about spacing

Kevin2109 · January 19th, 2013, 12:55 AM

I had that happen to me once, same thing happened to my bike too

I got $300 out of it

Jiggles · January 19th, 2013, 02:17 AM

Hey

Jiggles · January 19th, 2013, 02:17 AM

Stop crashing

Motofool · January 19th, 2013, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yakaru

........
Fender snapped off, taking it to a shop tomorrow to have her checked out and make sure the wheel is okay. Fun times.

Sorry to read that.

Same happened to me while filling up in a gas station.

Ask the shop to verify the rake angle of the steering column (frame) and the straightness of the front forks; those are easily bent and expensive.

Ride it and observe any changes in the steering and front suspension feeling, as well as the perpendicularity of the handlebar respect to the front wheel while moving along a straight line.

A cyclic wobble while moving may mean that the rim of the wheel has been deformed.

I hope damages are minimum, though; also that you are OK.

psych0hans · January 19th, 2013, 03:49 AM

Glad it wasn't worse... Good luck getting her fixed up

csmith12 · January 19th, 2013, 09:02 AM

Sigh.... Cagers do the silliest things.

subxero · January 19th, 2013, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by psych0hans

Hey bro, glad it wasn't worse... Good luck getting her fixed up

Tough break, glad to hear there is no user damage and hopefully the insurance company treats you well, R6?

Yakaru · January 19th, 2013, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

Stop crashing

I will take that under advisement.

akima · January 19th, 2013, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yakaru

So... this may qualify as the weirdest accident ever. Sitting in the turn lane of a stop light, second vehicle -- in front of me is a Prius Taxi Cab. Light turns green, Prius's reverse lights up and she backs up on top of my front tire.
Fender snapped off, taking it to a shop tomorrow to have her checked out and make sure the wheel is okay. Fun times.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

I had that happen to me once, same thing happened to my bike too

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motofool

Same happened to me while filling up in a gas station.

This has happened 3 times

... just ... how?

@csmith12: I like ur dinosaur

It's very appropriate.

Miles_Prower · January 23rd, 2013, 10:55 AM

this is a really good reason to run video. my sister was in her car in the city..car was parked and turned off, and some flower company's van backed up into her. the guy said it was his fault and they exchanged insurance. Later, the driver and company owner "produced a witness" and said she rear ended them. Had to go through so much trouble, and in the end it ended up being "no fault" and she had to fix her own car.
There are a lot of dishonest people in this world. Gotta protect yourself from them!

EternalNewb · January 23rd, 2013, 11:09 AM

This has happened to me in my car. In a parking lot. The frikking Suburban hit reverse so hard it managed to bend my frame and crumple the hood.

Then they tried to claim I was at fault/that there was previous damage to the car. WTF?! People.

Yakaru · January 23rd, 2013, 11:16 AM

For an update: I'm stranded in LA until my bike gets fixed and the Taxi Cab Co's "Fleet Manager" has been out of the office and so I'm basically sitting on my thumbs waiting at this point. So far no shenanigans though.

Madman44 · March 20th, 2013, 12:47 AM

Hey Yakaru, how did this play out? Have you received settlement for either of your crashes yet?

Yakaru · March 20th, 2013, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madman44

Hey Yakaru, how did this play out? Have you received settlement for either of your crashes yet?

From this incident I had all the repairs paid directly by the cab co. and got my bike back for all of 2 days before the left turn collision. As for that one, I haven't seen a dime from the insurance of the guy who hit me, even though they've accepted liability.

Madman44 · March 20th, 2013, 12:31 PM

Wow, that blows...Hopefully everything gets settled quickly for you. I still haven't even had an adjuster come to check my bike out yet and it's been almost a month since my incident. I also yelped the other party's insurance (infinity) and read literally nothing but horrible feedback:/

I am so jealous that you've already got another bike

contact148 · March 20th, 2013, 02:22 PM

face it people are stupid!!

guy did that to me many years ago with a pickup truck except he backed up OVER the hood of my honda prelude till he cracked the windsheld....he did it slowly too

Mauchner · March 22nd, 2013, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by contact148

face it people are stupid!!

guy did that to me many years ago with a pickup truck except he backed up OVER the hood of my honda prelude till he cracked the windsheld....he did it slowly too

not the lude! What year/model? I've always wanted a 95 sir 0.0

Yakaru · March 22nd, 2013, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madman44

Wow, that blows...Hopefully everything gets settled quickly for you. I still haven't even had an adjuster come to check my bike out yet and it's been almost a month since my incident. I also yelped the other party's insurance (infinity) and read literally nothing but horrible feedback:/

I am so jealous that you've already got another bike

That's unreal! Call your own insurance and ask if they'll subrogate this for you!

contact148 · March 23rd, 2013, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauchner

not the lude! What year/model? I've always wanted a 95 sir 0.0

oh man that was when i first started driveing it was a 1986 Special edition 1st yr fuel injection (in canada anyways) loved that car

Mauchner · March 23rd, 2013, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by contact148

oh man that was when i first started driveing it was a 1986 Special edition 1st yr fuel injection (in canada anyways) loved that car

Nice, preludes are amazing cars. Too bad kids have destroyed 80 percent of them

RollTide-LDub · March 26th, 2013, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by contact148

face it people are stupid!!

guy did that to me many years ago with a pickup truck except he backed up OVER the hood of my honda prelude till he cracked the windsheld....he did it slowly too

Must be a Prelude thing. Guy in a pickup did the exact same thing to a friend's lude he just only made it to the hood though.

alex.s · March 26th, 2013, 09:04 AM

anytime i see a prelude i can't help but think "prelude to a good car!"

Alex · March 26th, 2013, 09:33 AM

I miss my 5th-gen Prelude Type-SH. Fun car!

superflytako · March 26th, 2013, 08:35 PM

I learned how to drive manual in a prelude, I'd love to get one to mess around with one day

It was like you drove the car instead of the car driving you...if that makes sense

January 18th, 2013, 10:57 PM	#1
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January 19th, 2013, 12:55 AM	#5
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January 19th, 2013, 02:17 AM	#6
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January 19th, 2013, 03:49 AM	#9
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January 18th, 2013, 11:17 PM	#2
Byakkotai ninjette.org guru Name: Roger Location: NorCali - East Bay Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 White Ninja 300 Posts: 379	That is weird. The other party is paying for damages right? Also, could the hit have been avoided by leaving enough of a buffer zone? <---This vid illustrates that leaving a space in front doesn't always help though. Accident at around 0:20...intense frustrations afterwards. Hope you and your bike are ok.

January 18th, 2013, 11:26 PM	#3
Yakaru The Violet Vixen Name: Yakaru Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '16	Yes, the taxi company's insurance should cover all the damage. I had about 3/4 of a car length between us; I can't imagine leaving much more space.

January 19th, 2013, 12:15 AM	#4
Byakkotai ninjette.org guru Name: Roger Location: NorCali - East Bay Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 White Ninja 300 Posts: 379	Good thing they accepted responsibility. Didn't know what other analysis questions to ask because you aren't at fault, so asked about spacing

January 19th, 2013, 09:02 AM	#10
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January 23rd, 2013, 10:55 AM	#14
Miles_Prower One Loyal Fox Name: Rahul Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R (RIP), 2011 ZX-6R Posts: 869	this is a really good reason to run video. my sister was in her car in the city..car was parked and turned off, and some flower company's van backed up into her. the guy said it was his fault and they exchanged insurance. Later, the driver and company owner "produced a witness" and said she rear ended them. Had to go through so much trouble, and in the end it ended up being "no fault" and she had to fix her own car. There are a lot of dishonest people in this world. Gotta protect yourself from them! __________________________________________________ My riding blog! Check it out if you are bored!aninjaridingpandabear.blogspot.com RIP Alex 8.10.12

January 23rd, 2013, 11:09 AM	#15
EternalNewb ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: S Location: CA/MA, usually Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R, 2007 Ninja 650R, 2001 F650 Dakar Posts: A lot.	This has happened to me in my car. In a parking lot. The frikking Suburban hit reverse so hard it managed to bend my frame and crumple the hood. Then they tried to claim I was at fault/that there was previous damage to the car. WTF?! People.

January 23rd, 2013, 11:16 AM	#16
Yakaru The Violet Vixen Name: Yakaru Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '16	For an update: I'm stranded in LA until my bike gets fixed and the Taxi Cab Co's "Fleet Manager" has been out of the office and so I'm basically sitting on my thumbs waiting at this point. So far no shenanigans though.

March 20th, 2013, 12:47 AM	#17
Madman44 ninjette.org guru Name: Martin Location: California Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 291	Hey Yakaru, how did this play out? Have you received settlement for either of your crashes yet?

March 20th, 2013, 12:31 PM	#19
Madman44 ninjette.org guru Name: Martin Location: California Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 291	Wow, that blows...Hopefully everything gets settled quickly for you. I still haven't even had an adjuster come to check my bike out yet and it's been almost a month since my incident. I also yelped the other party's insurance (infinity) and read literally nothing but horrible feedback:/ I am so jealous that you've already got another bike

March 20th, 2013, 02:22 PM	#20
contact148 ninjette.org member Name: Matt Location: Toronto Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 2013 GSXR 600 Posts: 96	face it people are stupid!! guy did that to me many years ago with a pickup truck except he backed up OVER the hood of my honda prelude till he cracked the windsheld....he did it slowly too

March 26th, 2013, 09:04 AM	#26
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March 26th, 2013, 09:33 AM	#27
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March 26th, 2013, 08:35 PM	#28
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