first accident on two wheels !!

[dergav]

got knocked off the Forza today. Guy in car pulled out from a T Junction onto the right of way road I was on..Bike fairings mashed on LH side..left side of handle bar bent in..foot lever for centre stand bent in so cannot operate the centre stand..thats the bad news...managed to drive it home 20 miles however...
Good news is that i got off lightly...few leg scrapes and a sprained wrist...the bike was knocked away from under me and I slid across the road after it....with my protective gear on..
Other good news is that two cops were behind me in a van and they saw it all...so my two witnesses are two cops!...how lucky is that?......The guy in the car started to claim my LH indicator was on being the reason he pulled out...The main cop told him straight that under the UK Highway code it mattered not if the indicator was on ( but it wasnt) as he was in the wrong pulling onto a road and hitting me. How the driver thought I was going to negotiate a rather tight LH corner at 35 MPH is beyond me...However the cop looked at the Forza and commented that he could sort of understand the car driver as the orange indicator lights are on all the time ( and flash off rather than on)...In retrospect that seems a questionable design from Honda...
I now expect the Forza to be off the road for a while waiting repair...spare parts etc..so my planned trip to Ireland later this month looks doubtful...although Bennets Insurance when I called them to report it seemed to indicated there would be a replacement bike?
We will see....Bike being damaged is not important ...bike bits are repairable... All that matters is that no-one was injured ...apart from my dignity!
I suppose it had to happen sometime...but will make me more nervous in future about cars sitting at junctions waiting to pull out.

[Alibally]

Glad your ok.
I agree with them about the orange lights on all the time. It could cause problems right enough. I think Gn2 has disabled his by insulating the terminals for the bulbs.

[tbln930]

Glad you are ok. So the other guy is saying he saw you and still hit you? They will say anything.

[fish]

Glad you're OK.
Pretty much everything on two wheels here in the States has a pair of amber lights up front.
I like that extra lighting....making us more visible.
I always cover the brakes and do a slight roll off of the throttle until I'm clear of sitting side street cars. Always.
Fish

[MikeP]

Good on you for wearing your protective gear! Happy you are ok.
It is strange to me the amber indicators being on and flashing off and on for a turn signal. In Canada it is the opposite, indicators are off and only illuminate and flash when in use. No matter to the dolt who hit you, he is clearly in the wrong. Hope you get your bike fixed soon so you can still do your trip or perhaps a loaner bike.

[gn2]

I think Gn2 has disabled his by insulating the terminals for the bulbs.

Indeed he has and for exactly the reason of them causing confusion in other road users.

[sendler2112]

All cars have amber corner markers in the front. Lame excuse.

[Alibally]

All cars have amber corner markers in the front. Lame excuse.

Not in the UK or Europe. Newer vehicles now have daytime running lights but they are white light. The orange ones are turn signals only.

[Mel46]

Our PCXs do not have orange side markers, and the turn signals only come on when we turn them on. It might be a good idea to have the amber side lights, but many bikes don't have them. I see a lot of bikes around my area that not only don't have side lights, they have very small tail lights, which also means very small brakelights. Add that to the dark clothes many wear and you have an accident waiting to happen.

[iceman]

Can't say I've noticed permanantly lit indicators on bikes (in the UK) but I guess I soon will now it's come up. Seems odd to have something that can cause confusion and potential accidents, as I would expect a turn indicator to light up when turning, no other time.