Pedestrian bikers save the day

[slofox]

Lilfox and I were strolling along the river path beside the mighty Waikato this afternoon when a dude came ripping along the other way. He swerved off the path into the rough alongside to pass us and then proceeded to fail to remount the path, bounce left and head straight for the cliff into the river below. Fortunately, (sort of I guess) he tipped over left and wedged a metre short of the edge in the willow roots.
Young lad on a scooter? Mad middle-aged lycra-clad pansy? Cocky teenager on a mountain bike?

Nah. Old fulla from the local rest home on his mobility scoot. Those little wheels are no good on concrete edges. Plus I bet he target fixated as well! Better get Katman onto him I reckon. Blardy hoon!

Anyhow, he was fair stuck there, legs all tangled up with the scoot and hanging inches from the precipice. There was nobody else within a bull's roar of us so we had to try to get him out. Easier said than done. I have my left hand in a splint at present after surgery last Thursday. So I am a one armed paperhanger (bandit?) at present and had to do the lift one sided...took a while but we got him untangled and hoisted him back off the edge. Luckily he was pretty fit so helped a lot. Then another bloke came along and we got the scoot back up as well.

Old boy was pretty unphased by it - shook the hands and took off on his way up the track.

If he'd gone over the edge he would have been in deep shit 'cause the water is just down there. No way I could've got him out of that.

[FJRider]

If he'd gone over the edge he would have been in deep shit 'cause the water is just down there. No way I could've got him out of that.

Is the water quality in the Waikato river that bad ... ?? :eek5:

[mashman]

Are you sure that you didn't stop a suicide? and that his handshake was grudged and that's why he wasn't phased? You heartless bastard. Did you consider tipping him over the edge so that you didn't have to struggle for too long? because of your wankers cramp.

[slofox]

Is the water quality in the Waikato river that bad ... ?? :eek5: Nah but it's deep just there.


Are you sure that you didn't stop a suicide? and that his handshake was grudged and that's why he wasn't phased? You heartless bastard. Did you consider tipping him over the edge so that you didn't have to struggle for too long? because of your wankers cramp. Anything's possible I suppose...

[mossy1200]

Could be the re entry of the "Have you done enough to earn a DB" advertising series.

[slofox]

Could be the re entry of the "Have you done enough to earn a DB" advertising series.

The guy on the scoot deserved one!

[BigAl]

Did he give you a spin on it? Might be the new Vixen:lol:

[Mom]

Did he give you a spin on it? Might be the new Vixen:lol:

Imagine that! Jan on a mobility scooter, hooning around the place :rofl:

[haydes55]

Are you sure that you didn't stop a suicide? and that his handshake was grudged and that's why he wasn't phased? You heartless bastard. Did you consider tipping him over the edge so that you didn't have to struggle for too long? because of your wankers cramp.

Na sounds more like an insurance job.

[G4L4XY]

What no vid? :(

[Drew]

"Ripping along the other way".

Cool story bro.

[Maha]

Imagine that! Jan on a mobility scooter, hooning around the place :rofl:

...in his QMoto gear, he would have been saved by the triple stitching had he ended up in the water though...:cool:

[007XX]

Hehehe... I want to try to have a race with Stirts with those scooters one day :2thumbsup

[slofox]

Hehehe... I want to try to have a race with Stirts with those scooters one day :2thumbsup

When I get one I'm gunna soup up the engine...maybe "borrow" a gixxer motor.

[007XX]

When I get one I'm gunna soup up the engine...maybe "borrow" a gixxer motor.

Now you're talking!

My neighbour' s elderly father had one delivered last week and I was very sorely tempted to ask to take it for a spin: it was electric blue, how could I not?

[G4L4XY]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10843932

Elderly citizens on a rampage!!

[schrodingers cat]

Wonder how your 'Santa' score sits now?

Rescues coffin dodger from certain death +100

Tells everyone about it on te interwebz -100

[BigAl]

Illegal mobility scooter racing perhaps?

[Banditbandit]

I Googled "Mobility Scooter Accidents PIctures" ... and got this result ..

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Aq7JLkaHRvI/ThIiZMB6KyI/AAAAAAABx20/Yzi80N1prLU/s400/04bmwe-scooter.jpg

I wonder what that means?

[Stirts]

Hehehe... I want to try to have a race with Stirts with those scooters one day :2thumbsup

OH you are so on!!!

I can just see it now...

272480

There are in fact two elderly ladies that hoon around the streets of Tauranga on their scooters, taking out pedestrians left right and centre.

[007XX]

OH you are so on!!!

I can just see it now...

272480

There are in fact two elderly ladies that hoon around the streets of Tauranga on their scooters, taking out pedestrians left right and centre.

Bahahahahahaha... *must spread the love some more*

Betty White better give it her best shot now, cos the next generation of elderly loon is well catered for with you and I ;)

[Stirts]

Betty White better give it her best shot now, cos the next generation of elderly loon is well catered for with you and I ;)

:killingme fark I love that show!!!

[Usarka]

Na sounds more like an insurance job.

He wanted a Hyosung.

[Road kill]

:killingme fark I love that show!!!

Saw it for the first time two weeks ago,,,hell yeah:lol:

[Swoop]

Lilfox and I ...

Has there been a spate of accidents like this in H-town recently? There was something on Campbell last night that sounded exactly like this. A group of schoolgirls helped out.

[BigAl]

Has there been a spate of accidents like this in H-town recently? There was something on Campbell last night that sounded exactly like this. A group of schoolgirls helped out.

Yer Slowfox has been pushing a few in

[slofox]

Has there been a spate of accidents like this in H-town recently? There was something on Campbell last night that sounded exactly like this. A group of schoolgirls helped out.

Yeah - two in about two days. I reckon the two of them were racing each other. The woman was only two days behind our boy...:devil2:

[Swoop]

Yeah - two in about two days. I reckon the two of them were racing each other. The woman was only two days behind our boy...:devil2:
Seriously close racing!