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Accident on Thamesdown Drive
Hi all,
Thought is let you know that there has been an accident on Thamesdown Drive, Swindon today at about 4pm. It looks pretty serious so hope the rider(s) are ok. I didn't get too close to see the bike or plate so cannot tell you anymore to help identify the rider so hope all WB'ers are safe and sound.
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Bad news, hope everyone is ok.
BB
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i hope its not serious,hope the rider is ok
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Heres hoping all is ok and they have a speedy recover
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Ye, echo what's already been said. It's always upsetting to hear of an accident. Let's hope for the best.
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Yeh,regards that all's well!
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Hope not serious and that rider is all OK.
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Hello everyone! thankyou for your supportive messages, just to let you know i am ok and recovering well, i am out of hospital. I had a black vauxhall pull out on me and hit me causing me and my black zxr to smash into the traffic light post on thamesdown drive just outside asda, i sufferd a broked dislocated ankle, dislocated and broken both knees, ligament damage and broken arm. i have had plates and bolts etc fitted and im making a great recovery, i should be able to walk again in a few weeks time..... its been a bit of a nightmare but now im out of hospital i feel comfortable again/
I count myself extremely lucky. no head, back, neck, or internal injurys. I have a few photos of the scene and the bike if anyone is interested.
I nearly lost my foot at the scene as it lost all blood supply and was hanging round the wrong way so im waiting on the photos of that from the police.
VERY VERY LLUCKY!!! thankyou again for all your messages.
Matt
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Good to hear you're on the mend, not the way we normally like members to make their first post ;D ;D ;D
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Hope you get well soon fella. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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:o Good to hear you are on the mend and hope you are fighting fit again soon.
Welcome to WB [smiley=thumbsup.gif] When you feel up to it get yourself a lift to a WB meet.
BB
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Glad to hear your on the mend bud. Would be interested to see those pics. I live just around the corner from there and am curious to know what happened. Did he go through a red light to pull out on you? I thought all the junctions were traffic light controlled. Or did he pull accross from the other side when they were green?
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Happy to hear you are on the mend, especially as it sounds it could have been much worse.
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Good to hear you are on the mend Dude!
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Ouch! :(
Glad to hear you're making a good recovery Matt. :)
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I visibly cringed when I read that! :o
I think I might invest in getting some eyes installed in the back of my head...
Glad you're still around to tell the tale, and I hope your recovery continues to be quick and successful!
Huge hugs from us WBers!!!
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Ouch !! SUPER glad that you are ok. Get well soon and looking forward to meeting you on a rideout. ;)
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Get well soon and all the best
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Bugger me that didn't sound good, on the plus side it sounds like you are recovering quickly which is good! Be back on the road just in time for the nice weather to start!
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Well done Matt - wish you well for the future mate.
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Really sorry to hear of your accident but glad you are on the mend. Welcome by the way to WB :)
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You're a lucky bugger! As you say, you still have all your parts attached. Keep mendin'.
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Hey thanks everyone!
in reply to Squashed Flies post: I live just round the corner aswel in oakhurst, basically the driver pulled out from lane 1 into lane 2 as i was overtaking with no indication and so suddenly there was nothing i could have done, just side swiped me straight into the post.
Im up and about today on my zimmer so hopefully if i can get the money sorted be back on a bike by the summer. when do the meets start or do you guys meet all year round?
Matt
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1at STEP TO RECOVERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Glad to see you're still in good spirits dude. If you ever want a pilion ride to a meet before you get your bike sorted, just let me know. I've got a ZX6, and live & work in Abbeymeads.
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That's it! Straight back on a bike! :) We'll ignore the fact it's not moving! lol
Meets are all year round, although some of us (ahem, like me, ahem) stick to 4 wheels while it's icy and cold... ::)
Look forward to seeing you at some of them soon!
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Squashed Flie that would be awsome thankyou! yeah id be well up for that! Im thinking (and hoping) i should be able to walk with a stick by the end of this month!
Have you been out on your ZX6 much or is it tucked away til summer?
Thanks Gladilicious! i think 4 wheels is a sensible idea for now!! ;)
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Now that's proper dedication! Nuff respek!
Any good x-rays? This is one of my mates who got knocked off her Transalp late last year by some dim witted old biddie in a Micra:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._8221958_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2032359_n.jpg
She's on the mend, back at work, looking forward to being able to ride again.
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That's some dedication Matt, back on a bike before you can even walk properly! 8-)
Look forward to seeing you at a meet in the future. :)
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Originally Posted by vikingsden
Have you been out on your ZX6 much or is it tucked away til summer?
;)
I've been out on it loads. Use it for work when the weathers dry :)
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Many of us are all weather riders, on & off road, although no one worries if you come along in a car, just come along.
That pic of you sat on the bike takes me back. I was walking wounded and kept sitting on bikes and seeing if I could pull in the clutch! :D
You have a tough road ahead but you will always have support on here! ;)
BB
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Ohhh they are some nasty pics!!!
Glad your feeling better though!! Soon be back into it!
Just remember, all the chicks love a scar!!!! ;)
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ouch! those xrays look like it would have been painful! im going to try and get some on disc soon for the insurance company so il whack a few on soon.
a friend of my brothers came of his ZX10 in the summer he did 5 verts in his back and broke his hip. he was restricted to 33bhp because of his A2 test, he managed to de restrict it pretty much straightaway he had only passed his test 2 weeks before...... he hit the round about at 90mph apparantly! his first EVER bike. I dont really think he listend to anyone telling him how poweful that bike was. hes all good now and lucky to walk out of that, hes on about getting the gsxr400 i think thats a better option! ;D
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I burst my T12 vertibrae a month after buying my first bike by failing to get round a corner at a lowly 50mph, that was only an '84 XJ600, you can do yourself serious damage on a mini moto if you try hard enough :P