Our driver had to brake hard because traffic ahead stopped suddenly. Unfortunately a truck behind us was too close to stop. Hit us and pushed us into the coach in front.
I'm not too bad. My brain got scrambled, my seat failed which allowed the seatbelt to jettison me into a handrail and down a flight of stairs. I have cuts, bruises, whiplash and amnesia. Which I didn't know about until the doctor told me before releasing me from hospital. Unless I did know about it and forgot. I forget how to string sentences together now. Like I know I want a word, but can't think of it and get stuck just waiting for it to appear. It is frustrating more than anything.
But some people not as lucky, one girl bit her top lip off. Another got a fractured spine. Broken ankles, broken noses. Usual high-speed rear impact injuries. But everyone is alive, and that's the important thing.
that sounds awful. I'm sure you'll recover soon enough, but it does take time, try not to get to frustrated about it
amnesia, or concussion? that also makes you forget things and is likely after an accident. it might take you a while to remember some of the details, its the brain way of helping you. after my concussion, there are plenty of things i dont remember, but when they are repeated to me, sound familiar. Its normal and not usually something to worry about
Doc said amnesia. I have a concussion too, and that is apparently a symptom. I remember realising we were close so braced for impact. The noise of the crash then finding myself in the stairs covered in bags and shoes. Loads happened between me sitting down and the ambulance arriving but I don't recall any of it. It is my second big concussion since I joined, my last was 2015. At this rate I'll end up being non-deployable. I just want to get home now. But it is all out of our hands.that sounds awful. I'm sure you'll recover soon enough, but it does take time, try not to get to frustrated about it
amnesia, or concussion? that also makes you forget things and is likely after an accident. it might take you a while to remember some of the details, its the brain way of helping you. after my concussion, there are plenty of things i dont remember, but when they are repeated to me, sound familiar. Its normal and not usually something to worry about
Jon Dor
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That's a sobering experience you've endured, but be encouraged you're on the road to recovery. I was once working on a broken down Dolomite Sprint on the M62 hard shoulder, when a double-decker bus smashed into us, resulting in the Dolly's boot intruding into the front seats. There has always been big gaps in my memory around the event, as was the case when I fell 6mts off a mountain in the Scottish Highlands 12 yrs ago. Head trauma generally does that. It's only natural that we want to "fill in the gaps", but in many cases, only others involved may be able to help you with that.
I wish you as quick and complete a recovery as possible from your injuries, but it's possible that those gaps may permanently remain.
I don't give advice very often, but please focus on maximising your recovery, rather than trying to complete the jigsaw of that incident.
Onwards & upwards.
CARPE DIEM!
Mike.
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Beat me to it! Not got mine yet
Take care Bix and a speedy recovery. Glad you're not too bad
Waiting impatiently
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Scotiawhiskers
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Know that frustration. Had about a week of speech delay/gaps/lost words after getting highsided off the bike in 2007. Lost 3 months of riding and driving time to the busted ribs, which were only an inch or so from making me a thoracic spinal fracture case.
Take care, look forward, keep positive.
Oooo. That looks nice.
Datatek
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Looks more like trouble to me
stuu
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Thank you, 4.2 sc absolutely beautiful thing compared to the td6,
I have accepted that I love my stupid L322 and that it will have to stay for a while so I fitted my new "dickhead plates". It took an age to get all the previous adhesive efforts off the tail gate which I accept is slightly pointless as you'll never see it but even so I don't like the mess.
Now I'm fully ready to park across two parent and child spaces or whatever you're supposed to do with this level of entitlement!
The truth is that I bought two of these EHZ 880 and JHZ 880 for my children for when they are older and have them on one of my cars and my bike, then the DVLA emailed me and said "we've released this one now, do you want it? So I did and then bought the RR a while later so I decided to put it on here as I really like the dateless plates and the less keen eyed might think I'm wealthy and have a really late L322. No? No, nobody cares. I just like the dateless plates, that is all.
Now I'm fully ready to park across two parent and child spaces or whatever you're supposed to do with this level of entitlement!
The truth is that I bought two of these EHZ 880 and JHZ 880 for my children for when they are older and have them on one of my cars and my bike, then the DVLA emailed me and said "we've released this one now, do you want it? So I did and then bought the RR a while later so I decided to put it on here as I really like the dateless plates and the less keen eyed might think I'm wealthy and have a really late L322. No? No, nobody cares. I just like the dateless plates, that is all.
