Motorcyclist struck head on by car travelling wrong way down motorway

**GTRMAN** · 20th April 2012, 07:34

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6777...river-in-crash

Thoughts go out to the rider involved....

**willytheekid** · 20th April 2012, 08:15

ohh shit!...poor bugger (could lose his leg!)

Dirty prick drove off and just left him....scum!...pure scum!

Hope the rider is ok and the police find the biggest fucken book they have to throw at the scum bag.

**oneofsix** · 20th April 2012, 08:21

Originally Posted by willytheekid

ohh shit!...poor bugger (could lose his leg!)

Dirty prick drove off and just left him....scum!...pure scum!

Hope the rider is ok and the police find the biggest fucken book they have to throw at the scum bag.

+1 Drove off at speed the F'ing prick. WTF is going wrong that these ... are finding there way the wrong way onto the motorways? Then they don't notice that the median barrier is on the wrong side? If it wasn't so tragic it would be a Tui billboard.

Here's hoping they can save the bikers leg.

**avgas** · 20th April 2012, 08:45

I had a WTF!?! moment recently turning off Hillsborough Road on the SH20 on ramp to find and old couple driving towards me in their mitsi.
Seems that wrong way on motorway is more common than it seems.

**baptist** · 20th April 2012, 09:42

Hope the rider recovers fully... our prayers are with you.

**oneofsix** · 20th April 2012, 09:42

Appears the poor guy has lost his leg. Herald have updated the story.

Originally Posted by Herald

He was taken to Middlemore Hospital with head and serious leg injuries but his leg was removed during surgery, said police communications shift Inspector Norman Upjohn.

**nodrog:Me** · 20th April 2012, 09:55

This makes me hopping mad!

**GrayWolf** · 20th April 2012, 10:01

if they track the driver down??
A good candidate for a lifetime BAN... asswipe!
Thoughts are with the rider.

**Paul in NZ** · 20th April 2012, 10:19

Pretty shitty deal for some poor bastard. Hope they throw the book at the daft git.

**actungbaby** · 20th April 2012, 10:25

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10800181

be nice for locals to seend support for this man he was just riding his bike

hopefully be able to ride his bike again

**The End** · 20th April 2012, 10:44

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-down-motorway

**DODO``** · 20th April 2012, 10:53

Don't they have like 3 lanes there? and there should be hardly any traffic around 1am? damn,, talk about bad luck,

**joeyy** · 20th April 2012, 11:01

Story updated -
"Man dragged himself to safety"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6777...self-to-safety

**oneofsix** · 20th April 2012, 11:04

Originally Posted by DODO``

Don't they have like 3 lanes there? and there should be hardly any traffic around 1am? damn,, talk about bad luck,

Must have 3 lanes because Stuff reports he was hit in the centre lane and had to drag himself to the side of the road. Also appears the car drivers was drunk.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6777...self-to-safety

The motorcyclist had managed to drag himself from the centre lane where the accident occurred, to the side of the motorway where he was found when emergency services arrived,