Another biker down on Te Rakau Dr.

[Scorpygirl]

Hi all


Just to let you all know that Rhino and I have heard tonight about a very close biker mate of ours who has been injured in an accident with a 4WD - not a KB member but a fellow Ulyssian and one of the best. His leg is smashed up pretty badly and he is going in for major surgery tomorrow. Thank goodness no head or back injury!! However he has been told he may never ride again. :weep:

Please keep him in your thoughts.

[placidfemme]

hey sorry to hear about your friend... I hope the op goes well and he heals fast

[avgas]

Leg injuries suck - best wishes for your friend.

[skidMark]

best wishes to the rider one of the dangers of motorcycling i guess mind you you can be flattened by a bus just sitting at a give way.....(now where have i heard that before :slap: )

so yeah best wishes

Cheers: MA

[Scorpygirl]

Leg injuries suck - best wishes for your friend.

Thanks Avgas. Don't know how it's going to go but I am praying for the best just before Christmas.

[myvice]

My doctor told me I shouldn’t ride again...
Hope your mate is ok, give him our best.

[coley]

yeah not good! they maywell get the leg sorted. pretty good now days with modern medicine.
ps think you guys should get out of that hussel and bussel plenty room below bombays too ride. al the best:slap:

[James Deuce]

(snip)However he has been told he may never ride again. :weep:

Please keep him in your thoughts.

It's not up to the medic to decide whether or not he rides again. Standard hospital scare tactics.

Will certainly keep him in my thoughts.

Wish him all the best.

[aff-man]

Shit not good I was going along there today and travel there often .. some pretty reckless drivers...


thoughts are with him and the family hope he gets better and back on the bike soon:yes:

[Rhino]

The cage driver in question apparently said "I didn't look." This was before doing a u turn.:doh:

If I meet the prick, he won't walk again, let alone get behind the wheel of his 4WD. :tugger:

[raster]

Sorry to hear, our thorts are with you guys.

[Zapf]

Shit.... too close to home.... what happened do u know?

[thehollowmen]

thoughts and prayers go out to him

[Scorpygirl]

Shit.... too close to home.... what happened do u know?

Not sure of true details but a 4WD did a U-turn in front of his bike. The driver said he didn't see him. Please I know it's easy to get angry, but the drriver is beside himself. He stayed with our friend until the ambos arrived, admitted guilt to the police and has called up the hosp at least three times today. I am not saying it is wrong just there but for the Grace of God Go I.

[KLOWN]

Tis no good to hear bout your mate, I hope all goes with the surgery. It always sucks to hear about a biker going down cause we all know it could have been any of us. Cops pressing charges against cage driver?

[Scorpygirl]

Cops pressing charges against cage driver?

Not sure Klown. Too soon get I guess. I just want him to be well.

[Scorpygirl]

Thanks for all the messages everyone. I will pass them on.

Take care out there.

[oldrider]

Pass a best wish to your friend from me. Fellow Ulyssian and KBr. :( John.

[Zed]

Please keep him in your thoughts.Will do SG, membership or no membership he is still a "Kiwi Biker" in my mind. I hope the op is a success and that, if he wishes, he is able to ride on two wheels again!

[Sniper]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery

[Brett]

That is gay. I hope that he gets better soon, and i sure hope he can ride again asap!. I ride that route every day, the drivers are getting much much worse. Running red lights, not looking, cutting people off, something really needs to be done, it is a matter of time untill another one of us goes down.

[Scorpygirl]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery

Thanks Sniper. Everyone's is so kind!!! :grouphug:

[Dafe]

Best wishes to your mate, I hope he pulls through OK and that his riding days are long yet!

[Zapf]

That is gay. I hope that he gets better soon, and i sure hope he can ride again asap!. I ride that route every day, the drivers are getting much much worse. Running red lights, not looking, cutting people off, something really needs to be done, it is a matter of time untill another one of us goes down.

yea... I am getting sick and tired of that as well... and all cops do is catch people speeding...

is a video of people driving badly able to be presented as evidence?

[kro]

Sorry to hear. Hope he can still ride.

I genuinely think Ti Rakau is cursed or something, I travelled it every day for 3 years whilst working in East Tamaki, and saw a minimum of a crash per week, where impatient/stupid drivers would take the stupidest risks, and pay the penalty for it. Strangely enough, I seldom saw any accidents on any other roads ever, and I was commuting from Lynwood Ave in New Lynn, so i covered a truck load of ground every morning/afternoon.

[Lou Girardin]

Not sure of true details but a 4WD did a U-turn in front of his bike. The driver said he didn't see him. Please I know it's easy to get angry, but the drriver is beside himself. He stayed with our friend until the ambos arrived, admitted guilt to the police and has called up the hosp at least three times today. I am not saying it is wrong just there but for the Grace of God Go I.

Well that's OK then.

[Postie]

thoughts are with the fallen rider. A bad leg injury can take a long time to come right, it can be a long road. tell your friend to hang in there.

[CPB]

The cage driver in question apparently said "I didn't look." This was before doing a u turn.:doh:

If I meet the prick, he won't walk again, let alone get behind the wheel of his 4WD. :tugger:

I understand your anger Rhino, :angry: that's exactly how I got taken out December last year...i'm still healing...my thoughts are with you and your mate...here's to a speedy recovery...

[CPB]

Not sure of true details but a 4WD did a U-turn in front of his bike. The driver said he didn't see him. Please I know it's easy to get angry, but the drriver is beside himself. He stayed with our friend until the ambos arrived, admitted guilt to the police and has called up the hosp at least three times today. I am not saying it is wrong just there but for the Grace of God Go I.

Very nice sentiment Scorpygirl...yes it is a good thing that the driver had enough human decency to assist/stay after causing the accident. They have a legal obligation if not a moral one...too few these days scarper from the scene.
My accident causing u-turn freak didn't even pull over to see if I was still breathing...luckily another good samaritan did.
Thoughts are with your friend and a speedy recovery.

[Bartman10]

So sorry to hear this. Best wishes to our fellow biker. I hope he can get out of hospital soon.

[Ixion]

Sorry to hear. Hope he can still ride.

I genuinely think Ti Rakau is cursed or something, I travelled it every day for 3 years whilst working in East Tamaki, and saw a minimum of a crash per week, where impatient/stupid drivers would take the stupidest risks, and pay the penalty for it. Strangely enough, I seldom saw any accidents on any other roads ever, and I was commuting from Lynwood Ave in New Lynn, so i covered a truck load of ground every morning/afternoon.
Oddly enough I rode down Ti rakau yesterday, which I very rarely do, though I do regularly ride other roads on the area. and by the time I got off it I was quite stressed out with near misses and avoidance . I remember thinking "what a crazy bunch of drongo drivers there are here". Don't know why one road would be so much worse than others.

[DemonWolf]

Best wishes to the Rider and his family and friends. Hope the operation is a success and doesn't impede him in any way. A thought also to the people involved in the accident.

[NodMan]

It's not up to the medic to decide whether or not he rides again. Standard hospital scare tactics.

Will certainly keep him in my thoughts.

Wish him all the best.


My thoughts are with you and the rider...as jim says AFTER he heals its his decision...they told me the same...(just had to ride in plaster for eleven months,slows ya down a bit but sure saved on boots ...OOOPS did I say that)

[vifferman]

I understand your anger Rhino, :angry: that's exactly how I got taken out December last year.
Yeah, me too, but a couple of years ago now - Audi driver did a u-turn into me. It's SO hard to do anything about it once they're U-turning, because they turn so much quicker than you can swerve or slow down.

Luckily I wasn't too badly injured; good gear, including Knox knee armour, and boots with ankle cups BOTH sides helped save my leg from serious damage.
Don't remember if the driver said sorry or whatever, but I hurt for a long time (still have twinges), and it was nearly enough to make me give up riding.

Anyway, I hope everything's alright for this guy.

[Brett]

yeah well not much is going to change while the focus is on revenue and not genuine safety...although i am sure the cops could make a fortune out of catching redlight runners. But noooo...it is speed that kills us.

[Bytor]

Ti Rakau is a nightmare everyday. I now go the 'long way' round from Sommerville to Ellerslie via Cascades Road onto the Paka' Rd and still save at least 15 mins each way.
Hope he get's well soon!

[Fart]

Sorry to hear about the bad news.

Lets all take extra care out there.

[Stroker Girl]

Sorry to hear about your mates accident. Hope he makes a good recovery and there's no permanent damage.

[Grahameeboy]

Pass on fast recovery.....:scooter:

[Firefight]

Hey SG, my thoughts are with you, and you mate, hoping he makes a speedy recovery, glad the cage driver did the right thing. keep us updated.


F/F

[Scorpygirl]

Update on our mate. Rhino and I went to see him today and he is in good spirits. It's looking much more positive than when I first posted. :banana: He has not needed surgery as the doctors first thought. They have put a knee brace type thing on his leg and will then get him up and using crutches. He hopes to come home either Monday or Tuesday!!!

Thanks everyone for all your thoughts and messages. All is looking much brighter. :2thumbsup

[James Deuce]

Bloody brilliant.

Tell him he owes us all a beer for scaring us like that though.

[Scorpygirl]

Bloody brilliant.

Tell him he owes us all a beer for scaring us like that though.

Sorry Jim - we have first dibs!! He owes us several bottles of wine for scaring Rhino and I like that!!! PHEW!!! PTL.

[kro]

Oddly enough I rode down Ti rakau yesterday, which I very rarely do, though I do regularly ride other roads on the area. and by the time I got off it I was quite stressed out with near misses and avoidance . I remember thinking "what a crazy bunch of drongo drivers there are here". Don't know why one road would be so much worse than others.


As Dougal from Father Ted would say " Oh it's a mad road Ted, beware of eedjits on that road"
Then father Jack would yell out "DRINK!!!".
But seriously, you see what I mean though don't you?, its perhaps a bit melodramatic on my behalf, but for me, its hard to ignore.

[Scorpygirl]

As Dougal from Father Ted would say " Oh it's a mad road Ted, beware of eedjits on that road"
Then father Jack would yell out "DRINK!!!".
But seriously, you see what I mean though don't you?, its perhaps a bit melodramatic on my behalf, but for me, its hard to ignore.

I love Father Jack - DRINK, ARSE, NUNS!!! ARRRRRRRR!!! :killingme

Pass me the floor polish!!! :lol:


(Sorry folks Off Topic) :doh:

[Qman]

pleased to here that your mate does not need the surgery, here's to a speedy recovery.

[Scorpygirl]

Thanks mate. We hope for a speedy recovery too. :yes:

[danb]

Good to hear of the update.... Hope he is up and well soon
That piece of road is never good. I have to travel from Pakuranga (Work) to Manukau (MIT) and it nervracking at times.

[APPLE]

my prayers will certainly go out 2 your m8,this morning in church scorpy?everytime i set out on a ride i say a quick prayer?it works.:yes:

[Scorpygirl]

Hi all

Thanks for all your support, really appreciated. Our mate is out of hospital and has got a knee brace on. Unfortunately he has had an allergic reaction to the stuff in the knee brace!!! Bugger!! :slap:

He will have to have reconstructive surgery at some stage, not sure when.

Thanks to all.