Crashes on rides.

[DEATH_INC.]

It should be kept quiet at least 'till the offender (or victim or whatever)has the chance to tell their story.

[britneys underpants]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=19036&page=3

My paranoid 2 cents worth. I just dont think its a very good idea too post details including photos if the pooolice did not attend and its not reported. Evidence of careless use etc etc etc.

[Ixion]

It should be kept quiet at least 'till the offender (or victim or whatever)has the chance to tell their story.

That assumes that it can be kept secret. Crashes will often be reported in other media (news, police comms, word of mouth). And when word of a crash is received it may not be known that the downed rider is a KBer.

There have been several instances where a rider has crashed and someone has printed out the good wishes and commiserations expressed here, and taken them to the downed rider. They have I believe invariably been well received. Recent instance is the Hog rider who crashed on College Hill.

Reality is that we all indulge in a pastime that is dangerous, and which may kill us, or worse , seriously injure us. It is pointless IMHO to stick individual or collective heads in the sand and pretend that crashes don't happen.

I think everyone knows my opinion of crashing. But I fully expect that one day I will die riding a bike. It may well be tomorrow . So be it, that is the call I make. If it does happen I certainly am not interested in people trying to keep it quiet or hush it up.

Nor do I believe that any KBer would ever rush out to post bad news motivated by any intent to "big note". Or that anyone (including Mr WINJA and Mr Mikey ) wants to cause trouble.

I regard all bikers as my brothers. (or sisters). If one of them is hurt or in trouble, I care about that.

Perhaps the choice, keep it secret , or tell people, could be included on each users profile.

[NotaGoth]

Perhaps the choice, keep it secret , or tell people, could be included on each users profile.

Sounds like a good idea.

[White trash]

Cool then.

Before the option becomes available, I DONT want my Mum, Dad, partner (both brothers are also KBers) reading about me being flown to hospital by rescue chopper on this forum. Thanks for asking.

As you were.

[WINJA]

IF IM ON A RIDE AND SOMEONE CRASHES I TAKE PHOTOS , INCLUDING OF MYSELF , IF YOU CRASH AND WALK AWAY ITS ALL GOOD HAVE A LAUGH

[White trash]

That assumes that it can be kept secret. Crashes will often be reported in other media (news, police comms, word of mouth). And when word of a crash is received it may not be known that the downed rider is a KBer.

Point taken, although it's comon media protocol NOT to mention names untill family have been notified.

[White trash]

IF IM ON A RIDE AND SOMEONE CRASHES I TAKE PHOTOS , INCLUDING OF MYSELF , IF YOU CRASH AND WALK AWAY ITS ALL GOOD HAVE A LAUGH

That's great, we're not talking about "walking" away though.

[Korumba]

How's that Korumba? Please, elaborate on your oppinion.

Logged into KB for the first time today, saw this post read it and thought someone has issues here and has not got the balls to say what they want and hid it in a poll with little school girl/boy options….

I did see the post about the crash at the Track (is that a Ride??) yesterday and the last post I saw was from Cibby saying things looked good for the dude that crashed…

I guessed the post had something to do with that hence my “what a wank” post for the above reasons

I now see there’s some shit going down I haven’t read much of it and still say the way you have approached this is a Wank…

[White trash]

Logged into KB for the first time today, saw this post read it and thought someone has issues here and has not got the balls to say what they want and hid it in a poll with little school girl/boy options….

I did see the post about the crash at the Track (is that a Ride??) yesterday and the last post I saw was from Cibby saying things looked good for the dude that crashed…

I guessed the post had something to do with that hence my “what a wank” post for the above reasons

I now see there’s some shit going down I haven’t read much of it and still say the way you have approached this is a Wank…

Actually, the reason I posted it away from that thread, is everyone (myself icluded) don't want Daryl to have to read that egotistcal crap. How is asking for other peoples opinion a "wank"? I've made mine all too clear, as have the people on the other side of the fence.

If you don't have an opinoin on the subject posted, why post verbal dioreha in the thread? Who benefits?

[NotaGoth]

I now see there’s some shit going down I haven’t read much of it and still say the way you have approached this is a Wank…

everything is calm now, he actually said "sorry" in the other thread.







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[BLACKYOSHI1000]

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[Karma]

Without trying to drag this out and / or sound negative.

I'm of the opinion that it should be up for the family to decide if they want to post the information should something happen. My brother reads KB and I wouldn't want him to read on here and see photos etc... before someone informed him directly.

But as a side note... I'd like the family to post the information, because I believe that only when you see something like the pictures in the other thread do you learn that what we do on an everyday basis is dangerous... and if seeing imagines / hearing details of how I (heaven forbid) lost it could make only one person take that extra bit of care, then that's one less family that needs to be notified when the worst invariably happens.

[NotaGoth]

IM DOING BETTER THAN THAT
IM NOT INTO THIS CHILDISH BULLSHIT OR BEING JUDGED FOR TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING
SO ALL THE BEST BOY`S N CIRL`S THANK`S FOR THE PEOPLE

ffs dammit..

[Zed]

So. You're at a KB event or ride, someone has a big enough biff to be carted in an Ambo. Maybe life threatening, maybe not.

I have observed on KB during my time here that there is a major difference of opinion between those who were actually present at the scene of the mishap and those who were not! I can recall several bin threads on here where scraps occured between members because one person is describing the facts while the other is hypothesising about what may or may not have happened!

During a number of the KB rides I have been on where there has been a bin and it has been reported on the site soon after, the ones who were on the ride generally have more knowledge and sympathy about what happened and therefore are more understanding, but those who were not there somehow make it their business to think that they have the right to lay blame or make critical comments about ANYTHING, which usually just causes a stir (like in Yoshi's thread about Dss3), when they should just shut their mouths and only post encouraging words on the public forum and send a private message otherwise!

Personally, if I was going to start a thread about someone's crash I would get consent from the rider if possible, but sometimes circumstances don't allow it. So I'd probably use a certain tone of language that makes people understand that the main reason I am posting about it is for genuine reasons of concern to all involved. I can only speak for myself though, and if someone else, like Yoshi, starts a bin thread and isn't as 'tactful' as I may be with words I either PM him or just add my 2 cents of encouragment...in saying that, I WAS THERE at Puke yesterday and spoke with all the KBers and saw they were having a great time of it, when I came home last evening and read Yoshi's thread about Daryl's bin I was gutted but truely appreciated the post and took the sense of how it was intended - genuine concern from someone who was there first hand to tell the story!