parents getting wrecked in france

[thegubner]

not with booze though, they were on the way home from a two week trip around france on their goldwing. From what I've been told they were on a dual carriageway type road and ended up going down a 15 foot embankment, mumsie was thrown about 20 feet into a fence and dislocated her elbow, lacerations to one leg and knocked spark out. The old man managed to hang on and ended up with the bike on top of him, nose is not where it should be and face is a bit smashed up but all in all very lucky. He thought he'd killed her when he couldn't bring her round but she came to eventually then kept drifting in and out of conciousness.

They're both in a french hospital, awake and battered and bruised but well enough, she's had an operation to fix her elbow and been stitched up and is being kept in for a while.

I don't know any circumstances leading up to the crash but knowing him we can rule out dickish behaviour.

A bit gutting they're so far away really.

[Hetzer]

Thank feck they got away with it.

My psychic antenna tells me...hang on...yes, tyre blowout.
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[CaNsA]

Possible hazard avoidance?

https://i.imgur.com/1Fi54PX.jpg

[Pie-Roe]

You can get to almost anywhere in France for pretty cheap nowadays, if they are going to be in for a while.

Sorry to hear about it, I always think that when a rider/partner comes off I wonder who will take care of them as it's normally rider and partner has to do everything for them.
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[Turkish]

Dad was wearing an open face?

Glad they're alright. How is the bike?
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[pepperami]

Parents alive and well but a bit sore so all is good
Glad to hear they came out of it still in one piece (sort of)

Fuck the bike, they can get another one.




If they wanted to stay in France a bit longer , why didn't they pay for a hotel like everybody else
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[thegubner]

bike is a complete write off, I think they'll be plane or training it home. Will be speaking to them later but I think she'll only be in there a few days. His lid was a caberg with the flip up face, so was hers. The day before they left she was telling me how tight her lid is and i said good, thats what you want when you crash....................whoops!

[CaNsA]

[Walloper]

They probably wern't carrying the approved breathalizers or wearing the proposed Reflective Patches on the front and rear of their gear.

You are an awfy lucky bunny not to lose your mummy and daddy sonny...

You know you will have to visit them all the time now whilst they convalesc..

GWS or Bon Voyage as they say in Frensh.

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[radicalrabit]

Really Really pleased you still have your mum and dad,,,, Goldwings Dont actually fly though didn't anyone tell him that ?

I hope they send their lids to caberg as post accident research and discover why they suffered facial injuries ,,

Send them our regards anyway ....
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[thegubner]

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[barrkel]

[thegubner]

ok well i've spoken to them and something hit his face with the front of the lid up embedding his glasses in his nose.

Can't blame the lid for that, or any other brand of lid not being worn or owned by them.

[johnsmith222]

[thegubner]

For anyone interested it was gravel on the road that took them out, right at the point on the road that le frenchy road workers decided didn't need a safety barrier and that's why they ended up slung down the embankment.

Insurance are sorting out the best way to get them home and the french docs want to transfer the old dear to an English hospital.

[Wonko The Sane]

[barrkel]

[thegubner]

[lilredmachine]

Glad to hear they are okay.

Do you think this could have been avoided if they were riding a motorbike rather than a semi detached 3 bedroom property with lovely country views?
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