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| Thread ID: 96057 | 2008-12-27 20:20:00 | Hit a sheep | hanson54 (14447) | PC World Chat |
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| 732755 | 2008-12-27 20:20:00 | Travelling on our local road recently and coming round a blind corner a bloody sheep jumped out across the road and unfortunately I hit and killed it. My car has approx $3K damage to it and is insured (State) and I thought that the farmer would be responsible for the damage as the sheep must have been on the road due to poor fencing etc, but not so. Apparently the insurance company has to prove the farmer was negligent (with sub-standard fencing) and if not, I will be up for the $300 excess plus the fact my car will be off the road for 3 or 4 days getting fixed. I rang the farmer to let him know about the accident and he basically said the same thing - prove I was negligent! State say they will send around an investigator round to check the fencing but what's the point of that? - the farmer will have quickly repair any fencing needed. I did check the fencing a couple of days later (when I thought of it) and I think I found the hole in the fence (now repaired!) where the sheep escaped from. I'm now thinking about buying a cheap camera and if it happens again I will check and photograph any damage to the fencing immediately. Anyone else had a similar experience with accidents involving livestock on the road? |
hanson54 (14447) | ||
| 732756 | 2008-12-27 20:39:00 | Well you know this is NZ, and livestock do wander round on the roads. I pass loose sheep on the way to work quite often. I passed one the other day - and no the fence wasn't broken, the sheep just shoved its way out. It was trying to shove its way back when I passed........ My friend has electric fencing at her place too - to try and stop them getting into her vege garden. One became lunch not so long ago as it persisted in ignoring the shocks and pushing through anyway. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 732757 | 2008-12-27 20:40:00 | New Zealand is a farming nation, the whole country survives on the export of primary produce. Get your fragile Jap car fixed and move on. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 732758 | 2008-12-27 20:43:00 | That's par for the course in a country that has relied on primary producers for much of it's short history. Consider yourself lucky that the farmer didn't insist on you compensating him for the loss of his animal. | johcar (6283) | ||
| 732759 | 2008-12-27 20:59:00 | That's par for the course in a country that has relied on primary producers for much of it's short history. Consider yourself lucky that the farmer didn't insist on you compensating him for the loss of his animal. So if I happened to be riding a motorbike and hit the sheep and ended up paralyzed for life, that would be OK? That's bull**** - farming is a business and like any other business's, owners are expected to put in safeguards to avoid accidents i.e. decent fencing. |
hanson54 (14447) | ||
| 732760 | 2008-12-27 21:00:00 | Meh, we didn't need that sheep anyway. | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 732761 | 2008-12-27 21:02:00 | Travelling on our local road recently and coming round a blind corner a bloody sheep jumped out across the road and unfortunately I hit and killed it . My car has approx $3K damage to it and is insured (State) and I thought that the farmer would be responsible for the damage as the sheep must have been on the road due to poor fencing etc, but not so . Apparently the insurance company has to prove the farmer was negligent (with sub-standard fencing) and if not, I will be up for the $300 excess plus the fact my car will be off the road for 3 or 4 days getting fixed . I rang the farmer to let him know about the accident and he basically said the same thing - prove I was negligent! State say they will send around an investigator round to check the fencing but what's the point of that? - the farmer will have quickly repair any fencing needed . I did check the fencing a couple of days later (when I thought of it) and I think I found the hole in the fence (now repaired!) where the sheep escaped from . I'm now thinking about buying a cheap camera and if it happens again I will check and photograph any damage to the fencing immediately . Anyone else had a similar experience with accidents involving livestock on the road? I dont understand this bit, if the sheep belonged to the farmer, then surely it is his responsibility to ensure HIS sheep are fenced in!! I would be quite upset with the insurance co if they failed to pursue the farmer and went the easy route and just got you to pay the excess Good luck! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 732762 | 2008-12-27 21:05:00 | So if I happened to be riding a motorbike and hit the sheep and ended up paralyzed for life, that would be OK? That's bull**** - farming is a business and like any other business's, owners are expected to put in safeguards to avoid accidents i.e. decent fencing. Accidents happen, There arent many country folk who havent hit animals at one time or another. Just get over it. And the driver/rider is sometimes to blame for going too fast. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 732763 | 2008-12-27 21:08:00 | silly little sheep! | pcuser7895 (12979) | ||
| 732764 | 2008-12-27 21:12:00 | So if I happened to be riding a motorbike and hit the sheep and ended up paralyzed for life, that would be OK? That's bull**** - farming is a business and like any other business's, owners are expected to put in safeguards to avoid accidents i.e. decent fencing. No - it wouldn't be OK if you were paralyzed (but you would be covered by ACC - that's why we pay outrageous ACC levies). Yes, you're right, safeguards are expected, but you can't expect a 100% effectiveness rating, 100% of the time, with a seven wire fence of any age and an animal as canny and stupid as a sheep. Drive to the conditions and chalk this one up to experience, albeit an expensive one. |
johcar (6283) | ||
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