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defblade World Chat Champion
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Posted: 20:45 - 19 Nov 2018 Post subject: Saw a crash today :( |
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Coming down the A48 dual carriageway, which has T-junctions rather than slips for a lot of the junctions down here in sunny West Wales.
I was turning in, there was a big gap behind me in lane one. Chap on a Varadero 125 pulls out from the junction where he'd been waiting. I thought he was going to join lane 1, would have been a good time to do it, but instead he ambled across both lanes aiming for the central refuge that lets you take the next right turn. It was not a good time to do that, at least, not that slowly...
I think it was a Merc that hit him, I saw him flying through the air, first time I think my 17 year old daughter has ever heard me swear out loud and really mean it... Pull over on the link road and stop, run to biker (making sure I cross safely!! Enough thought not to add to the injured!) who is lying on the central reservation.
He was one lucky boy. The guy who had already stopped and was with him was an off-duty fireman; I was next and I've had bike-specific first aid training; then maybe a minute later an ambulance pulled up. And that wasn't all the luck - despite having been unconscious for a brief time and incoherent for a few minutes after that, he seems to have had basically no damage - took his own helmet off and had to be stopped from getting up. Some serious shock and very dazed though. Impact had literally taken his boots off. He managed to miss all the road furniture and the armco. I rang it in on 999 as the car driver didn't seem to be able to work his phone.
The driver was in shock, once the ambulance men took over the rider I went to see him. He asked if the rider was OK, said he didn't give a shit about his car - which was properly bashed in at the front - a big tear in the bonnet, airbags gone off, must have gone OVER the bike as the rear bumper had been pulled off too. Said he wasn't speeding, as he had just been overtaken by a police car and so was very aware of his speed, which was right as I'd just seen the police car too. To be fair, he didn't really have a chance, the rider just didn't open the throttle at all (I started on a 'dero.... they struggle over 50, but they get there pretty smartly).
Later I had an update and gave a statement from/to the traffic policeman who attended - rider taken to hospital and being given a full scan but no problems found so far.
Driver: hope you're ok, shaken but not stirred. Really not your fault and thumbs up for the "don't give a shit about my car".
Rider: hope you're OK too. If you're on here: I didn't want to tell at the time when you asked, but there's a bit more than scratches on the fairing, mate. In fact, your bike is properly fucked. ____________________ Honda Varadero 125cc => Suzuki Bandit 650 33bhp => 77bhp =>
BMW K1200R Sport 163bhp => Aprilia Shiver GT 750 95bhp |
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Posted: 21:25 - 19 Nov 2018 Post subject: |
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Good for you for stopping and getting involved.
Even without first aid training, anyone can be helpful, even if it's just dialling 999 then standing up the road to slow traffic down. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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Well done for stopping and getting stuck in. You probably did a lot to help both even if you didn't realise it. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 149 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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