cyclist sues driver

[rolly]

good for her.

Injured cyclist sues crash driver | Bicycles | Road Rules | Courts

[nexus]

Good stuff!!

Hope this opens the floodgates..!

[alexb618]

not sure why this is in the news, id say it is pretty common

i am 10 months into a civil case against a driver who hit me... i have received judgement in my favour, now awaiting payment of the large settlement amount (almost twice what this person was going for).

[Snail]

I went straight to the insurance company and had 7K within 5 days

*lots of phone calls and emails though one to the insurance ombudsman, I had nothing better to do anyway as i was banged up a bit.

[rolly]

hmm, article seemed to suggest it was a rare occurence. maybe coz most the fucking drivers don't stop.

glad you guys have managed to get the appropriate compensation though

[mckenny]

wouldn't be too surprised to hear that story had it's origins in Maurice Blackburn's media liaison office.

[alexb618]

I went straight to the insurance company and had 7K within 5 days

lucky there was insurance cover, the number of uninsured drivers getting around is absolutely massive

[BrakeFree]

lucky there was insurance cover, the number of uninsured drivers getting around is absolutely massive

Isn't third party insurance compulsory?

[Snail]

hmm, article seemed to suggest it was a rare occurence. maybe coz most the fucking drivers don't stop.

Hard not to stop when you have gone through the windscreen and you bike ends up "inside" a 7-eleven.

[Aaron]

yes it is