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[Lias]

Goddammit :-(

Some douchebag in a people mover decided to turn out of a line of traffic right into me as I was heading across town tonight. No idea what state my bikes in as I pretty much didnt move from hitting the road till when they loaded me into the ambo. Thankfully and somewhat amazingly I'm still in one piece.. My ankle/foot hurt like buggery, but dont appear to be broken (gotta have more xrays in a week when less swelling, but looking good). Just very badly bruised/sprained/scraped . I managed to leave my shoe a fair way down the road before I came to a rest, and my foot kept hitting the road so I'm missing some nice big chunks of skin..

After I got home I rang the cops to find out where my bike was etc, and the watchhouse guy I spoke to put me on hold for ages to find out , and when he came back he seemed to think that It was a single vehicle accident and no other car was involved, so now I'm stressed out to the max and need to wait to talk to the cop who attended tomorrow. God I hope the guy in the watchhouse misunderstood.

On a totally unrelated note, I now understand why people take nitrous oxide recreationally.. That shit doesnt stop the pain, but you just dont CARE about it anymore lol.

Anyways thats my tale of woe for the evening.

[Paul in NZ]

Aw poo.. Sorry to hear that !! Not good!!

Coulda bin worse but that does not help right now I guess! Look after yourself and don't stress about the bike untill tomorrow...

Get well...

Paul n Vicki

[Morepower]

That sucks , good that you are sort of alright . hope it goes well for you.

Dave

[Lias]

Thanks paul.

Yeah i know I shouldnt stress.. and in fact I wasnt until I spoke to that watchhouse cop.. Shoulda just waited till tomorrow to ring but now its bugging me.. *sigh*

Anyways time to get off the pc and go lie down somewhere I feel..

[Hitcher]

So if the cops think yours was a single-vehicle accident, presumably then the driver of the offending bus didn't stick around until the emergency services arrived?

[scumdog]

Get well first - don't worry about the bike - what good will worry do? - fix it?
Bummer trip man, I feel sorry for you, hope you heal well.

[Biff]

Glad to hear you're ok dude.
Tomorrow's another day etc.

[jahrasti]

Thats shit house news and I hope you heal up soon, donty worry about the bike as long as you are ok to ride it

[BarBender]

Get well mate.:drinkup:

[Sniper]

Sorry to hear Lias, get well soon mate

[Zapf]

Ouch Lias.... hope you find the god damm MPV

[zadok]

Bummer mate. Get well soon.

[WRT]

Jeez mate, not good news. Good luck for a speedy recovery and tracking down that people mover.

[Finn]

Don't stress, the attending cop will have worked it out.

NOW GO BUY SOME BOOTS!

[beyond]

Bummer :(

Good to hear you are still in one piece though.

Rest easy. Worry is a killer. :)

[DemonWolf]

Good to hear that you didn't have any major injuries.. Let your body heal.. and I hope they've got your bike someplace safe. I hope you recover all costs to your damaged gear and bike! Keep us informed mate

[PaddyFZ1]

Wot a bummer.
Hope you manage to get it all sorted out, and find the douchebag

[crashe]

shite mate thats not good to hear ....

Rest up and keep off that ankle/foot until it is 100% better.

Dont stress and contact the cop who was at the scene today...

I hope the towies looked after your bike carefully...
and that it wont be too expensive to repair...
You have insurance dont you if its gonna be costly?

[The_Dover]

On a totally unrelated note, I now understand why people take nitrous oxide recreationally.. That shit doesnt stop the pain, but you just dont CARE about it anymore lol.

That's the fuckin truth man. When I binned and tore my arm open the ambo wouldn't give me morphine but gave me a free run on the NOS. Everything still hurt like fuck but I was too busy talking shit and laughing to care.

Now NOS and weed..............:killingme :killingme :killingme

[slimjim]

:ride: bummer dudness, :headbang: drugs are gooood,,:drinkup: :killingme ,but hope you find out how's your stead today:mega:

[Smorg]

stop drop and roll........that sucks dude. Was it a Bongo?

[Swoop]

Get better soon mate!

Either "they are all out to get us" or the drongos "haven't got a f*cking clue how to drive". I'm going for the second option!

The bike will be somewhere safe. If ambos arrived then surely the public servants in blue arrived (shortly after the donut shop closed for the night) to tidy up the details.

Take it easy in the meantime.
Don't sweat the petty things - and don't pet the sweaty things...

[ducatilover]

shit dude, that sucks. atleast your still able to post:done:

heal quickly and good luck with the bike

[Switch]

Aw gutted, well :drinkup: hope you get better soon :spudflip:

[Lias]

Thanks for all the kind words and thought folks, its nice to hear and makes me glad I stumbled apon KB many moons ago :drinkup:

Bike is at a salvage company, cops had it taken away. Hope its not too bad.

Got to ring my insurance co and get them to go look at it, ring the cop when he starts his shift, and try and go have a look at the bike myself ideally as well (go go crutches hobble!)

I'm off again now.. sitting in front of the PC still hurts too fricking much (and for a geek thats just horrible I tells ya)

[placidfemme]

Sorry to hear about your bin... Hope the ankel heals up soon and doesn't cause future problems... also hope your bike isn't too munted and your back on two wheels soon!

[Fishy]

Sorry to hear what happened mate. Heal up soon.

Nitrious is good eh. I sucked the entire bottle empty in the ambo last time I was in one haha

[Badcat]

hey Lias.
Glad to see you're still with us.
the easier you take it in recovery - the shorter it will be.
get well bud.

ken

[Dafe]

So I take it that you've had no visits or messages of concern from the wankers that caused it?
Maybe you should start checking out your legal rights and consider sueing the pricks. That way you can upgrade your PC to the highest gaming spec, since you call yourself a geek.

Get Well dude.

[Macktheknife]

Sad to hear about your bin mate, get well soon.
Keep us informed of your progress, good luck with your repairs.

[onearmedbandit]

Shit, not good at all, at least like you say you are in one piece. Hopefully they track down the responsible driver and flog 'em.

[Squeak the Rat]

Glad you're ok overall mate, sounds like the wounds will heal which is the main thing. Re the bike, I'm sure the coppa has it sorted. If it was a hit and run I hope he/she gets nailed to the wall.

Keep us posted.

[nudemetalz]

Good to hear you're in one piece. Good luck with everything.

[Lias]

Maybe you should start checking out your legal rights and consider sueing the pricks. That way you can upgrade your PC to the highest gaming spec, since you call yourself a geek.

I was just saying to the missus before I wish we were in yankeeland so I could sue them for discomfort and all that sorta thing :-)

Got a ride down to the salvage yard before, bikes not TOOO bad, brake pedal and footpeg & mount are totally munted, been bent right around pararllel with the bike. Handle bar end is bent, but forks seem to be straight. Headlight and speedo are smashed totally now (as opposed to just comsetic damage before), mirror smashed, most of the chrome on the right hand side is scratched. Pipes have big gouges in them..

Just got handed the camera so will put some photos up. The one thing I'm super-dooper happy about is all the black bumper shit scraped down the side of the bike, cops cant say I crashed on my own now!

[The Pastor]

Goddammit :-(

Some douchebag in a people mover decided to turn out of a line of traffic right into me as I was heading across town tonight. No idea what state my bikes in as I pretty much didnt move from hitting the road till when they loaded me into the ambo. Thankfully and somewhat amazingly I'm still in one piece.. My ankle/foot hurt like buggery, but dont appear to be broken (gotta have more xrays in a week when less swelling, but looking good). Just very badly bruised/sprained/scraped . I managed to leave my shoe a fair way down the road before I came to a rest, and my foot kept hitting the road so I'm missing some nice big chunks of skin..

After I got home I rang the cops to find out where my bike was etc, and the watchhouse guy I spoke to put me on hold for ages to find out , and when he came back he seemed to think that It was a single vehicle accident and no other car was involved, so now I'm stressed out to the max and need to wait to talk to the cop who attended tomorrow. God I hope the guy in the watchhouse misunderstood.

On a totally unrelated note, I now understand why people take nitrous oxide recreationally.. That shit doesnt stop the pain, but you just dont CARE about it anymore lol.

Anyways thats my tale of woe for the evening.


Sorry to hear that :(

But Just to clear things up... Hamiltion has a town AND traffic now?????

[Lias]

But Just to clear things up... Hamiltion has a town AND traffic now?????

You'll keep sonny jim.. I shall hobble after you and beat thee with my crutches :ar15:

[mstriumph]

:no: poor bike :no:

poor you :grouphug:

hope it all gets sorted soon.

[DemonWolf]

thats one mean dent\rash on that tank!

[madboy]

Ouch, that's gotta hurt someone's insurance company. Now get to the real pics - where's the ankle and missing flesh??!!

Can you elevate your ankle onto the desk and put the keyboard on your lap? A man can only be expected to survive without p**n/games/forums for so long before it becomes cruel and unusual punishment.

Important thing is any accident you walk (loose interpretation of the word here) away from is a good one. All the best for the recovery.

[SPman]

What a barstard! If you tweaked your ankle, it could take a while to come right - mine's still giving me shit 7 months on....

[Lias]

Ouch, that's gotta hurt someone's insurance company. Now get to the real pics - where's the ankle and missing flesh??!!

I'm just a bit worried they will write it, because its alot of comsetic damage.. I really want it fixed up because its gonna take me ages to find another bike I like that I can afford. Ankle and most of the foot is covered in compression bandage stuff atm.. might get pics later when it comes off :-)


Can you elevate your ankle onto the desk and put the keyboard on your lap? A man can only be expected to survive without p**n/games/forums for so long before it becomes cruel and unusual punishment.

Important thing is any accident you walk (loose interpretation of the word here) away from is a good one. All the best for the recovery.
Got it propped up on a pillow on top of my sub under the desk and its not too bad.. And yep anything you can walk, hop, or crawl away from is alot better than one you cant. I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself everytime I jar my ankle, (as you do) but I've been thanking my lucky stars I didnt do a 2smoker or stonechucker or worse.

Oh and as for that tank road rash, if you look you can see where the dent was from last month that I was supposed to be getting pulled out in the next week or so. Also another dent further down the tank as well without the rash (leg into tank is my guess). Damn glad I put off getting the other cosmetic stuff looked at till after the tank job was done.

[sels1]

All the best for a speedy recovery mate (for you and the bike!)

[outlawtorn]

Really sorry to hear about the accident dude, hope you make a full speedy recovery and hopefully it all goes smoothly with sorting out yer bike.

I fucking hate those people mover things, the fucking things are so huge you can't see properly out of them, we had one for our family and got rid of it quickly as you can't see shit around you.

[Lias]

Woohoo! Just spoke to the cop who attended, and he said the other driver did stop and there were witnesses etc and the other driver did admit to turning in front of me.

So thats a huge load off my mind. I feel like drinking a few beers but given I'm on prednizone, antibiotics, codeine and voltaren it probably wouldnt be the best idea.. Still I'll be having a few once I'm off the pills :-)

Took some photos of my foot too, will post some stage later tonight :-)

[James Deuce]

Shit, poor you, poor bike, but good news about the cause of the accident.

Take it easy, and I hope it all gets sorted out for you OK.

[Squeak the Rat]

Good to hear about the other driver. Now you can RELAX and get better.:woohoo:

You're right - the beer won't mix well with the prednisone and voltaren - not good for the stomach. As for the anti-biotics, don't drink booze if they are flagyl. Others are ok (imho).

[Drew]

That sucks man. Hope it all works out, main thing is you aint dead, hope the dude that hit ya develops a wicked bad case of GALLOPING KNOB ROT, looses his wife to a fat bald guy, then finds out his kids aren't really his, but just to add insult to injury, the fifteen year old girl he thaught was his, is pregnant to a fourty year old unemployed street sweaper, with no teeth and a wooden leg.

[jimbo600]

What a fucker Lias. Anyhoo in accordance with Fizzermans thread I'm a fat bald guy and I'm about to steal the guys woman.

[StoneChucker]

So if the cops think yours was a single-vehicle accident, presumably then the driver of the offending bus didn't stick around until the emergency services arrived?
Hmm... That's sounds annoyingly familiar!
Bad luck about the accident, although by the sounds of it the end result was a lucky one. Apart from a swollen/sprained ankle (I hope that is all it is), bruising/scrapes and possibly a bruised wallet, you couldn't ask for much better.

I hope that you get the accident details sorted out at the station, and that you heal up quick and get back out there.

[Scorpygirl]

All the best for a good recovery!!! Lots of :grouphug:. I hope the driver gets what is coming to them!!! :headbang:

[cowpoos]

stink luck dude.....but hope it all turns out for the best

[Aitch]

Bad news bout being skittled, but good news that the other fellow has admitted liability. Make sure your insurance company has a copy of the cop's report asap and your worries about your bike at least should be over. When you up and riding again let me know...about time the Waikato saw some more group rides!

[Motig]

Sorry to hear about the crash at least your (relatively speaking) OK, you can spend some spare time on "battle scar" stories. Good that the driver owned up saves a lot of worry for you. All the best and happy healing.

[diggydog]

OH NO !!! not again, sorry about your unfortunate luck, go out and a buy lotto.
GOOD LUCK MATE

[Edbear]

That sucks man. Hope it all works out, main thing is you aint dead, hope the dude that hit ya develops a wicked bad case of GALLOPING KNOB ROT, looses his wife to a fat bald guy, then finds out his kids aren't really his, but just to add insult to injury, the fifteen year old girl he thaught was his, is pregnant to a fourty year old unemployed street sweaper, with no teeth and a wooden leg.






Strewth! You a hard man, Fizz! Seriously, Lias, glad you're okay, sort of! Gives us all pause to think - coulda been any one of us here, even if we don't live in Hamilton...! Sounds like the other driver realised he was in the wrong and has a conscience. We can all make mistakes - a door pillar or mirror can conceal a truck and the outside mirror is unreliable at seeing someone coming up beside you. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt meantime. Doesn't make it hurt less though! All the best at gettin better and gettin the bike repaired.:soon:

[Lias]

Strewth! You a hard man, Fizz! Seriously, Lias, glad you're okay, sort of! Gives us all pause to think - coulda been any one of us here, even if we don't live in Hamilton...! Sounds like the other driver realised he was in the wrong and has a conscience. We can all make mistakes - a door pillar or mirror can conceal a truck and the outside mirror is unreliable at seeing someone coming up beside you. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt meantime. Doesn't make it hurt less though! All the best at gettin better and gettin the bike repaired.:soon:

I was going along a main road, in the opposite direction to them.. They turned right out of a line of stationary traffic into my right foot. See attached MS Paint artwork.. I'm the arrow, they are the red vehicle turning into the side st.

Also attached foot pictures for the morbid minded ones :-)

[scumdog]

Man, there is no excude for the dude that caused THAT crash!!

I thought initially you had come up from behind him and he pulled-out on front of you but to have you approach towards him and he STILL pulled out?

Argh! he needs a white cane and a 'seeing-eyed dog'!! (Scots slang for guide dog)

[Insanity_rules]

Man Lias, thats rough dude. I think we should round up all people mover drivers, repeatedly smack them on the nose with a newspaper for 5 hours straight while playing a looped mantra of "Look out for bikers".

[iwilde]

Looks nasty! Will look heaps better when the swelling goes down. Hope you recover quickly! BTW, what type of footware were you wearing?

[DemonWolf]

dang.. you sure do have some beaut swelling on your foot mate. Just hope no bones are fractured. Keep us informed. and heal up!

[Edbear]

Probably the door pillar then, but some people just don't look. If it helps, I fell down my stairs this morning and busted a rib, so I'm off work for a week or so as well! more time to spend here, I 'spose...:done:

[placidfemme]

wow your ankel looks really sore... again i hope it heals soon... and the bike too...

[Lias]

Man, there is no excude for the dude that caused THAT crash!!

I thought initially you had come up from behind him and he pulled-out on front of you but to have you approach towards him and he STILL pulled out?

Argh! he needs a white cane and a 'seeing-eyed dog'!! (Scots slang for guide dog)
Yeah the bastard must be blind as a bat.. They didnt pull out in front of me thou, they pulled out into the side of me.. As best as we can tell teh first point of impact was my foot on the brake lever (thats where the impact damage is, and explains why my foot is fux0red) then the bike and I slid along his bumper, then went rolling down the road.