First glad to hear you and the family are ok - sounds like it was a hell of a hit! 

Did she even get on the brakes?

Yeah suby has gone to meet god by the sounds of it... RIP suby - you served your master bloody well I'd say!

If they took your "friend" away in a divvy van - rest assured they would have found some speed humps.... 

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When I passed my motorcycle licence - I was given the following advice:

"When you are on the road - NEVER trust any human being within sight of you (including pedestrians)! Assume they will do something stupid and try and kill you!"

The 3 monumental bike accidents I have had were not my fault... But they were - because I forgot the golden rule above and trusted the other guy to do the right thing...

I think the rule could safely be applied to travelling by car too?