When will friggin cages bloody learn!

[T.W.R]

There's been a bloody TV campaign going hard out over the last few months about driving when tired and falling asleep at the wheel, then on Sunday it came to roost to damn close home for comfort :angry2:.

Late Sunday afternoon my girl friend left my place heading back to Christchurch and within 20mins I got a call saying she'd been involved in a 3 car accident on the Rakaia bridge and was being taken to Christchurch hospital with suspected neck injuries :gob:

Some knuckle dragging asshole & wife had just returned from an overseas trip and were driving home to Timaru and fell asleep at the wheel whilst on the bridge and drifted across the centre line collecting the g/f's car (which we'd just brought the weekend prior :slap:) and the car following her which proceeded to give her another bunt causing her car to end up spinning, smashing into bridge wall and come to rest facing south :eek:

The 1st car on site said they'd been following the prick for a bit and had backed off accordingly as he'd drifted across the line a few kms back towards ChCh :brick:

The prick is getting done with reckless use causing injury and sure he's going to get a slap on the hand from the system and a healthy dent in his insurance :2guns: but for fucks sake when are people going to learn :weird:

[Slyer]

Maybe they missed the ads while they were away?

[gammaguy]

pity someone didnt do what i do-*555 the bastards.

i do whenever i see bad driving,any vehicle.

i couldnt live with myself if i came round the corner and saw an accident caused by someones bad driving i had not tried to do something about

[JMemonic]

Dam *555 might have helped avoid this but then given my experience with ringing it is sometimes they just don't respond fast enough.

Glad to hear the g/f is ok and not another fatality.

[T.W.R]

out in this neck of the woods the *555 does sweet FA

it wasn't to flash arriving at ChCh hospital to see her with all the bells & whistles strapped up then having to go through x-rays and CT scan, though thankfully all came back reasonably clear with just slight whiplash and bruises as a result. though seeing the car in person it's a wonder it wasn't worse

[Slyer]

Cages save lifes though remember.

[mister.koz]

Holy crap, i am glad she's alright dude, hope the other driver gets beaten by the law accordingly.

[R6_kid]

Maybe they missed the ads while they were away?

Nah, they were probably asleep.

[Smokin]

Thats no good at all mate, Some people just don't have a clue. Good to see the injurys arn't serious tho.

[Trudes]

pity someone didnt do what i do-*555 the bastards.

i do whenever i see bad driving,any vehicle.

i couldnt live with myself if i came round the corner and saw an accident caused by someones bad driving i had not tried to do something about

Exactly or start beeping your horn/flashing your lights or what ever to see if you can get them to pull over.
Hope your friend is ok TWR, lucky she wasn't on a bike really eh.:(

[yungatart]

A speedy recovery for your g/f, TWR.
My first thought was "Why didn't someone ring *555?"
My second thought was "Why bother? Its never worked for me in the past"
They never seem to "have a car in the area", even though you can pass 3 parked up on the side of the road, within a km of where you made your call...

[T.W.R]

Hope your friend is ok TWR, lucky she wasn't on a bike really eh.:(

Due to what had been going on the day before the CBR was at home


A speedy recovery for your g/f, TWR.


She is determined to get down to the March Hare so instead of the intended long loop to get there we're plodding our way down the short haul via SH1

[skidMark]

On another note the young girly (19 ish) at rakaia tearooms is fucking tasty.

[T.W.R]

On another note the young girly (19 ish) at rakaia tearooms is fucking tasty.

:lol: Carolyn she isn't anywhere near 19 :oi-grr: you'd go to jail :buggerd:

[skidMark]

:lol: Carolyn she isn't anywhere near 19 :oi-grr: you'd go to jail :buggerd:


I dunno this was a year ago and she was def legal tegal. Didn't get her name (not that i need it)

Word from locals was she was the town bike though.

[T.W.R]

I dunno this was a year ago and she was def legal tegal. Didn't get her name (not that i need it)

Word from locals was she was the town bike though.

I work next door bud :2thumbsup

[98tls]

Just caught this mate,sorry to hear but for what its worth thank god it wasnt worse,hope shes ok.

[T.W.R]

Just caught this mate,sorry to hear but for what its worth thank god it wasnt worse,hope shes ok.

:niceone: healing well mate, just got to deal with the inconvenience & hassle it's created now.
We're still on track to get down to the Hare tomorrow, though via the bland SH1 so there's less time in the lid to save the neck a bit. Will catch up with you in the arvo & blow a few over :drinkup:

[Skyryder]

Not good TWR. Feeling for ya. If ya need a kip up in Chch gizz a bell. I'll pm my number.

skyryder

[McJim]

On another note the young girly (19 ish) at rakaia tearooms is fucking tasty.

Who is tasty? And does he know she's under age?:rofl:

[Mikkel]

It all seems to be coming together at the Rakaia bridge eh? Last year around this time it was a truck that got into trouble out there... Not good.

Main thing is that your partner is ok. I'll see ya both at the hare.

[T.W.R]

It all seems to be coming together at the Rakaia bridge eh? Last year around this time it was a truck that got into trouble out there... Not good.


There's been some mean accidents there over the years :yes:
Actually the whole section of road between the Bankside bend (4kms north of the Rakaia bridges) and Ashburton would be quite aways up on the list of national roads black spots, people just don't know how to travel straight roads :slap: