I'm giving up my biking days

alt · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 09 Nov 2003 Karma :

Hi folks,
Although I wasnt known too much around here, I had been biking for around a year. The reason I havent been posting in over 7 weeks is because I was in a bike accident, breaking my spine as a result.

I was driving down a road at a mere 20mph in wet conditions when the car infront of me came to a sudden stop. Instead of down-shifting to slow down without locking the wheel, I paniced and hit the back breaks. The bike slid and i came off. I slid for about 30 foot (the police say) before an oncoming car drove into my back at about 20mph (20+20 = 40mph impact).

I broke the lowest vertabre in my back. I was taken to a hospital 130miles away via helicopter from local hospital for specialist treatment. I lost the feeling in my legs for 3 days. I was told I would never walk again. To be told that at 17 years of age is quite a shock. So im sure all you bikeheads can understand that im selling my featherweight NSR (Maybe if the frame was made of steel I wouldnt have slid!)

Be careful,
Niall

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Sorry to hear about you accident. Hope you do make a full recovery. See how you feel in the future.

All the best

Keith
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Kris · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Speechless. Other than saying I hope you heal as best as possible I'm lost for words mate Sad

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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Not to be negative but worse could have happened just walking down the street. I'd like to think that nothing like that would put me off biking.
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Miss Triple · Derestricted Danger Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Karma :

Sorry to hear this. Unfortunately it happens to people every day. Sad

Be thankful that you are still here.

Take care

Ant · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

Sorry to hear that mate.

Are you able to walk now because you said that you can now feel your legs?

Take care mate
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Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Sorry to hear that mate. Crying or Very sad

Hope you make as full a recovery as possible.

Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

Hi
Thats horrible man, sounds like a bit of a freak accident, that u went into the other lane and the car didnt stop. Hope you make a full recovery, dont blame you for your decision.

Luke
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Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Sorry to hear that mate, may I ask if after been told that you will never be able to walk again - have you managed to start the road to recovery and mobility?

Best of luck,

Hex
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JimboJ · Manc Pikey Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Karma :

Well Don't know what to say but, wish you a full and speedy recovery. Happens to the best of us.

James
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Ouch. Sorry to here about your crash Sad

Hope you recover fully Thumbs Up

Ste

Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

Sounds rather nasty. It'd certainly be enough to put me off biking.

John · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Karma :

That's dreadful. Sad

Hope you make a recovery. Sad

little_fox · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Karma :

Ouch - sorry to hear that Sad

I hope your recovery goes well, best of luck.

mr jamez · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Karma :

Unlucky

I'm just starting out and it's this sort of thing that reminds me to be careful.

Hope yuu make a full recovery Thumbs Up

Diehard · Trackday Trickster Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Karma :

I suppose in this situation you can't blame a guy for the decision to leave biking, put even the most advanced rider off. Your spine is very precious, you only get one in life, I came off recently at a higher speed and got a bruise and a lump, hardly seems fair, but anyway hope you recover well, and go on to live a good life... mabe driving a Hilux or even a HumVee though! Then you can drive over everyone else safe as houses! Wink

All the best in the future, mate. Thumbs Up

Diehard
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Korn · Admin Joined: 01 Feb 2002 Karma :

Bad luck mate, hope you're recovering! Take what the doctors tell you with a grain of salt, they always lay out the worst possible outcome to avoid getting your hopes up. Can't say I blame you wanting to pack it in, must have been utterly terrifying being told that Shocked

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alt · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 09 Nov 2003 Karma :

Hey folks,
Thanks for the words of encouragment.

I am mobile and walking again, but very limited. As you can imagine 7 weeks lying in a bed, your muscles turn to jelly. I have a body cast on supporting my back now, which I will have to keep on for 6 weeks.

But im walking and I will recover, although my back will never be as flexable again. I havent given up biking for life, just for a year or thereabouts.

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

Good to hear that you are on the road to recovery and not put of bikes permanantly.
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bikerchic17 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

bloody hell! that's awful. glad to hear that you are recovering though. and as miss triple said, remember that it could have been worse and be thankful that it wasn't. hope everything works out well for you in the end.

bikedudextrm · Traffic Copper Joined: 16 Oct 2003 Karma :

Yer sorry to hear about that, hope you make a full recovery and are OK. I've come of my bikes on the road a couple of times taking corners and roundabouts abit too fast in the wet, one time was at 15mph and once at over 30mph. Luckily i always wear the full biking gear and i've been doing motorcross for years so i'm used to coming of and i can usually do it with out hurting myself at all just the odd broses and shoulder aches. But no form of transport is 100% safe. It even happens to the best of drivers its just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.