i was ridding my 10 meter co2 when the wind picked up rapidly so i decided it would be safer to pull my saftey on kite than try and land it by my self.

so i pulled my saftey then my fith line snapped causing my kite to go flying down the beach with my bar dragging along the ground behind it.i only started to panic when i sawq he bar dragging alog towards a group of ndians sitting drinking on the beach . then all of a sudden one of the guys got closelined by my bar and lines.
luckly my dad had just pulled up in the car and ran down the beach to check on the guy he was out cold on the ground with a massive burn line on his neck.

luckly he woke up and didnt want and ambulance and walked a way with just a cancussion and he and his mates didnt bash or sue me.

Where did this happen? Very Lucky!

Timely reminder to check all your gear as Summer is almost upon us.

good luck that the guy didn't want to take your name and get the authorities involved (I would have)

if you go to authorities about something like that youd be a sad sad person... **** accidents happen, i got caught in a fishermans ganghooks the other weekend should i go dob them into the cops aswell?

him not involving authorities might just be because hes a good person and realise it was an accident.

yes you should check your gear regularly, its amazing you didnt spot the fault whilst walking out your lines?

While i agree that head injuries (esp. concussions) are no joke and should be treated with care, what would be achieved by going to the authorities to report every accident that ever happens, except to get kiting banned from more beaches?

I'm self employed and if i was injured and unable to work because of AN ACCIDENT - and gear failure is simply that - then i'm hardly going to go and prosecute the bloke that did it to me. That's what my sickness and accident cover is for.

Next thing we'll have tourists taking us to court over neck injuries they sustained 'cause they stared too long at our "paragliders" while asking us is it any fun? is it hard to learn? what stops you blowing off into the air...

Maybe the guy couldn't speak English cabstar.he he
That co2 should be given to James anyway. It's about time he grew some balls and come out for a session.

KIT33R said...

How old were your lines. A CO2 is an old kite. Replace all your lines now and check all other aspects of your equipment via the local kite store. I hope the guy does not go to your local council and suggest banning kiting on this beach. If your not an AKSA member you should join.

I can't believe people are bagging out an innocent beach goer for being hit by a run-away kite!

i'm not in anyway bagging out the beach goer, just saying that going to the authorities to report an accident is over the top. this guy didn't do that, he just shook it off and continued on. which is what we're saying was a good thing

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"Next thing we'll have tourists taking us to court over neck injuries they sustained 'cause they stared too long at our "paragliders" while asking us is it any fun? is it hard to learn? what stops you blowing off into the air..."

This seems like bagging out to me.

We're luck he was a good bloke and shrugged it off as most of us would.

fair enough with the other two entries but this one was just lovely saying that if everyone followed lostinlondon's advice tourist would be taking us to court over crap.
i completely agree with you, i was bagging out lostinlondon saying he would have involved the authorities

If I had to describe the worse thing about where Australia is heading, this is it.

Leave this crap to the yanks, every time someone sues and seeks compensation, the only beneficiary is the over inflated justice system.

You are forgiving your every liberty for the Wright to seek compensation.
Councils can not bear the price of expensive law suits so they are forced to enforce a no fun zone.

You can not feed the ducks at your local lake with your kids (as you probably did with your dad) because some dumb $$%k sued them because a geese bit his daughter's finger and he won the jackpot.

Leisure areas are slowly getting overcome with warning signs as councils are trying to clearly display their legal waiver.

Playground are becoming "safe", what a sad state of affair.

People will sue because they have a spinal injury from body surfing in the waves at Scarborough and there were no warning signs!!!! (Luckily he lost).

I fully acknowledge the Wright to sue someone or a company as a mean of punishment for their wrong doing but any compensation should never be allocated to the victim but instead distributed to charities.

This would cancel any busll $%^t law suit from people "slipping" at the pub and if you do get a genuine claim due to injury or trauma sustained, you would probably be better treated as the organisations designed to help you would be well funded.

It will never happen in my life time as too many lawyers and associated depend on this forgery to generate their over inflated incomes and they have the right connections and pressure lobbies.

For the record, I have third party cover, I am self employed, I have income protection insurance and I have deliberately chosen to not pursue a claim against a Perth Hospital who inadvertently mixed up wrongly the medicines administrated and killed me then revived me on the table (despite the advice of the sick ambulance chasers and my dear missus opinion).

I don't believe that the innocent bystander on the beach was hiding from the government; I believe you were lucky enough to find a decent human being and should cherish this moment as it will be soon long gone.

Sorry for the long rant, it just happens to be an issue very close to my heart and if people agree with my opinion, I am willing to start an online petition or some sort of protest as I won't go down without screaming

sebol said...

If I had to describe the worse thing about where Australia is heading, this is it.

Leave this crap to the yanks, every time someone sues and seeks compensation, the only beneficiary is the over inflated justice system.

You are forgiving your every liberty for the Wright to seek compensation.
Councils can not bear the price of expensive law suits so they are forced to enforce a no fun zone.

You can not feed the ducks at your local lake with your kids (as you probably did with your dad) because some dumb $$%k sued them because a geese bit his daughter's finger and he won the jackpot.

Leisure areas are slowly getting overcome with warning signs as councils are trying to clearly display their legal waiver.

Playground are becoming "safe", what a sad state of affair.

People will sue because they have a spinal injury from body surfing in the waves at Scarborough and there were no warning signs!!!! (Luckily he lost).

I fully acknowledge the Wright to sue someone or a company as a mean of punishment for their wrong doing but any compensation should never be allocated to the victim but instead distributed to charities.

This would cancel any busll $%^t law suit from people "slipping" at the pub and if you do get a genuine claim due to injury or trauma sustained, you would probably be better treated as the organisations designed to help you would be well funded.

It will never happen in my life time as too many lawyers and associated depend on this forgery to generate their over inflated incomes and they have the right connections and pressure lobbies.

For the record, I have third party cover, I am self employed, I have income protection insurance and I have deliberately chosen to not pursue a claim against a Perth Hospital who inadvertently mixed up wrongly the medicines administrated and killed me then revived me on the table (despite the advice of the sick ambulance chasers and my dear missus opinion).

I don't believe that the innocent bystander on the beach was hiding from the government; I believe you were lucky enough to find a decent human being and should cherish this moment as it will be soon long gone.

Sorry for the long rant, it just happens to be an issue very close to my heart and if people agree with my opinion, I am willing to start an online petition or some sort of protest as I won't go down without screaming

long rant but fair.
i'll sign the petition if you start it. you can't even defend yourself against an intruder without getting sued these days.

Right on the money Sebol.
**** just happens and to many people take it personally.

sunseeker said...

If I was the guy on the beach I'd at least be expecting a carton as a sorry gesture. The truth in the matter is exactly what the heading says. Regulate yourself and check your gear regularly before we have to get regulated. Complacency is the root of many deaths and accidents. If it had been my kid that was hit by the bar and lines or someone elses kid then the situation would have been different.

Why did you mention that they were Indians - does that matter? And if he couldn't speak English would that matter too?

I agree.

I don't really know how it all works but it would be nice to think that if the poor guy needs a head xray or scan it would be nice if insurance paid for it... isn't that exactly what its for??

mine snapped at woodies offshore, should have remembered to go to suicide but forgot so when I came up from dropping what ever it was I saw my kite just keep going, switch caught it thankfully and I reunited the two ends of the line again.

Do not do what a friend of mine did when he was learning and tie them back together, the knot doesn't go though the bar and you get dragged around. luckily i noticed it before he discovered it.

With regards to income protection insurance, I found that getting it through your super fund is way cheaper than through an insurance company and its paid for with pre-tax money

He could be trolling - however - he does have an ad in buy and sell that he needs a new bar and lines for a Cabrinha CO2 and another ad where he's selling a 10m CO2 kite only no bar and lines. That's a lot of effort to make the troll look real...?

sunseeker said...

He could be trolling - however - he does have an ad in buy and sell that he needs a new bar and lines for a Cabrinha CO2 and another ad where he's selling a 10m CO2 kite only no bar and lines. That's a lot of effort to make the troll look real...?

Well,
If he's not trolling.....
then his attitude towards the beachgoing public is atrocious.
Instead of being concerned for the welfare of the victim, he's more worried about being sued....
and then he trivializes the brain injury with the 'just a cancussion' throw-away line.
lol.
But I'm pretty sure this is dumb-trolling.
Cabstar initiated the thread but hasn't responded since.
He's sitting back with a beverage and reading all the stupid replies.

yeah 'slaves on the money with his comments i reckon.

All this worry about sueing is a bit besides the point if cab does have insurance I think. I'm pretty sure that being insured means there is no need for sueing.

Gald everyone involved is cool about it. A good way to be.