| Re: Claiming after an accident
BJaY wrote:
> Hi,
> I recently had a prang with a motorist, who drove at the side of me
> while I was waiting to turn right. I have an old Claud butler / Reynolds
> based frame and the impact was fairly significant, though little damage
> showed. My qestion is this : Is it true to say that any aluminium part
> involved in a non-trivial collision whould need to be replaced ? Is the same
> true of an old high performance steel frame ? As I understand it, both
> materials can develop cracks which could cause failure and the collision
> effected the front end of the bicycle. I intend to claim for replacement
> forks (531), stem (Aluminium), bars (Aluminium) and headset. Is this
> reasonable ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce.
>
>
Depending on where the impact was I would go whole frame as well. I was
in a collision where the driver t-boned me, and unfortunately was not
conscious enough to see where he actually hit me. Bottom line I was hit,
and fractures can become breaks at any time. Regardless of how likely it
is, I made clear that the driver had tried to kill me once, I don't want
his insurers to have another pop at me by compromising my safety.
Just got a deal off of the insurers to give me 120% of what I initially
paid out, or about 90% of a 2007 model. Press hard to make sure you are
in a satisfactory position - you didn't ask to be hit :-)
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