Trials Punk Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) Its not like you'll go to a court with a jury and have a full blown precedure in which you will be able to expain all the technicallitys of how riding a bike on the pavement without a helmet is legal, the judge see's lil yuts come in there all the time, will instanty favour her case and you'll lose and have the fun of paying for all the damages plus legal fee's so pay upor do your reasearch as krisboats says about it ^^He would have to go to a magistrates court first. Try and sort out who is too blame, then if there is a claim to be made for the damage either cough up or go to the small claims court.why the f**k did you give her your real detailsSome people are honest.Some people would prefer to be able to ride past somewhere/someone without having to be chased down the street.Fair enough if your wern't local, in his case he is so I see a good point in giving details. Edited June 6, 2007 by Trials Punk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hitcher Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 To be honest both of you were at fault. If she takes you to court that bullshit, cant people just sort things out by themselves, without going to court, are we as bad as the americans??? Lol.Dont give her any money, what car did she have though? expensive? If so, she can afford to pay. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guineasmithpig Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) To be honest both of you were at fault. If she takes you to court that bullshit, cant people just sort things out by themselves, without going to court, are we as bad as the americans??? Lol.Dont give her any money, what car did she have though? expensive? If so, she can afford to pay. Lol.Yeah, but when the person just says 'no, get lost' then you have no comeback. Unfortunately, if you went round and just lifted money or items to cover the damages, you'd be done for theft in no time! Americanisation is just people claiming because they tripped over there own kid in a shop, and sued the shop owner (true story). Courts are the only way of bring justice to people too dishonest to admit or realise their mistakes, and MAKE them reimburse you for your losses. There is a difference.I'd be screwing if someone rode into my car while riding on the pavement. I spend a lot of money looking after the paint work on my car, only for some numpty to ride into it because the are to scared/lazy/incompetent to ride on the road. The main reason I ride on the road is that you have to slow down and watch for cars at every bloody junction and driveway. And thats why it annoys me when they put cycle paths on pavements, totally useless!Anyways, I can see your point that maybe she exited the driveway a little less cautiously than you would have liked. But at the end of the day, I wouldn't be expecting someone to be riding along the pavement at a pace where they couldn't stop for me leaving a driveway or junction. As someone mentioned, if it was someone leaving a junction without stopping to acknowledge the necessary 'Give Way' precautions, and hit you on the road, then you'd definitely be in the right, and could claim from her. But I'd be taking you to court for every penny, in this situation.Smithy Edited June 7, 2007 by guineasmithpig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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