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unmarried crashers

Cadman

Cadman

Have bikes, will travel
Joined
Oct 21, 2008
Location
Redding
Moto(s)
'14 Ninja 1000
'05 ZX10
, '81 GPz550,
2003 ZRX1200,
2000 ZRX1100
Name
Bill
I have observed that unmarried riders are particularly vulnerable to losing their bikes to tow yards if they spend enough time in the hospital.
Example: My friend is riding at the speed limit through a sweeping right hander and hit something slick resulting in a highside. 10 broken bones, concussion, punctured lung, 4 weeks in intensive care, 2 of which he was kept asleep to allow his ribs and collar bones to knit together. His 89 600 Ninja was worth less than $1000, and by the time he could go try to get it back the charges were over $2500. They then attacked his credit as if he had stolen the money from him. As soon as I heard he crashed I located the bike and tried to pay the charges, but they would not let me have it.
My point: If only the registered owner or their spouse can take possession of the bike from the tow yard,
a. Can a rider carry a power of attorney to allow someone he designates to pick it up?
b. What can be said to an officer on the scene to gain cooperation so that the others with the downed rider can transport the crashed bike to the rider’s home?
Example: A friend in Arizona was plowed from behind in traffic and hurt. He called his wife to get one of his buddies to come get his tricked-out bike. It had many expensive light weight components. The officer insisted that it be towed. The wife and buddy got to the tow yard within 2 hours and there already were parts stripped off it.
I have asked my insurance man to look into options on this. I carry the keys to my bike hauler when I ride and have implored my riding buddies, “Don’t let them tow the bike!” I have used the hauler to help others when they have crashed, but there were no law enforcement officers at the scene.
Any insight you could provide will be appreciated. Thanks. :thumbup
 
tow companys are legal theives hate them people
 
Your best bet would be to have a contingency plan that would include a notorized "limited power of attorney" packaged with a copy of the current reg card, the title (if it is available) and a photocopy of the owner's driver's license.

Try the 2nd one at this link: http://www.expertlaw.com/library/estate_planning/limited_power_of_attorney.html

I would cut and paste the text from the 2nd sample on the page above and photocopy BOTH of your DLs right onto the page and have it notorized.


If you have all of these items, you should be able to pay the release fees, towing/storage fees and get possession of the vehicle so long as you have a valid license..

YMMV .
 
Thanks

Thank you Motorman, that was what I was looking for. :thumbup
 
+1 For Topic

Additional Questions on the Subject:

How can I get it so that the LEO will contact my insurance agent at the scene so they can get the ball rolling on taking care of towing and everything else?

I've been in two accidents where I was either immobilized with a neck-brace, or had broken fingers and again was being told to not worry about anything and they would get the information later when I would tell them where it was and try to make sure they got everything. At both accidents they did find the DL but stopped after that.

In both cases all the information, Insurance/Health Insurance/Registration/DL/etc, were in my wallet in either my backpack or tank bag. Always figured they were easy to find/access.

It's always a headache in the aftermath trying to find the bike, driving to the police to get a release, driving that to the tow yard since the LEO won't fax it, and the tow yard won't accept anything except a original document, then dealing with insurance being upset that they weren't contacted and now accruing additional costs due to ridiculous towing/storage fees. I can only even imagine what it would be like to have been seriously injured or unconscious and being unable to being taking care of such things within days of the accident.

So far in thinking about the subject I have thought of maybe just getting a piece of tape and writing on it my insurance agents name/# and asking that they call it then directly attaching it to back of the DL or something.

Any other suggestions?
 
We don't contact your insurance company under any circumstances. It's the policy holders responsibility to inform the insurance company of the collision. As for the tow, the vehicle, unless there is some crime involved in the incident, should be towed as a storage. Meaning there should be no PD release necessary. On the other hand, if there is a crime involved and the vehicle is impounded, then a PD release would be necessary.

As for where the bike was taken to, contact the PD by telephone, provide them with the case number or the date and time of the collision and they should be able to provide you with the tow company, and their location.
 
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