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Oh, and to reinforce my view on staying away from the centre line in corners.... there was a biker years ago who hit a lorry coming the opposite way. Lost his leg in the collision.
In court the lorry drivers lawyers argued, even though the lorry was across the centre line, he had no choice because of the size of the lorry. But then argued the motorcycle rider should have been on the outside radius and he was at fault.
The judge agreed and denied compensation to the motorcyclist as the rider could have avoided the accident, whereas the lorry driver couldn't have done anything differently. He drove within the limitations of his vehicle.
So be careful
In court the lorry drivers lawyers argued, even though the lorry was across the centre line, he had no choice because of the size of the lorry. But then argued the motorcycle rider should have been on the outside radius and he was at fault.
The judge agreed and denied compensation to the motorcyclist as the rider could have avoided the accident, whereas the lorry driver couldn't have done anything differently. He drove within the limitations of his vehicle.
So be careful