Failure To Yield is the traffic ticket written here in Texas, unless there are extenuating circumstances. Seems light, to me, when turning a car into the path of an oncoming motorcycle happens way too often, and is often a fatality.
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Failure To Yield is the traffic ticket written here in Texas, unless there are extenuating circumstances. Seems light, to me, when turning a car into the path of an oncoming motorcycle happens way too often, and is often a fatality.
The laws of physics trump the laws of the land. In all cases anything bigger than you has the right of way.
That's all well and good
Have you ever experienced the Left turn thing?
If you are not mentally ahead of the picture you will learn the hard way.
TOTALLY agree.Quote:
Never, ever, nonchalantly speed past a line of stalled cars (in either direction)
The line of cars tightly packed together is one of the more scary situations to encounter as a rider. A cager, in the aforementioned line, not thinking about a bike, but looking at the turn he/she is about to make, can pull right in front of you and legitimately claim to never see you. Worst thing is, depending upon the exact timing and the intersection, there's no escape routes.
Limited sight lines, such as a short hill, also frighten me. I like the advice: "Be prepared to stop within the vanish zone" - the point of the road where it vanishes and you cannot see what is coming.
As for the topic of the thread, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with themselves or someone else in the aftermath of a crash. Without supplemental uninsured/underinsured and/or disability insurance, you could be in a world of hurt beyond anything physical.
If the driver at fault does not cause a certain amount of damage or TOO much bodily harm and is not pursued by the victim, a fine according to the ticket is all they get. The more severe the incident the higher the cost for the one at fault. Doesn't matter who was driving what. Depends on the ticket and the charge Its up to the officer at the time. The victim can pursue and make things worse but its up to them. Every case is different. Thank God!
I think the laws governing these things are fare. YOU have to defend yourself at all times.
"He who endureth to the end shall be saved".
Its hard to make it to court laying in the hospital.............
Wife and I hit by a drunk driver in 2000. 9th DUI, vehicular manslaughter charge in 1980. We both almost died. 9 surgeries, 3 months in hospital, and a year in rehab until I could walk again. Hospital bill over 2 million and he got 18 months for his misdeed.