Max Headroom Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Picking up one of my charges from school yesterday, we were going through Gloucester town centre and we came across a motorbiker who had gone into the front of a car. The car had stopped and was turning into a space on the opposite side of the road, not seen the motorcyclist and WHACK, motorcyclist is on the floor. The car driver was a little shaken up, he wasn't travelling fast and the motorcyclist was doing about 20 to 30 mph. Luckily the cyclist was wearing leathers but he still suffered the following, bruised down his left side, whiplash injuries to his neck, lower back injury, hip injury and a possible broken knee. Made him comfortable and made sure he was awake and got someone to ring the ambulance, luckily it arrived within 5 minutes, treated him and whisked him away to A&E. There is a lesson here for all the bikers here, wear leathers and as a biker you can get hurt at any speed. Be safe guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Owch. So easy done and VERY painfull even at slow speeds Guy at work the other day seen another accident. Bike took a corner too fast and ended up on the wrong side of the road into the path of a truck. They found the guy 10 minutes later in a tree minus a leg and a head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Your're right there,if you've never ridden a bike then don't drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Good stuff Dave. I only know too well about wearing good gear. Although i don't think my £200 boots protected my foot to well after Mondays fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Well Done mate...yep seen quite a few bikers out there last few days wearing T Shirts. James hope you get all that sorted with the bike, my best mate Luke got his bike licence after christmas, Im a bike friendly driver always have been even more aware knowing that a few of my mates have got rid of their cars and bought bikes....I have total respect for bikers on the roads..the standard of skills demonstrated by bikers in the last few years is much higher than the average driver thats for sure imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I keep seeing riders in t-shirts and shorts - bloody idiots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 Good stuff Dave. I only know too well about wearing good gear. Although i don't think my £200 boots protected my foot to well after Mondays fun I was thinking about what had happened to you because I had seen the picture you posted up and there has been a thread recently regarding a member doing wheelies at silly speed which came into my head as I was dealing with this fellow. I am an ex biker, although to be honest I dont think I would be able to handle todays machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I am an ex biker, although to be honest I dont think I would be able to handle todays machines. Me too.....and I'd love another bike.. Added to that I don't think I'd be able to handle todays car drivers...it's only a matter of time nowadays before someone wipes you out, and no amount of leathers will help you...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRASUZUKI Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Yep, same conclusion reached by me. The bike's only being used on the track these days. More fun, much faster, yet feels so much safer. Save on insurance, tax, plod points...and only do about 1500 mile a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Me too.....and I'd love another bike.. Added to that I don't think I'd be able to handle todays car drivers...it's only a matter of time nowadays before someone wipes you out, and no amount of leathers will help you...... Me too, rode bikes for years and love them. Passed my bike test way before my car one but the sort of driving I see now scares the life out of me looking at it from a bikers perspective. I would never commute on one now as the chances of being taken out are far too high. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 We dealt with an RTC Motorcycle vs cars in the early hours this morning. Motorcyclist now paralysed from waist down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 dog tags with name/address, blood group etc. should be compulsory for bikers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraFlynn Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I've got a mate who has just come out of hospital after having a 30mph crash between himself on a motorbike and a Landcruiser. He just fully kitted and didn't get a scratch on him. Unfortunately for him it smashed his leg bone through his hip. He was one of the best runners in my running club. Now he's highly unlikely to run again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hmmm not good, starting to think it was a bad idea getting back into the saddle of a rd bike:search: ... My trouble is the adrenalin kicks in and i cant help myself... to be honest it scares me watching that vid back but at the time i think nothing off it. On a plus note i brought some new leathers and boots today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hmmm not good, starting to think it was a bad idea getting back into the saddle of a rd bike:search: ... My trouble is the adrenalin kicks in and i cant help myself... to be honest it scares me watching that vid back but at the time i think nothing off it. On a plus note i brought some new leathers and boots today. Jamie at least you are aware of the danger, some folk think "its never going to happen to me" and tell us have you gone for leathers the same colour as your bike;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraFlynn Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 My mate had done tons and tons of advanced training. And still he was caught out. He reckoned that it was overdue though. He'd ridden for 9 years, done 10s of thousands of miles and was due "an off". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Been there. It sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Jamie at least you are aware of the danger, some folk think "its never going to happen to me" and tell us have you gone for leathers the same colour as your bike;) nah:D i got black leather trousers.. alpinestar boots and a good quality canvas jaket with lots of protection and a back protector;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 my advice to all cyclists and motorcyclists is to assume you are invisible - that no other motorist can see you - cos you never know when someone is gonna pull out right in front of you whether its a junction, overtaking, whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 nah:D i got black leather trousers.. alpinestar boots and a good quality canvas jaket with lots of protection and a back protector;) Shame I thought Kawasaki green would have looked quite fetching:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 piss taker:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Jamie you can increase your odds of survival a little if you apply some basic rules to your m/cycling. For example: stay off the road after about 9.00 pm because there are still so many drunken/drugged drivers plonking around at that time of day. Avoid driving in the rush hour and in the afternoon at school run time when all the tranquilised mothers are trying to get a 4x4 down the same bit of road... If possible avoid (like the proverbial plague!..) all country lanes which have lots of "give way" to oncoming traffic situations...stick mainly to roads where there is a defined centerline marked.. Doen't leave you much then.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 none of that applies to me mate.... im a lunatic tosser:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 none of that applies to me mate.... im a lunatic tosser:D Well be a lunatic tosser at certain times of the day then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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