Bad luck on bike damage there Alan. I feel your pain.
I was on my to work one day and was taken out by a kid on his way to school, of all things, the accident knocked me unconcious and did over $2k damage to my bike. The kid had a scrape on his elbow. his mother shit herself when she heard how much it was going to cost to repair my bike so got legal advice and apparently she was NOT legally responsible for his action (f$#ked if I know how that works) but basically all I could do at the time was to sue the kid and have him pay me damages out of his pocket money (if he has any) for years at 50cents a week! Because it happened on a bike track TAC doesn't care about it! First Rant...
Last night (on my way home from the National launch of the new M3 ah hum! ) this F$#kwit in a Falcon speeds up to block me from merging from the left lane when I was 3 or 4 car lengths in front of him. Nearly forced me off the road then when I pulled in behind him and sounded my horn he jumped on the breaks so hard I had to avoid hitting him! I was friggin furious. When I drove past him he blows me a kiss.... arghhhhh I was too mad to even think of getting his licence plate! What the hell is wrong with some people!? Jealousy?