~ Events Worthy of Notice ~
25 June 2014
Members of the Aus V chapter on one of their first rides had a newsworthy event, not that it is the sort of thing that anyone wants to encounter but we did. On a ride from Sydney to Burrawang Village Hotel via Macquarie pass for lunch we encountered a MVA. Lucky for the rider of the head on who was doing a overtaking maneuver that went horribly wrong we had in the 15+ pack a ex-paramedic and a number of current and ex traffic police. So upon coming on the scene which happened only seconds before our arrival the ride members had the casualty being assessed and tended to and the traffic managed and under control awaiting the arrival of the local lads to take over the scene. The rider had a lucky escape and last we heard only had a mild headache for the experience. So to the riders who all pitched in to help, outstanding work and your chapter and the Blue Knights salute you for a job well done. ~ Ride with Pride ~
Members of the Aus V chapter on one of their first rides had a newsworthy event, not that it is the sort of thing that anyone wants to encounter but we did. On a ride from Sydney to Burrawang Village Hotel via Macquarie pass for lunch we encountered a MVA. Lucky for the rider of the head on who was doing a overtaking maneuver that went horribly wrong we had in the 15+ pack a ex-paramedic and a number of current and ex traffic police. So upon coming on the scene which happened only seconds before our arrival the ride members had the casualty being assessed and tended to and the traffic managed and under control awaiting the arrival of the local lads to take over the scene. The rider had a lucky escape and last we heard only had a mild headache for the experience. So to the riders who all pitched in to help, outstanding work and your chapter and the Blue Knights salute you for a job well done. ~ Ride with Pride ~
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital yesterday (Sunday, June 22) after a head-on collision with a car on Macquarie Pass.
Just after midday, paramedics and police received reports a motorbike and car had collided on the Illawarra Highway. When they arrived, the motorcyclist was on the bonnet of the car he collided with. The rider from Gerringong was stabilised on the bonnet of the car before he was removed and loaded into an ambulance. The 41-year-old man was transported to Wollongong Hospital in a stable condition.
The driver of the car, a 55-year-old woman from Cowra, was not injured. Police said the motorbike rider was travelling down the pass when the collision occurred with the car travelling the opposite direction.
A man on the scene said a trained paramedic and off duty police officers from The Blue Knights arrived two minutes after the collision, and attended to the man and managed traffic.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident. Police said just prior to the accident, another rider came off their bike on Macquarie Pass. The rider dislocated his shoulder and the bike sustained minor damage. Police said he rode up to the Robertson Pie Shop where he was taken by ambulance, treated and released. In light of recent accidents on the roads involving motor bikes, police said road users needed to be wary of bikes on the roads, and riders need to obey road rules.
Just after midday, paramedics and police received reports a motorbike and car had collided on the Illawarra Highway. When they arrived, the motorcyclist was on the bonnet of the car he collided with. The rider from Gerringong was stabilised on the bonnet of the car before he was removed and loaded into an ambulance. The 41-year-old man was transported to Wollongong Hospital in a stable condition.
The driver of the car, a 55-year-old woman from Cowra, was not injured. Police said the motorbike rider was travelling down the pass when the collision occurred with the car travelling the opposite direction.
A man on the scene said a trained paramedic and off duty police officers from The Blue Knights arrived two minutes after the collision, and attended to the man and managed traffic.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident. Police said just prior to the accident, another rider came off their bike on Macquarie Pass. The rider dislocated his shoulder and the bike sustained minor damage. Police said he rode up to the Robertson Pie Shop where he was taken by ambulance, treated and released. In light of recent accidents on the roads involving motor bikes, police said road users needed to be wary of bikes on the roads, and riders need to obey road rules.
