Member Profile - Kody.B - Goodbye Liberty, Hello Golf R

[jakey]

Why does everyone assume its my fault? XD
Someone hit me as I pulled out of a parrallel park, they weren't watching the road.
Whilst I will cop the excess, the other driver admitted that they weren't watching the traffic.
Not exactly pleased with the results but there was nothing I could have done -.-

Forgive me if i'm not picturing the situation clearly but aren't you meant to be the one giving way when you pull out from parallel?

[Joshy]

Why does everyone assume its my fault? XD
Someone hit me as I pulled out of a parrallel park, they weren't watching the road.
Whilst I will cop the excess, the other driver admitted that they weren't watching the traffic.
Not exactly pleased with the results but there was nothing I could have done -.-

Forgive me if i'm not picturing the situation clearly but aren't you meant to be the one giving way when you pull out from parallel?

Yeah you are, although the other driver could/should/may have not/could have been paying attention and seen Kody pulling out and then either slowed down or avoided it in some way, you do need to give way and it would have been Kody's fault in this case.

Yes they could have been watching and slowed down, but they didn't, and it does not make it their fault :/

[jakey]

Ahh okay makes sense, just so long as Kody wasn't completely avoiding the blame

[Kody.B]

Legally, I am at fault, however it's a grey line. With a witness, I would have possibly been excluded of fault.

A vehicle behind me was turning right into a carpark driveway. There were no vehicles behind me and there was probably 5 or so parks behind me. I went to go when I saw the car stop to turn, indicated and and saw a vehicle behind me go onto the shoulder behind me where cars are usually parallel parked. I stopped, the front sticking out by a foot as I didn't have the time to back up. The car I stopped for was able to go around me. Whilst I waited stationary, a second car did the same (going around the turning car by driving down parallel parking) and weren't looking where they were going, as such they hit my car.

Being over the white line, a certain degree of fault is mine, I won't argue. However, the vehicles that passed me were technically driving down the shoulder and pulling back onto the road behind me, when I was trying to pull out. If the car ahead of her could get around me, and she hit me because she wasn't watching the road at her admittance (in a school zone too, wtf?) I have no doubt that she too was negligent. I was stationary, couldn't move back as cars were driving down the parks behind me, and I obviously couldn't just pull out. If she was watching the road, she would have seen the other car miss me (plenty of room to go around) and it wouldn't have happened.

Unfortunately, it was one of those situations where nothing could have been done. Due to my position and no witnesses, I have been labelled at fault.

Don't get me wrong, I am not avoiding the blame. It comes down to a factor of inexperience that I couldn't determine whether it was safe to move the car (I could have just as easily reversed into the cars driving down the car parks) as well as the position of my car leaving me at fault.

[jakey]

Legally, I am at fault, however it's a grey line. With a witness, I would have possibly been excluded of fault.

A vehicle behind me was turning right into a carpark driveway. There were no vehicles behind me and there was probably 5 or so parks behind me. I went to go when I saw the car stop to turn, indicated and and saw a vehicle behind me go onto the shoulder behind me where cars are usually parallel parked. I stopped, the front sticking out by a foot as I didn't have the time to back up. The car I stopped for was able to go around me. Whilst I waited stationary, a second car did the same (going around the turning car by driving down parallel parking) and weren't looking where they were going, as such they hit my car.

Being over the white line, a certain degree of fault is mine, I won't argue. However, the vehicles that passed me were technically driving down the shoulder and pulling back onto the road behind me, when I was trying to pull out. If the car ahead of her could get around me, and she hit me because she wasn't watching the road at her admittance (in a school zone too, wtf?) I have no doubt that she too was negligent. I was stationary, couldn't move back as cars were driving down the parks behind me, and I obviously couldn't just pull out. If she was watching the road, she would have seen the other car miss me (plenty of room to go around) and it wouldn't have happened.

Unfortunately, it was one of those situations where nothing could have been done. Due to my position and no witnesses, I have been labelled at fault.

Don't get me wrong, I am not avoiding the blame. It comes down to a factor of inexperience that I couldn't determine whether it was safe to move the car (I could have just as easily reversed into the cars driving down the car parks) as well as the position of my car leaving me at fault.

Okay makes more sense now, If they were driving through the car parks to get around another car. She should've been much more attentive and in less of a hurry.

Hope it all sorts out for you!

[AB501UT!0N]

That is no good Kody, I hope your baby is back on the road soon

[Kody.B]

Thems the brakes I guess. Shit happens, and does so frequently. It seems every time I get some savings up, something goes wrong. Clutch, CV's, now this

Bit of a shame too, I was planning on ordering wheels yesterday afternoon :/

[Joshy]

Thems the brakes I guess. Shit happens, and does so frequently. It seems every time I get some savings up, something goes wrong. Clutch, CV's, now this

Bit of a shame too, I was planning on ordering wheels yesterday afternoon :/

Its alright, you can still order them and I will take care of them for you?

[Kody.B]

Not after $500 of excess XD

[Joshy]

Not after $500 of excess XD

Send me the $500 instead, ill donate it to my Nigerian prince uncle who will release his wealth and you will receive 20% for your troubles.

[ferret89]

Sorry to hear Kody, hopefully it'll be an easy fix and you won't be off the road for too long.

[jay.ritchie]

If anyone wouldn't mind answering, what insurance do/did the members on red P's have, and how much is it?

Full comp with Ahhhhhhhh-lianz. Technically my car is owned by my dads business, so insurance for me is $600 p.a.
really really lucky with that one

[Kody.B]

If anyone wouldn't mind answering, what insurance do/did the members on red P's have, and how much is it?

Full comp with Ahhhhhhhh-lianz. Technically my car is owned by my dads business, so insurance for me is $600 p.a.
really really lucky with that one

That is lucky. My car under my parents insurance is still $1200. Ridiculous.

Could be worse though, when I first was looking for a car a Skyline 350GT was $3500 a year

[alessandro132]

That is lucky. My car under my parents insurance is still $1200. Ridiculous.

Could be worse though, when I first was looking for a car a Skyline 350GT was $3500 a year

Now that's a nice car too - good taste mate

[Kody.B]

Thanks, I'll admit the Skyline was my preference over even the Liberty.
May or may not have had to do with the 60,000km and 203kw.

No point if the insurance costs that much though