Westpac called to dirt bike crash Wgtn

[evoetr]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3126...riders-collide

Any ideas who ? I suspect they mean the Naenae/Wainui firebreaks.....

A few months back my brother in his 4WD smashed in to a push bike in the naenae/wainui firebreaks ( My brother is a rigger so he was doing transmission work up there )

Put it like this, the push bike was going at such a speed down hill the handle bars went through the radiator of the Mitsi Challenger... They had to get another work 4WD and a transporter to get the 4WD out. 4WD was totalled as it swerved to miss the push bike in to a bank..... The rider had a few broken bones...

[evoetr]

Dirt-bike riders collide Stuff.co.nz
Last updated 07:14 04/12/2009

Two dirt-bike riders collided head-on in the hills above Wellington last night and had to be taken to hospital by helicopter.

The Wellington Based Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the hills above Naenae after the two Wainuiomata men, both aged 35, collided as one was driving up the hill and the other down around 9am last night.

One man suffered upper leg injuries and the other patient had suffered a shoulder injury.

The helicopter with two Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics on board flew to the area after a third member from the riding party guided it to a landing site from 10km away with a torch.

A rescue helicopter spokesman said night vision goggles worn by the pilot and co-pilot made spotting the torch possible from the distance.

The patients were flown to the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where they are being treated.

The men were from the same riding group.

[Pornstar]

Bummer, bikes come up really fast when head on. hope this dosnt spur the council into clamping down on the area.

[evoetr]

Im pretty sure Motox bikes are banned from the firebreaks, can only walk or use a push bike up there according to the city council.

After hearing what happened with my brother i won't be riding up there on my motox, its not just the coming off that will hurt you...

Lying in hospital thinking of how you are going to pay for the 4WD you totalled and whats the bet ACC won't cover your medical stuff because its illegal to ride your motocross up there or something dumb like that.....

[B0000M]

whats the bet ACC won't cover your medical stuff because its illegal to ride your motocross up there or something dumb like that.....

acc loves to pay for shit they shouldnt.

i know of someone who got shitfaced drunk, drove, crashed, lost half an ear, and then months later acc is paying for purely cosmetic surgery to put it back on

[Pornstar]

i stray over there on the odd occation, but mainly stay over by silvertream, tighter tracks, and sod all traffic. still have to be aware and careful though

[evoetr]

acc loves to pay for shit they shouldnt.

i know of someone who got shitfaced drunk, drove, crashed, lost half an ear, and then months later acc is paying for purely cosmetic surgery to put it back on

Sounds like a normal night out from the Nui... na didn't a new law get passed recently about if you are committing a crime or illegal act and you require acc they wont pay ?

[evoetr]

i stray over there on the odd occation, but mainly stay over by silvertream, tighter tracks, and sod all traffic. still have to be aware and careful though

Yea ive herd same thing about that end... enter up by the dump is that correct ?

[Laxi]

ahh, was wondering what the low flying chopper was about last night

[camchain]

That's a bit of a nightmare. Sounds like they had a bit of a wait in a lot of pain as well. Head on/Combined speed makes thing so much worse. Double bad news. Prangs like these wont help with access.

Yeah booom, ACC couldn't wait to fork out $10,000 for that scumbag Burton's fancy artificial leg, when best he should get is a couple of second hand crutches. Elderly War vet gets smashed over by thug and has to fight to get sorted.

Bring in a scumbag tax/levy. Put them to work.

[Pornstar]

absolutly, I got private insurance, they pay for dumb shit accidents, so im good.

[crfchick]

Sounds like a normal night out from the Nui... na didn't a new law get passed recently about if you are committing a crime or illegal act and you require acc they wont pay ?

Hey, stop hassling the Nui!
I hear plenty of bikes in the firebreaks above my place, is very tempting to go up there but I've been up there once on the dirtbike and feel its just too dodgy. Didnt a guy on a dirtbike die up there a few years ago? (and not at the hands of Graham Burton)

[evoetr]

Hey, stop hassling the Nui!
I hear plenty of bikes in the firebreaks above my place, is very tempting to go up there but I've been up there once on the dirtbike and feel its just too dodgy. Didnt a guy on a dirtbike die up there a few years ago? (and not at the hands of Graham Burton)

Thought he was on a quad ? i know some sort of bike was involved..... I must admit it does look like a good ride though... From the nui are we ? Whats the go with riding out coast road...

Also can you ride at the end of Wellington Road ?

[fergie]

heres hoping that both riders have a speedy recovery,well done to the rescue people,they do an awesome job.

[crfchick]

Thought he was on a quad ? i know some sort of bike was involved..... I must admit it does look like a good ride though... From the nui are we ? Whats the go with riding out coast road...

Also can you ride at the end of Wellington Road ?

You could be right about the quad - I dont know the details, have just seen the little memorial up there for him.
I think if you want to ride down the coast road you have to get permission from the guys who own the farm station? There was a bit of a thread about it on here a few weeks back...
Dont know about riding down the end of Wgtn Road - is that Upper Fitzherbert Road or something? I've cycled down there but not gone down there on the dirt bike