Accident

**Nasty** · 27th December 2009, 12:56

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3195...-saved-my-life

**Highlander** · 27th December 2009, 13:05

Sucks that he was in that position, but GOOD ON HER for doing what she could to help. That is awesome.

**gammaguy** · 27th December 2009, 13:19

Originally Posted by XxKiTtiExX

The guy lost one leg not both after a failed attempt at passing a truck on a bend. Turns out he collected an oncoming car driven by a friend of a friend.
She had her young son in the car with her at the time and is still very distraught.

if that is the case,then i have no sympathy for the rider.I see so much of that stupid shit by bikers and i am not surprised that the numbers run out of lucky ones from time to time.

im off to Akaroa this afternoon and im taking the car.

Why?because its safer,and i dont have to expose myself and my passenger to stupid idiots ,(at least i have airbags and a steel cage on my side)and also because i dont enjoy riding as an exercise in urban warfare,as so many riders these days seem to do.

by all means ride fast,but do it safely.that includes not overtaking unless you have full visibility thru out the whole manoeuver.

keep racing moves for the racetrack.

**wbks** · 27th December 2009, 13:31

Originally Posted by gammaguy

if that is the case,then i have no sympathy for the rider.

Thatll keep him awake at night... Apart from the obvious

**gammaguy** · 27th December 2009, 13:34

Originally Posted by wbks

Thatll keep him awake at night... Apart from the obvious

good.the pain might remind him to ride safely in future,and preserve the other leg.

**wbks** · 27th December 2009, 13:37

Originally Posted by gammaguy

good.the pain might remind him to ride safely in future,and preserve the other leg.

I'm sure, I was just semi trolling at the fact your opinion is so important

**dipshit** · 27th December 2009, 13:57

Originally Posted by wbks

I'm sure, I was just semi trolling at the fact your opinion is so important

Well there is no sympathy from me either. By and large you make your own luck in life.

There are too many motorcyclists that ride around like idiots.

**wbks** · 27th December 2009, 14:03

Originally Posted by dipshit

Well there is no sympathy from me either. By and large you make your own luck in life.

There are too many motorcyclists that ride around like idiots.

I know and I don't disagree with either of you, it just seemed humorous that he said it like "oh shit, did he just deny that guy sympathy? Yea, maybe we should put Marcel on suicide watch from now on"...

**dipshit** · 27th December 2009, 14:03

Originally Posted by Highlander

Sucks that he was in that position

He should have thought of that then before he did something stupid.

but GOOD ON HER for doing what she could to help. That is awesome.

It doesn't read well that this was the 2nd time in 6 months she had practised her first-aid on a motorcyclist at the side of the road.

**onearmedbandit** · 27th December 2009, 14:04

Nothing particular about motorcycles in regards to that. In every area of life there are idiots.

**dipshit** · 27th December 2009, 14:10

Originally Posted by wbks

I know and I don't disagree with either of you, it just seemed humorous that he said it like "oh shit, did he just deny that guy sympathy?

Or maybe if we stop automatically giving sympathy just because he/she is a "fellow motorcyclist"... more riders may take more responsibility for their own safety rather than riding around thinking their shit doesn't stink.

Motorcyclists are just as stupid as every other road user out there. We aren't special.

**Virago** · 27th December 2009, 14:13

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Nothing particular about motorcycles in regards to that. In every area of life there are idiots.

Even internet forums...?

**Highlander** · 27th December 2009, 14:20

Originally Posted by dipshit

He should have thought of that then before he did something stupid.

Quite right, though doing stupid things isn't the sole domain of motorcyclists and somehow I don't think the result for him would have been a whole lot better had he done the same stupid thing in a car, and probably a whole lot worse for the other vehicles involved. I have in the last 24 hrs seen a couple of instances of cars passing cars that made me shudder at the stupidity.

Originally Posted by dipshit

It doesn't read well that this was the 2nd time in 6 months she has had practice her first-aid on a motorcyclist at the side of the road.

Did you note that her father has been in a comma for quite some time as a result of a motorcycle acident?

**onearmedbandit** · 27th December 2009, 14:28

Originally Posted by Virago

Even internet forums...?

Well now that you mention it...

**wbks** · 27th December 2009, 14:33

Originally Posted by dipshit

Or maybe if we stop automatically giving sympathy just because he/she is a "fellow motorcyclist"... more riders may take more responsibility for their own safety rather than riding around thinking their shit doesn't stink.

Motorcyclists are just as stupid as every other road user out there. We aren't special.

Thanks for the lecture, but what does that have to do with what I was saying?