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amk2912 · 01-30-2011, 08:21 AM

On Australia Day a 16 yo P-plater on a 50cc scooter cut in front of me on the Vespa, clipped my front wheel and I went flying. Woke up in the ambo on the way to hospital. Anyway, three days in hospital, a broken clavicle, four fractured ribs, annoying double vision, a slight pneumothorax and severe road rash later, here I am contemplating being a passenger for the next 4 to 6 weeks.

Admittedly it could have been a helluva lot worse but the worst part is the missus has a choice of three cars and is eyeing off the M3!!

BMW86 · 01-30-2011, 08:27 AM

Hey mate, sorry to hear about what happened. It sounds like a huge mess and you're lucky to be alive from what you've described. You suffered quite a few injuries! I wish you all the best in your recovery and hope you get back into the drivers seat soon. Bloody P platers!

Orlin · 01-30-2011, 03:09 PM

useless p platers! sorry to hear about the accident mate. Hope you get well soon.. oh and hide those M3 keys!

Alpine* · 01-30-2011, 03:18 PM

Rest up AMK, don't rush the recoup else it may take longer.

Maybe get the missus to get the M detailed for you and set your self somewhere where you can just look at it. Another thing to do would be to get GT5 and play it all day! hehehe

MikeVictor · 01-30-2011, 04:02 PM

Well it's good to see you're recovering mate. Did the other person stop after the accident?

SR32 · 01-30-2011, 05:02 PM

Wow! Bad Luck, mate....

Similar thing happened to me in Bali of all places, on outskirts of Ubud (middle of the forrest).

Going around a bend at 70km/h on a motorbike on a highway with cars flying at 100k's in both directions and my front tyre gave way on sand that I couldn't see at night, I went flying and tumbling, landing in a 1m deep (and hideous) gutter - was very lucky as the bike went across traffic landing on the opposite side of the road.

I was thankfully wearing a helmet but was only in shorts and tshirt (both ripped up completely) Broken clavicle and wrist and plenty of road rash. The next day I took the earliest flight back to Oz and recovery took 6-8 weeks....that was 5 years ago and I'm mostly all good now!

How are your wrists? That's the only real thing still giving me issues... I play alot of sport including BJJ so I do test them out a fair bit.

Get well mate - sounds like you were both lucky and unlucky!

Rest up!

alik01 · 01-30-2011, 05:51 PM

Glad to hear you're doing okay mate, definitely sounds like it could have been a lot worse. Try your best to rest up and let the healing process do it's thing. From the little I know of you, might help to look at it as well deserved break! Best of luck on the recovery mate, hopefully you get good soup - the only plus side in being sick for me!

Next time take the M out, not the Vespa!

Taymaishu · 01-30-2011, 09:22 PM

Mate, so sorry to hear.

What's happening with the P-plater?

Think of it this way - when you get back in the M, you'll be home again :-)

Zuzu · 01-30-2011, 09:48 PM

Thats just bad luck mate..Hopefully you will have a quick recovery.

qship · 01-30-2011, 10:53 PM

At least with double vision you now have 2 BMWs. Speedy recovery.

tyorll · 01-31-2011, 01:18 AM

Nasty turn of events. Get well soon! Stick to the M3 and steer clear of the vespa, too many bad drivers/riders around to guarantee your safety irrespective of how good you yourself may be.

P-platers... hands down worst drivers, with perhaps exception of indecisive old drivers on restricted licenses (which itself was a pretty senseless medicolegal decision by RTA - permitting drivers deemed unsafe to drive on our roads to drive within 10km of their home! WTF??? They are UNSAFE - get them off the roads!)

TimMc · 01-31-2011, 04:11 AM

Sorry to hear amk. I can certainly relate to this. Get well soon mate!

SimonB · 01-31-2011, 04:33 AM

amk, sorry to hear about your misfortune - but, as you say, it could have been far worse. Just tell the wife "Hands off the M3!!!!"

sbce90 · 01-31-2011, 05:06 AM

Yikes man. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Just don't be hating on all P platers.

amk2912 · 01-31-2011, 05:52 AM

Thanks for all the good wishes guys. I can handle the broken bones and road rash but the double vision really is the worst part! Had an MRI today which could best be described as being stuck in a 44 gallon drum for 15 minutes while people beat it with poles and rocks!

Of course there has been no shortage of mates who are willing to babysit the M3 for a few weeks!! Think I'll just put it on the trickle charger.......

TimMc · 01-31-2011, 06:32 AM

I had an MRI of my head a few weeks ago. Trying not to sneeze for 30 minutes while having my head clamped down inside a giant electromagnet was NOT a fun experience. Bloody noisy too. Got the results today. Apparently, my brain's "normal"...

I'm guessing your double vision will disappear when the swelling dies down.

sparoz · 01-31-2011, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by amk2912

Thanks for all the good wishes guys. I can handle the broken bones and road rash but the double vision really is the worst part! Had an MRI today which could best be described as being stuck in a 44 gallon drum for 15 minutes while people beat it with poles and rocks!

Of course there has been no shortage of mates who are willing to babysit the M3 for a few weeks!! Think I'll just put it on the trickle charger.......

Put it this way, now you can see two M3s in your garage, pity you won't be able to drive either of them for a few weeks. You might disappointed when you get better when you only see the one.

WAY · 01-31-2011, 07:24 AM

I just read this thread. So sorry to hear and scary for me as a fellow rider! Get well soon.

woosh · 01-31-2011, 11:12 PM

Oh wow thats devastating. Hope you get better soon mate.

amk2912 · 02-01-2011, 07:28 AM

Got my MRI results today...(1) They did find a brain and (2) it's OK...so that's good news!

May take this opportunity to put the M3 in for a professional detail so when I can drive again it'll feel like a new car!

BMW86 · 02-01-2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by amk2912

Got my MRI results today...(1) They did find a brain and (2) it's OK...so that's good news!

May take this opportunity to put the M3 in for a professional detail so when I can drive again it'll feel like a new car!

That's great news

alik01 · 02-01-2011, 08:04 AM

Great to hear. Glad that worked out okay. Now just relax and dream of the fresh detailed M!

01-30-2011, 08:21 AM	#1
amk2912 Lieutenant Colonel 87 Rep 1,663 Posts Drives: '10 X5 40d & '12 F10 520d Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth iTrader: (0)	Damn - Can't drive for 4 to 6 weeks! On Australia Day a 16 yo P-plater on a 50cc scooter cut in front of me on the Vespa, clipped my front wheel and I went flying. Woke up in the ambo on the way to hospital. Anyway, three days in hospital, a broken clavicle, four fractured ribs, annoying double vision, a slight pneumothorax and severe road rash later, here I am contemplating being a passenger for the next 4 to 6 weeks. Admittedly it could have been a helluva lot worse but the worst part is the missus has a choice of three cars and is eyeing off the M3!! __________________ 2012 BMW F10 520d M-Sport 2010 BMW E70 X5 xdrive40d
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01-30-2011, 08:27 AM	#2
BMW86 Major General 398 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Hey mate, sorry to hear about what happened. It sounds like a huge mess and you're lucky to be alive from what you've described. You suffered quite a few injuries! I wish you all the best in your recovery and hope you get back into the drivers seat soon. Bloody P platers!
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01-30-2011, 03:09 PM	#3
Orlin Major 44 Rep 1,359 Posts Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (1)	useless p platers! sorry to hear about the accident mate. Hope you get well soon.. oh and hide those M3 keys!
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01-30-2011, 03:18 PM	#4
Alpine* Brigadier General 1320 Rep 4,096 Posts Drives: M2 G87 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Rest up AMK, don't rush the recoup else it may take longer. Maybe get the missus to get the M detailed for you and set your self somewhere where you can just look at it. Another thing to do would be to get GT5 and play it all day! hehehe
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01-30-2011, 04:02 PM	#5
MikeVictor Brigadier General 211 Rep 3,288 Posts Drives: anything given a chance Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: .au iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 Mazda ND MX-5 [10.00]	Well it's good to see you're recovering mate. Did the other person stop after the accident?
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01-30-2011, 05:02 PM	#6
SR32 Private 2 Rep 54 Posts Drives: MY11 135i CW 6Spd Man Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St Kilda, Melbourne iTrader: (0)	Wow! Bad Luck, mate.... Similar thing happened to me in Bali of all places, on outskirts of Ubud (middle of the forrest). Going around a bend at 70km/h on a motorbike on a highway with cars flying at 100k's in both directions and my front tyre gave way on sand that I couldn't see at night, I went flying and tumbling, landing in a 1m deep (and hideous) gutter - was very lucky as the bike went across traffic landing on the opposite side of the road. I was thankfully wearing a helmet but was only in shorts and tshirt (both ripped up completely) Broken clavicle and wrist and plenty of road rash. The next day I took the earliest flight back to Oz and recovery took 6-8 weeks....that was 5 years ago and I'm mostly all good now! How are your wrists? That's the only real thing still giving me issues... I play alot of sport including BJJ so I do test them out a fair bit. Get well mate - sounds like you were both lucky and unlucky! Rest up! __________________ [B]MY15 AUDI RSQ3 [B]MY15 BMW X3 30D
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01-30-2011, 05:51 PM	#7
alik01 Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,792 Posts Drives: Slowly & Responsibly Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Darwin, Australia iTrader: (0)	Glad to hear you're doing okay mate, definitely sounds like it could have been a lot worse. Try your best to rest up and let the healing process do it's thing. From the little I know of you, might help to look at it as well deserved break! Best of luck on the recovery mate, hopefully you get good soup - the only plus side in being sick for me! Next time take the M out, not the Vespa!
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01-30-2011, 09:22 PM	#8
Taymaishu Banned 145 Rep 3,016 Posts Drives: I love massive black cocks Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: in my ass and around my mouth iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 125i [5.50]	Mate, so sorry to hear. What's happening with the P-plater? Think of it this way - when you get back in the M, you'll be home again :-)
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01-30-2011, 09:48 PM	#9
Zuzu Major General 2828 Rep 7,642 Posts Drives: M2C HS 6MT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sydney Australia iTrader: (0)	Thats just bad luck mate..Hopefully you will have a quick recovery.
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01-30-2011, 10:53 PM	#10
qship Disillusioned bourgeois capitalist pig! 22 Rep 488 Posts Drives: Blue Join Date: May 2008 Location: Malbin, Ozstralia iTrader: (0)	At least with double vision you now have 2 BMWs. Speedy recovery. __________________ You can lead a fool to knowledge but you cannot make him think!
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01-31-2011, 01:18 AM	#11
tyorll Private First Class 9 Rep 175 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Nasty turn of events. Get well soon! Stick to the M3 and steer clear of the vespa, too many bad drivers/riders around to guarantee your safety irrespective of how good you yourself may be. P-platers... hands down worst drivers, with perhaps exception of indecisive old drivers on restricted licenses (which itself was a pretty senseless medicolegal decision by RTA - permitting drivers deemed unsafe to drive on our roads to drive within 10km of their home! WTF??? They are UNSAFE - get them off the roads!)
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01-31-2011, 04:11 AM	#12
TimMc Lieutenant Colonel 44 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (0)	Sorry to hear amk. I can certainly relate to this. Get well soon mate! __________________ Driving - Manual E90 M3 (Melbourne Red/Black). Riding - BMW R1200RS Sport.
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01-31-2011, 04:33 AM	#13
SimonB 135 to 335 M Sport to X3 30d M Sport 164 Rep 1,788 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 30d, optioned up! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia iTrader: (0)	amk, sorry to hear about your misfortune - but, as you say, it could have been far worse. Just tell the wife "Hands off the M3!!!!" __________________ 2018 X3 30d, Carbon Black Metallic, M Sport Package, Panorama glass sunroof, Lumbar support, Instrument panel in Sensatec, Ambient Lightning, Harmon Kardon Surround Sound , Dynamic Damper Control
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01-31-2011, 05:06 AM	#14
sbce90 Me Boosta 252 Rep 5,721 Posts Drives: 320i / MB C63 / VW up! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (3)	Yikes man. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Just don't be hating on all P platers.
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01-31-2011, 05:52 AM	#15
amk2912 Lieutenant Colonel 87 Rep 1,663 Posts Drives: '10 X5 40d & '12 F10 520d Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth iTrader: (0)	Thanks for all the good wishes guys. I can handle the broken bones and road rash but the double vision really is the worst part! Had an MRI today which could best be described as being stuck in a 44 gallon drum for 15 minutes while people beat it with poles and rocks! Of course there has been no shortage of mates who are willing to babysit the M3 for a few weeks!! Think I'll just put it on the trickle charger....... __________________ 2012 BMW F10 520d M-Sport 2010 BMW E70 X5 xdrive40d
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01-31-2011, 06:32 AM	#16
TimMc Lieutenant Colonel 44 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (0)	I had an MRI of my head a few weeks ago. Trying not to sneeze for 30 minutes while having my head clamped down inside a giant electromagnet was NOT a fun experience. Bloody noisy too. Got the results today. Apparently, my brain's "normal"... I'm guessing your double vision will disappear when the swelling dies down. __________________ Driving - Manual E90 M3 (Melbourne Red/Black). Riding - BMW R1200RS Sport.
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01-31-2011, 07:24 AM	#18
WAY Brigadier General 460 Rep 4,822 Posts Drives: Fast ones Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	I just read this thread. So sorry to hear and scary for me as a fellow rider! Get well soon.
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01-31-2011, 11:12 PM	#19
woosh Colonel 214 Rep 2,938 Posts Drives: rs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: bne iTrader: (0)	Oh wow thats devastating. Hope you get better soon mate.
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02-01-2011, 07:28 AM	#20
amk2912 Lieutenant Colonel 87 Rep 1,663 Posts Drives: '10 X5 40d & '12 F10 520d Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth iTrader: (0)	Got my MRI results today...(1) They did find a brain and (2) it's OK...so that's good news! May take this opportunity to put the M3 in for a professional detail so when I can drive again it'll feel like a new car! __________________ 2012 BMW F10 520d M-Sport 2010 BMW E70 X5 xdrive40d
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02-01-2011, 08:04 AM	#22
alik01 Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,792 Posts Drives: Slowly & Responsibly Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Darwin, Australia iTrader: (0)	Great to hear. Glad that worked out okay. Now just relax and dream of the fresh detailed M!
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