'Dale Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Ironically, it seems the riders were avoiding an accident scene on that narrow descent. A real confluence of events, it seems: Rider down near blind corner at the foot of narrow passFollowing group averts and overtakes.Motor biker meets group on blind corner.Crash. Hope the injured recovers well.
Slowbee Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Guys, lets not turn this thread, into a Cape Cobra complaints thread .....someone took a bad tumble from the sounds of it. Rather start another thread .. actually I think I will do that for you.
Slowbee Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/112103-cape-cobra-riders-skills/page__p__1569066__hl__cape%20cobra__fromsearch__1?do=findComment&comment=1569066
janhan Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Hi everyone!My dad is Gerhard, the guy who stopped to help Meezo. He is doing ok, just serious whiplash, strained anckle and soft tissue damage around torso. I just wanted to know if anyone has news about the other cyclist that crashed with the motorbike? Also there is so many conflicting stories about what happened. Could someone maybe just give me a run down? My poor dad says all he remembers is standing one moment, seeing the motorbike and then blacked out. I really want to ask all of you to please take care, it could have been a life changing incident for our family! If anyone knows the name or family of the seriously injured cyclist, please send our deepest sympathy and regards to them. We are really thinking about them. Regards
Meezo Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Hi everyone!My dad is Gerhard, the guy who stopped to help Meezo. He is doing ok, just serious whiplash, strained anckle and soft tissue damage around torso. I just wanted to know if anyone has news about the other cyclist that crashed with the motorbike? Also there is so many conflicting stories about what happened. Could someone maybe just give me a run down? My poor dad says all he remembers is standing one moment, seeing the motorbike and then blacked out. I really want to ask all of you to please take care, it could have been a life changing incident for our family! If anyone knows the name or family of the seriously injured cyclist, please send our deepest sympathy and regards to them. We are really thinking about them. Regards Please give another big thanks to your dad, he shouldn't of been hurt if he didn't stop to help me, but i really appreciate it. I got a check up tommorow at the Constantiaberg and will find out all the details i can about the guy who hit the motorbike. Thanks again to yor dad and family!Rameez
Spat Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Meezo Hope you ok man, terrible to hear all the acidents, my prayers are with all those that went down. Hope you have speedy recovery.
Meezo Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Meezo Hope you ok man, terrible to hear all the acidents, my prayers are with all those that went down. Hope you have speedy recovery. Thanks man! Hope you had a good race
andydude Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Not to offend anybody, but another lesson to learn when you help somebody is to firstly always make sure you are safe, scan the surroundings and then only help someone else. My thoughts are with all that had accidents yesterday and may the recovery be quick!
Meezo Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Andy point taken, Gerard was standing by me as I was laying in the gutter. it was an accident so we did not expect the motorbike to hit us. thanks, how you feeling after your crash. heard u raced yesterday.
Tiny K Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Not to offend anybody, but another lesson to learn when you help somebody is to firstly always make sure you are safe, scan the surroundings and then only help someone else. My thoughts are with all that had accidents yesterday and may the recovery be quick! +1. To stop to help someone and then put your own life in jeopardy kinda defeats the whole point..... 2 riders down is worse off than 1 rider in my opinion.
janhan Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Thanks Andydude! My father had already done that, there was no immeidate risk in the surroundings when he stopped to help Meezo, they were on the other side of the road! The motorbike accident happended quite a while after they were already helping Meezo. There was nothing that Meezo and the rest could do to avoid what happened to them, purely an accident. My dad was also cycling and could have been knocked off even if he did not stop. Unfortunately for him wrong time, wrong place, could have been anyone of us that got hurt.
andydude Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Thanks Andydude! My father had already done that, there was no immeidate risk in the surroundings when he stopped to help Meezo, they were on the other side of the road! The motorbike accident happended quite a while after they were already helping Meezo. There was nothing that Meezo and the rest could do to avoid what happened to them, purely an accident. My dad was also cycling and could have been knocked off even if he did not stop. Unfortunately for him wrong time, wrong place, could have been anyone of us that got hurt. Cool man. Wasn't meant directly at you or your pop, was just to remind everyone in general. Well done to your dad for helping and speedy recovery for him!
andydude Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Andy point taken, Gerard was standing by me as I was laying in the gutter. it was an accident so we did not expect the motorbike to hit us. thanks, how you feeling after your crash. heard u raced yesterday. Feeling ok. Just a bit stiff. And you won't believe it, I got caught in the down pour this morning at 7 and a few hunder meters from home I slipped over the white markings on the corner of a speed bump and did a bit of a superman "Slippery when wet!" How are you feeling today?
janhan Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Thanks Andydue! All of you just be safe and careful
Meezo Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Feeling ok. Just a bit stiff. And you won't believe it, I got caught in the down pour this morning at 7 and a few hunder meters from home I slipped over the white markings on the corner of a speed bump and did a bit of a superman "Slippery when wet!" How are you feeling today? feeling a bit worse than yesterday. didn't get much sleep. but the day after always worse tommorow hopefully I'll feel better.... doubt I'll be on the bike as soon as you were after your crash
Azi Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 May The Almighty make he's surgery a success so he can spend time with he's wife and kids Ameen. And wishing you and the good men that helped you a speedy recovery as well.
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