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I had a crash...a big one!

Nessism said:
The only way to get "...at least a few million" is if the person who caused the injury was rich, or if they had a really good insurance policy. Most people take the state required minimum policy, which ain't $hit. And you can't sue someone and take their home away, there are laws against that.

When the left turner got me in 2006 I got all of $5000 buck. Just enough to cover my out of pocket costs. Fast forward to today and my RH knee is a mess and I can't even walk for fitness anymore. It's frustrating.
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When I was 18 I ran a stop sign and was sued for $1.3 mil. No injuries on scene, but when she got home, her daddy cried 'whiplash!' (He wasn't even in the car.) $1 mil for the driver, $300k for "loss of the services of a daughter." They settled for $13k; my lawyer said if she was on their side, she would have got them a lot more.

Home yet, Trevor?
 
Rob S. said:
When I was 18 I ran a stop sign and was sued for $1.3 mil. No injuries on scene, but when she got home, her daddy cried 'whiplash!' (He wasn't even in the car.) $1 mil for the driver, $300k for "loss of the services of a daughter." They settled for $13k; my lawyer said if she was on their side, she would have got them a lot more.

Home yet, Trevor?
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Hey buddy I?m home... day surgery... sitting in my garage enjoying myself 🙂
oh boy those numbers sound nice but I won?t see that... it should be enough to make some good changes for my family
 
trevor said:
Hey buddy I?m home... day surgery... sitting in my garage enjoying myself 
oh boy those numbers sound nice but I won?t see that... it should be enough to make some good changes for my family
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I can't think of a more mentally therapeutic place than amongst the 'girls'. :cool:
 
Grimly said:
I noticed you weren't on this past week or so, just assumed you'd been out and about.
I'm assuming you were ATGATTed up, so the injuries would have likely been much worse otherwise.
Was just thinking the other day, it's a pita to get all geared up just to go down the shops and nearly didn't bother. Only goes to show, the local roads are the more dangerous for a couple of factors - frequency and familiarity.
I've had a few close encounters with texting / drinking fools around here, but so far have escaped collision, and that's mainly due to half-expecting asshats around every corner.
You'll find the major injuries will heal, but your broken finger - pay attention to how that sets; small ones like that get overlooked and it might set crooked.
Heal soon, buddy.
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Lol...well you are right about the finger! Crooked and I'm going in for a 3rd surgery on Jan 17th.

Update....we settled with ICBC a couple of weeks ago....would have liked more money (who wouldn't lol) but I'm happy that I will continue to have a good life..it could have been worse.
I have worked my azz off to get better, We had to give a finial tally to insurance for health care appointments....ICBC has been great to deal with....not a single cent out of my pocket..in fact I even got paid milage to and from my appointments....to this day in 2 years 4 months I have gone to 562 appointments....physio I still do,
I get paid out but I continue to get all my healthcare paid for for life...as long as my doctor says it's related to my accident.
I feel very blessed.

Oh question...I have video of the crash....now that the case is over I can share it....anyone interested? Cheers
 
Absolutely not, nope, no way. I have too many high-def crunch-o-vision crash movies in my head already.
 
trevor said:
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Lol...well you are right about the finger! Crooked and I'm going in for a 3rd surgery on Jan 17th.

Update....we settled with ICBC a couple of weeks ago....would have liked more money (who wouldn't lol) but I'm happy that I will continue to have a good life..it could have been worse.
I have worked my azz off to get better, We had to give a finial tally to insurance for health care appointments....ICBC has been great to deal with....not a single cent out of my pocket..in fact I even got paid milage to and from my appointments....to this day in 2 years 4 months I have gone to 562 appointments....physio I still do,
I get paid out but I continue to get all my healthcare paid for for life...as long as my doctor says it's related to my accident.
I feel very blessed.

Oh question...I have video of the crash....now that the case is over I can share it....anyone interested? Cheers
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Hell yes share it.
 
Well I'm a bit curious I suppose. If we can learn something it would be worth it.
 
Watch bike crash videos all the time. Hits different when you know the guy. I never met Trevor in person, but we've had enough interaction on here that I feel like I have, and consider him a friend.
 
Trevor, kudos to you for getting back in the saddle after this wreck. Sounds like your hard work at rehab has been well worth the effort.

My mom-in-law was in a bad spot underneath a "runaway" SUV a few years ago. Similarly to your situation, after a couple of major surgeries and countless hours of physical therapy her recovery has exceeded Dr's expectations.

As far as the video, I'm kinda like Rich. I want to see it, but don't. Saw a video of a friend's head on collision with another bike at highway speed. Thankfully the audio was down. Now I can't unsee that moment.

FWIW, sometimes I watch other riders pass by and just feel in my gut that a car will pull out in their lane, or something, whatever, will happen. The thought is so vivid my heart races as if I'd already wittnessed it. Maybe that stems from seeing other videos of it actually happening. So, yeah, I personally would not want to see it.
 
Had the finger surgery 3 weeks ago....been doing hand therapy three times a week. another 3 weeks of wearing the brace to keep my finger straight....been driving me crazy as I can't ride because of it and we have had some pretty nice days here....I'm cautiously optimistic :)
 
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