Bike down and car just drives by..(WTF)..?

[terbang]

Rode down SH-22 from Puke to Ngaruawahia in company with Blairos (VTR-250) and a friend of ours (SV-1000) who is not a KBer. Had a great ride down with lots of little lessons on slippery roads ETC.. Anyway The return trip from Naggers up the western side of the river to Huntly and then Heatherington road to Join SH-22 planning to meet Blairos for lunch in Mercer. Blairos had had his share of demanding roads and wisely elected for SH-1 return (he's a smart boy that one and knows his limits).
After an assertive ride along Heatherington Road, with myself in front, I was slowing downhill towards the intersection of Heatherington and 22 (thru about 80 kays) when a barely perceptable nudge from behind and the awfull crashing sound of fairing and casings going down onto seal heralds my poor SV riding friends day being rapidly spoilt. looks like he had a little dreamy survey of the countryside and when he got is mind back on the job I was rapidly filling his visor as I slowed for the intersection that he wasn't yet aware of.
He hit the picks whilst fixating on me and his front wheel hit my rear and then he lowsided and his day was fucked. Turning around I am faced with his SV lying in the middle of the road (pissing fuel and oil) with him lying on his side obviously in some pain. The standard Q & A and inspection indicated that he wasn't going to die but was a bit bent and twisted with minor grazing and was rather freaked out by his experience. At this stage a station wagon comes down the hill and all 4 rubbernecking ocupants (oldies) are treated to a bright red bike lying on its side with a growing pool below it, bits of assorted glass littering the road and a fully clad rider still lying on the road with his mate tending to him. I had the Hazard warnings on my Busa going and they just drove around the SV and kept on going..! Fucking unbelievable, I just don't understand the mentality and where is NZ society heading..?
Cutting a longer story short, both the Rider and the Bike will live to ride another day and there have been a lot of lessons learned about group riding ETC.. As for that miserable bunch of low life, cock sucking wrinkleys, well I just hope they are not representative of other elderly people on our roads as, lucky for Mr SV, the scenario could have been a lot worse in an area with no cellphone coverage.

[Mr. Peanut]

FFS, what is this, America? Some people just have no idea... FFS

[Pixie]

I think you'd be more likely to get help in the US

[Ixion]

Isn't it an offence to fail to stop and render assistance?

Don't suppose you got their rego?

[justsomeguy]

Some people

Anyway, glad to know you guys are ok. Hope the damage is not too bad.

JSG

[chanceyy]

of our society, ppl these days do not want to get involved, unsure of what will happen if they do.

Can kinda understand elderly ppl from not wanting to assist. Know of a elderly couple to stopped to assist someone who had broken down and got a heap of abuse for it ..

I will always stop to help but i also admit that I will assess a situation within a heartbeat too ..

[Mr. Peanut]

I think you'd be more likely to get help in the US

I was waiting for that. Yeah you're probably right...

[terbang]

Isn't it an offence to fail to stop and render assistance?

Don't suppose you got their rego?

Dunno but it should be an offence and unfortunately I didnt get the Rego as I was stunned with total disbelief at what I was seeing..

[kiwifruit]

That sucks but doesn't surprise me unfortunatly
i hope your friend is feeling ok and gets the bike sorted asap

[justsomeguy]

Dunno but it should be an offence and unfortunately I didnt get the Rego as I was stunned with total disbelief at what I was seeing..

Oh come on now. You are stunned that people can be heartless??

How badly hurt is the SV rider?? Thank god you managed to keep it upright when he nudged you and good on you for keeping calm and attending to your friend. Otherwise things could have gotten a lot worse.

"Following distances and blind spots and decreasing radius corners,
Gravel and tar snakes and sunstrike and huge big egos,
These are a few of my favourite things......"

Eh... ignore that last bit please.

[750Y]

make ya sick huh. it's not necessarily a reflection of nz society going bad.. selfish assholes have been around forever. i hope they didn't breed.

[yungatart]

Its certainly not what I would have done but.... a couple of oldies, faced with leather clad, mean and angry bikers in an unpredictable accident scenario, maybe they were frightened of the way you looked.. hope your mate is going to be okay. Pays to pay attention ALL the time, eh?

[terbang]

Oh come on now. You are stunned that people can be heartless??

How badly hurt is the SV rider?? Thank god you managed to keep it upright when he nudged you and good on you for keeping calm and attending to your friend. Otherwise things could have gotten a lot worse.

"Following distances and blind spots and decreasing radius corners,
Gravel and tar snakes and sunstrike and huge big egos,
These are a few of my favourite things......"

Eh... ignore that last bit please.

Yeah well I sorta had other stuff on my mind as well.

He may have a broken hand or something and has lost a fair bit of bark from around his wrists, his gloves were shorties and his cordura sleeve rode up. He was also complaining about a really sore shoulder which is not surprising as he took a fair old downhill tumble. He went as white as a ghost and started sweating and was complaining that he was feeling a bit ill which I suspect was due to a double hit of adrenaline. The bikes right side has all its sticky out bits wiped off and his right pipe is trashed along with some repairable fairing damage.

[sunhuntin]

no doubt he was white! i know with my own bin, when i landed i had enough sense to get myself off the road to the footpath, then my body took over...shock, adrenalin, plus the pain from injuries. through it all, i was insisting i was ok to go to work.

not all that surprised about cagers keepin on going. they simply dont want to stop anymore...not for us, or for each other.
remember reading a couple of years back, a woman in canada lost control of her car on an icy road....she wound up in a ditch, crawled out the rear window, staggered along a well travelled road....even knocked on doors trying to get help. cars just kept on going, and people didnt open their doors. i remember from the photos, she was lucky to be alive.

good to know your mate and yourself are all going to be ok. was it due to inattention? group riding is tricky in the best of conditions, let alone likely slippery roads.

[WINJA]

id be more concerned about the halfwitt mate running into the back of your bike due to lack of attention , that sorta stuff pisses me off and is one of the reasons i enjoy riding alone