Greymouth man survives accident

**Murray** · 11th October 2009, 08:35

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10602555

Unbelievable that this can happen on a group ride. maybe it is true that harley riders are more interested in looking at themselves and how they look rather than worrying about other people on the road??

**ynot slow** · 11th October 2009, 08:45

I bet he waved like crazy when they arrived to rescue him.

**CookMySock** · 11th October 2009, 08:45

West Coast Search and Rescue co-ordinator Sean Judd said the rescue was a "massive" effort.

Gee, they're not that heavy are they?

Steve

**scumdog** · 11th October 2009, 08:48

Yep, that sort of thing would never happen to a sprotsbike rider eh

**2wheeled Gasman** · 11th October 2009, 09:10

I want to know how someone in a group ride can be missed for this long.
I'm disgusted that these fellow bikers didn't realise that a rider in their group was even missing!
This gives even more clout to the group ride KB group ride thread.
I have been involved in a group ride in Hawkes Bay a few years back that involved someone down, had to call air ambulance to the accident.I couldn't believe that after the ambulance had collected our fellow rider, some 2 hrs after, a mate and myself arrived at our destination to find the other riders in our group drinking and laughing not having a clue as to what went on further down the line of riders.There was no check points or head counts, just totally oblivious to the incident.

Rider's miracle survival
4:00AM Sunday Oct 11, 2009
By Kieran Nash
A motorcyclist has survived being trapped for 14 hours underneath his heavy Harley Davidson with his face in a puddle.

Police say the Greymouth man craned his neck to get the corner of his mouth out of the puddle to breathe.

The man's riding companions last saw him about 10km before Haast, at the bottom of the South Island's West Coast, and they got to Westport, 450km to the north, before they noticed he was missing.

After a rescue effort by police and Search and Rescue, he was found by friends near Haast at about 1am yesterday.

West Coast Search and Rescue co-ordinator Sean Judd said the rescue was a "massive" effort.

**scumdog** · 11th October 2009, 09:14

They probably DID notice he was missing - but I've often run into the case where somebody has buggered off home because he was crook/said he would only be going to XX and then heading home, hell there's so many scenarios...I doubt a group of riders got to their destination and totally missed realising a mate was not there when he should have been.

**JacksColdSweat** · 11th October 2009, 09:15

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10602555

wowser! Pinned 14 hours under his hog face down in a puddle...

I would be sh*tt*ng my pants.

He could only just breathe by the sounds of it...

[EDIT: Apologies mods - thought i'd looked everywhere for this before posting - thanks for the move]

**p.dath** · 11th October 2009, 09:17

What a horrible experience. I feel for the Harley rider.

I think most rides have some kind of loose rule where riders switch around, or wait at major points. Usually its discussed at the beginning of the ride.

But some people like riding alone. And sometimes groups form of these people as well (so they can ride with quite some distance between each other). Sometimes the "group" make not always take the exact same route as well.

I'm sure the guys "mates" are feeling pretty bad at the moment.

**MSTRS:Me** · 11th October 2009, 09:24

Originally Posted by p.dath

I think most rides have some kind of loose rule where riders switch around, or wait at major points. Usually its discussed at the beginning of the ride.

Nope. Why do you think the (KB) Ride Guidelines were developed?

**NZsarge** · 11th October 2009, 09:31

Originally Posted by p.dath

I think most rides have some kind of loose rule where riders switch around, or wait at major points. Usually its discussed at the beginning of the ride.

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Nope. Why do you think the (KB) Ride Guidelines were developed?

I have to say I think the rides originating out of the KB group in the Manawatu are pretty good in this respect.

**NinjaNanna** · 11th October 2009, 09:55

Originally Posted by Murray

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10602555

Unbelievable that this can happen on a group ride

Your kidding right?????? The group rides I've been on I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often.

Unless you employ a buddy system, its all to easy to assume a rider is ahead or behind you.

In my view he's probably lucky he was noticed missing at all.

**MSTRS:Me** · 11th October 2009, 10:14

Originally Posted by NinjaNanna

Unless you employ a buddy system, its all to easy to assume a rider is ahead or behind you.

Headlights in mirrors, anyone?

**Laxi** · 11th October 2009, 10:25

Originally Posted by p.dath

I'm sure the guys "mates" are feeling pretty bad at the moment.

good!!! 450km is a long way to leave a "mate" lying in a puddle dont you think?

**scumdog** · 11th October 2009, 10:31

Originally Posted by Laxi

good!!! 450km is a long way to leave a "mate" lying in a puddle dont you think?

Yeah, the bastards knew he was lying in a puddle and effed off for another 450km before doing anything about it, bastards!

**Ixion** · 11th October 2009, 10:55

Easy enough to lose track on someone on the raod, it's pretty windy.

That's why y' have a TEC.

But maybe he WAS the TEC. Always wondered about that, who looks out for TEC.