Bike down in Terrace Tunnel (17 May 2008)

[Dino]

Another item on Stuffs main page.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4561246a10.html

All the best for a speedy recovery.

[Owl]

Good on ya Ron!

[chanceyy]

speedy recovery ... just glad your hear to tell us about it .. ouchy on the pics .. & big ups to Ron Mark his partner & the unnamed woman,

[fLaThEaD FreD]

But any politician would have done that.....even if you were made of stone.

QUOTE=Ferris;1580893]Good on ya Ron![/QUOTE]

[nudemetalz]

Just read that in the Dom Post.
Good on Ron and his Mrs + the other lady.

[Swoop]

Thank goodness it was a politician with a brain.
A soldier's training coming into good use.


Let's hope for a speedy recovery!

[henry]

Good ole Ron Mark, every time I see him on TV he has something sensible and constructive to offer!

That's sarcasm right? He's a bloody idiot. He was on the radio this morning wanting hoodies banned because they encourage gangs!

But good on him for helping out. Maybe he's not such a fucktard after all.

[gijoe1313]

I hope the damage to his bike will buff out! Good to hear hes on the mend and with his attitude, I'm sure he will be raring fit to be on two wheels again?

I guess he doesn't want to eat the hospital food and wear those short gowns!

Thanks for sharing!

[6ft5]

Man all i wanted to do was thank those that saved my life and a whole media circus starts turning. Even had to say no to One News for a video interview in the hospital with Ron Mark, enough is enough.

If the talk was about poor driving standards, that would be different.

Hospital food, hmmmm, volume ok, nutrition ok, taste poor, variation ok.

[Nasty]

Not too much longer and you'll be home ... and the sleep if nothing else will improve i am sure

[RantyDave]

Here are the promised pics

Ohhhh, fark that's a nasty one. I take it the trailer became disconnected from the car in a way that was not exactly an accident then?

Shit man. Get well soon and all that, but I can't help feeling you actually came off pretty well.

Dave

[riffer]

Good on you Ron Mark. About time you put that raised middle finger to some better use.

Good to hear you're on the mend Herman.

[Scorpygirl]

thanks for all the support

police have said charges will be laid for careless use of a motor vehicle causing personal injury. Could be suspension of license for the car driver or a jail sentence even if there are previous circumstances.

The person should really be appointed as my personal transporter for the next 6 months, as the prime victim all i get is ACC.....

Hi Fellow Ulyssian, hope you heal up OK. Take care and hope to catch up with you sometime.

Scorpy Ulysses # 6204

[Bob]

A New Zealand MP has saved a biker’s life – but says he is not a hero.

Herman van Krieken was struck by a trailer going through The Terrace Tunnel. Ron Mark and his partner Chris Tracey stopped to help – and Mr Mark prevented Mr van Krieken from bleeding to death by using his fist to plug (van Krieken’s) main artery.

Mr Mark said "I just heard the bang and I saw him flying through the air. I had my fist there the whole time, he wasn't gushing blood all over the place, but there was bleeding and it was clearly a double compound fracture of the lower leg.”

Mr van Krieken wrote to Prime Minister Helen Clark saying that when he came to, he was "absolutely staggered" to see Mr Mark "on his knees on the road with his tie on and having his finger up my main artery".

Mr Mark said he was no hero. He had family members in the fire service, police and St John Ambulance who helped save lives every day. "I don't really think I did a lot."

I think everyone should congratulate Mr Mark on being a true hero – without his speedy action, someone could have died. Well done that man.

[6ft5]

Not entirely sure about the trailer. A witness mentioned to me that it came off a car going in the same direction as me and the driver started to slow down to control it, not much you can when that happens. Leaves the question on the safety chain ? ? ? Where were the instructions and training?????